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reinsurance

American  
[ree-in-shoor-uhns, -shur-] / ˌri ɪnˈʃʊər əns, -ˈʃɜr- /

noun

  1. the process or business of reinsuring.


Etymology

Origin of reinsurance

First recorded in 1745–55; re- + insurance

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Hannover Re said it achieved premium growth of 19% in its April treaty renewals, but flagged price pressures in property-and-casualty reinsurance.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

Keys and Mulder said in their earlier study that reinsurance -- insurers themselves buying protection against risk -- has bumped up premiums as firms experienced a "climate epiphany."

From Barron's May 11, 2026

Analysts had forecast reinsurance revenue at 7.10 billion euros.

From The Wall Street Journal May 11, 2026

She also backed an idea to have state dollars cover insurance for insurers, known as reinsurance.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 29, 2026

Over time, reinsurance companies got wise to frequent and costly claims for train crashes and ferry sinkings that were all but impossible to investigate.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden

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