reinsurance
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of reinsurance
Example Sentences
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While only about a third of the premiums Berkshire collects come from reinsurance, the business stands alone among its peers for its appetite for complex reinsurance megadeals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Hannover Re said reinsurance revenue was up 0.6% on year when adjusting for the effect of changes in foreign-exchange rates, with an increase in life-and-health reinsurance revenue offsetting a decline in property-and-casualty reinsurance.
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
Catastrophe losses, net of reinsurance, dropped to $761 million from $2.3 billion the year prior, when wildfires devastated the Los Angeles area.
From Barron's ● Apr. 16, 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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