retrocession
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UK P&I Club said on Dec. 23 that the issue had arisen because of a lack of availability of reinsurance for reinsurers, also known as retrocession.
From Reuters ● Dec. 28, 2022
Rep. Andy Harris, the only Republican in Maryland’s congressional delegation and a longtime opponent to D.C. autonomy, also supports the retrocession proposal.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 8, 2021
While retrocession of any remaining part of Washington to Maryland is most unlikely, Mr. Chaffetz has placed himself in a historical tradition rich with irony and disappointment for many Washingtonians.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2017
First Muir beat him on Yosemite retrocession, and then my father stole his granddaughter.
From National Geographic ● Jan. 25, 2016
Composition of the terrace cut through—Why retrocession is possible—Three sections from Lewiston to the Falls—Devil's Hole—The Medina group—Recession long checked—The Whirlpool—The narrowest part of the river—The mirror—Depth of the water in the chasm—Former grand Fall.
From The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts by George W. Holley
