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

Bowser has been asked before about the possibility of retrocession.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2021

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

The retrocession of the province to France created much uneasiness and alarm in the United States.

From The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 by Walsh, Robert