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

Bowser has been asked before about the possibility of retrocession.

From Washington Post • Jan. 8, 2021

First Muir beat him on Yosemite retrocession, and then my father stole his granddaughter.

From National Geographic • Jan. 25, 2016

The measure of joy at the taking of Louisbourg must also have been the measure of disappointment at its subsequent retrocession by the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle.

From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Lucas, Charles Prestwood