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

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

The retrocession of the Transvaal was decided upon, though it was provided that the country should remain under the suzerainty of the queen.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History by Various