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
The account was made up, the balance was struck, and the retrocession of Louisbourg was the price of peace.
From A Historical Geography of the British Colonies Vol. V, Canada—Part I, Historical by Charles Prestwood Lucas
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