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Proportional reinsurance

reinsurance treaties on the basis of which shares in a risk or portfolio are reinsured under the relevant direct insurer’s conditions. Premiums and losses are shared proportionately on a pro-rata basis. This is in contrast to non-proportional reinsurance.