Glossary

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Excess of loss treaty

cf. non-proportional reinsurance: reinsurance treaty under which the reinsurer assumes the loss expenditure in excess of a particular amount (priority) (e. g. under an excess of loss treaty). This is in contrast to proportional reinsurance.