The issuer of an insurance contract that contractually obtains an indemnification for all or a designated portion of the risk from one or more reinsurers.

REINSURANCE: An amount deducted from the reinsurance premium to compensate a ceding company for its acquisition and other overhead costs, including premium taxes. It may also include a profit factor and is called a ceding allowance. See Overriding Commission and Sliding Scale Commission.
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REINSURANCE: The cedant’s acquisition costs and overhead expenses, taxes, licenses and fees, plus a fee representing a share of expected profits – sometimes expressed as a percentage of the gross reinsurance premium.
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The cedant’s acquisition costs and overhead expenses, taxes, licenses and fees, plus a fee representing a share of expected profits, which often is expressed as a percentage of the gross reinsurance premium.
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UK: The reinsurer’s payment to the reinsured as a reimbursement of all or part of the reinsured’s expenses on the original business, plus a contribution to overheads.

REINSURANCE: (i) Insurance Company that places Reinsurance business of its original risk with a Reinsuring Company. (ii) An Insurer who purchases and is entitled to indemnification under a contract of Reinsurance (also known as the Reinsured).
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MEDICAL,USA: Insurance company that places reinsurance business of its original risk, all or part of those risks that it does not wish to retain in full, with a reinsuring company. Insurer that sells its policies directly to the public either through its own salaried employees or exclusive agents. Also called ceding insurer or referred to as cedent.
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Refer: “Reinsurance, Ceding Company”
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REINSURANCE: The company that transfers its risk to a reinsurer. See Cedent, Reassured, Reinsured.