Net Registered Tonnage (NRT)

It refers to the earnings space capacity of a ship. It expresses the ship space available for the storage of cargo and accommodation of passengers. It is obtained by deducting from GRT the space (taking 100 cubic ft = 1 ton) occupied by stores, fuel, machinery, crew members etc. which does not represent the earning capacity of ship.

Net relevant earnings

The income that can be used to assess the maximum contribution that can be made to a personal pension scheme by the self-employed or employees in non-pensionable employment. In the case of the self-employed this is income (tax schedule D) less business expenses. For the employed it is income (tax Schedule E) including profit-related pay and taxable benefits.

Net Retained Liability

The amount of insurance that a ceding company keeps for its own account and does not reinsure in any way. It is the amount of loss that a cedent retains after all available reinsurance recoveries (except in some instances for catastrophe reinsurance). See also Net Loss.

Net Retained Line

The amount of coverage retained by the ceding company on an individual risk in a Surplus reinsurance treaty. This term can also be used to mean the maximum amount of loss on a particular risk to which an insurer will expose itself without reinsurance.