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Portfolio return

UK: Ceding offices resume the insurance of a portfolio of business from the reinsurer to whom they had previously ceded it.
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REINSURANCE: If the reinsurer is relieved of liability (under a pro rata reinsurance) for losses happening after termination of the treaty or at a later date, the total unearned premium reserve on business left unreinsured (less ceding commissions thereon) is normally returned to the cedent. Also known as a return portfolio or return of unearned premium.
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REINSURANCE: Reassumption by a ceding company of a portfolio which has formerly been reinsured.

Portfolio run-off

UK: Continuing the reinsurance of a portfolio under a cancelled treaty until all premium is earned or all losses settled or both.
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REINSURANCE: Continuing the reinsurance of a portfolio until all ceded premium is earned, or all losses are settled, or both. While a loss runoff is usually unlimited as to time, a premium run-off can be for a specified duration.
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REINSURANCE: The opposite of Return of Portfolio – permitting premiums and losses in respect of in-force business to run to their normal expiration upon termination of a reinsurance treaty.

Portfolio runoff

A form of reinsurance under which the in-force business is reinsured to the subsequent anniversaries of the underlying policies, often accomplished by ceding the unearned premium reserve on such business.

Portfolio Transfer

The reinsurance of an entire portfolio at a premium relating to the estimated outstanding claims and unearned premium under that portfolio. Usually used by a reinsurer wanting to close a treaty year and pass on the liability to the following year for administrative reasons.
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UK: The transfer of general or life insurance business, usually involving many individual policies, from one insurer to another. Transfer applications must be approved by the court (FSMA, s. 107). The FSA monitors the progress of the application to ensure that policyholders (of both transferor and transferee) are treated fairly and remain secure. An FSA appointed independent expert reports on the impact on both sets of policyholders.