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.

Net retention

UK: The amount retained by the reinsured for its own account after coinsurance, proportional or acultative reinsurance have been taken into account. See NET RETAINED LINES CLAUSE.
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The final amount of insurance retained by the Company after reinsuring such amounts as it did not wish to retain.
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The insurance a ceding company keeps and does not reinsure.

Net risk

The remaining residual risk after the intrinsic hazards of the business or organisation have been reduced in terms of nature, scale and probability of occurrence by the precautions taken by the insured. Ascertaining the net risk is a part of risk assessment.