reinsure

verb

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re·in·sure | \ ˌrē-ən-ˈshu̇r

, ˌrē-ən-ˈshər \

reinsured; reinsuring; reinsures

Definition of reinsure

transitive verb

1 : to insure again by transferring to another insurance company all or a part of a liability assumed

2 : to insure again by assuming all or a part of the liability of an insurance company already covering a risk

intransitive verb

: to provide increased insurance

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Recent Examples on the Web German insurer Allianz SE said its U.S. life insurer had reached an agreement to reinsure liabilities of $35 billion, in one of the largest transactions of its kind. — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 3 Dec. 2021 MassMutual would reinsure 80% of American Equity’s existing business to Athene and retain the remaining 20%, according to the letter. — Leslie Scism, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2020 Unlike in Europe, where governments have stepped in to reinsure transactions, the U.S. hasn’t supported the market. — Julie Steinberg And Joe Wallace, WSJ, 22 Sep. 2020 All of the 20 or so who underwrite and reinsure K&R have syndicates in Lloyd’s, a marketplace for insurance in London, says Ms Shortland. — The Economist, 26 May 2018 Gold was not there any more to reinsure, to protect and to preserve the international balance. — Jack Heuer, A-LIST, 30 Mar. 2018 Lloyd’s was given permission to reinsure all the business done on the Continent back to London—a move some other European regulators deemed too risky. — Julia-ambra Verlaine, WSJ, 6 July 2017

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