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Key definition

Reinsurance definition

What does Reinsurance mean? Reinsurance is the transfer by an insurer (the cedant) of part of its insurance risk to another insurer (the reinsurer) under a separate contract, to manage exposure, protect capital and satisfy prudential requirements. While regulatory definitions exist (for example under Solvency II and UK financial services legislation), the term is chiefly a contractual and market expression developed through practice and case law. Key structures include: - Proportional reinsurance (such as quota share or surplus), where premiums, losses and expenses are shared at an agreed percentage. - Non‑proportional reinsurance (such as excess of loss or stop loss), which responds once the cedant’s retention/attachment point...

Insurance and Reinsurance Case Tracker 2021 (Archived): UK and EU Court Decisions and Appeals by Month

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Practice notes

Insurance & reinsurance case tracker—2021 [Archived]

ARCHIVED: The 2021 Insurance & Reinsurance case tracker has been archived and is no longer maintained. It summarises court decisions and litigation concerning insurance and reinsurance. The tracker records the progress of cases reported from January 2021, including listed appeals, and was updated every fortnight.

Abbreviations

European Court of Justice/Court of Justice of the European Union — ECJ
Supreme Court — SC
Court of Appeal — CA
High Court — HC
Queen's Bench Division — QBD
Technology and Construction Court — TCC

Previous years

Insurance & Reinsurance case tracker—2020 [Archived]
Insurance & Reinsurance case tracker—2019 [Archived]

Appeals tracker

Court: QBD
Case name: R (on the application of Aviva Insurance Ltd) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 30 (Admin)
Details: The High Court allowed the British government to appeal a ruling that the Social Security (Recovery of Benefits) Act 1997—making insurers liable to reimburse the state for asbestos-related diseases—breaches the Human Rights Act 1998. See News Analysis: Government appeals decision over asbestos benefits (Aviva v The Secretary of State).
Status: Permission to appeal granted.

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