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Surplus treaty Technical Terms
Surplus treaty : A form of proportional reinsurance in which the reinsured is obliged to cede and the reinsurer to accept within stated limitations, surplus amounts over a predetermined figure. For example, an insurer may decide to retain $500,000 on buildings it insures and has a 4-line surplus treaty. This means all sums insured up to $500,000 will be retained. For larger risks the surplus will be reinsured into the treaty up to a maximum of 4 times $500,000—in other words, $2,000,000.