Q. What is the purpose of splitting the surplus treaty into two or three surpluses?

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Q. What information do reinsurers typically want to know about rate levels and claims?

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Q. In the placement of the second surplus treaty, what should be aimed for?

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Q. What is the importance of the reinsurer's general business approach in the placement of higher covers?

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Q. When might reinsurers agree to waive bordereaux for Auto/Fac covers?

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Q. Which of the following treaty is used mainly for small accounts where the extra administrative burden of a surplus can be quite large?

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Q. Which of the following measures is important for improving the national underwriting capacity and retentions?

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Q. What is the primary purpose of participating in pools and ceding on an obligatory basis to national reinsurance organizations?

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Q. Which entity is typically the recipient of obligatory cessions in several countries?

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Q. How does participation in pools and exchange of reinsurance business benefit smaller insurers in specialized classes of business?

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Q. What is one of the challenges faced by insurers when participating in pooling arrangements?

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Q. Why do some countries adopt differential commission terms for insurers' cessions to pools?

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Q. Why do some countries adopt differential commission terms for insurers' cessions to pools?Why do smaller insurers derive long-term benefits from participating in pools, despite potential sacrifices?

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Q. What is the primary reason insurers accept the sacrifice involved in participating in pools?

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Q. What is the purpose of group underwriting and retention?

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Q. How does the formation of market pools differ from group underwriting?

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Q. What is a key benefit of market pools?

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Q. When can market pools be particularly effective?

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Q. Why is it beneficial to involve professional reinsurers in reinsurance placements?

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Q. What is a disadvantage of involving professional reinsurers in the first surplus treaty?

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