- Layer
- A horizontal segment of the liability reinsured, e.g., the second
$100,000 of a $500,000 liability is the first layer if the ceding
company retains $100,000, but a higher layer if it retains a lesser
amount. See First Excess,
Layering, and Second
Excess.
- Layering
- A method of allocating automatic reinsurance among several
reinsurers. Using this method, reinsurance is ceded in
layers. The layers are defined in terms of amounts of
insurance. One reinsurer will receive all reinsurance up to
the limit of the first layer. A second reinsurer will receive
all reinsurance in excess of the first layer up to the limit of the
second layer, and so forth, depending on the number of layers.
See First Excess, Layer,
and Second Excess.
- Lead Reinsurer
- The reinsurer who negotiates the terms, conditions and premium
rates and first signs on to the agreements; reinsurers who
subsequently accept those terms and conditions are considered
following reinsurers. In some cases, the lead reinsurer may
have narrower responsibilities.
- Letter of
Credit (LOC)
- A financial guaranty issued by a bank that permits the party to
which it is issued to draw funds from the bank in the event of a
valid unpaid claim against the other party; in reinsurance,
typically used to permit reserve credit to be taken with respect to
non-admitted reinsurance; an alternative to funds withheld and
modified coinsurance. Also referred to as an LOC.
- Lloyds
- A competitive insurance market place--not an insurance
company--where individual underwriters accept risks on behalf of
syndicates of individual and corporate members whose resources
provide the security behind Lloyd's policies.
- Loss Event
- Any trigger for a recovery under an insurance or reinsurance
agreement. Examples include occurrence, claims made, death or
disability.
- Losses
in Excess of Policy Limits
- A term that, when used in reinsurance agreements, refers to
damages awarded by a court against an insurer in favor of the
insured, due to the insurer's having failed to settle a third party
claim against the insured within the policy limits by reason of bad
faith, fraud, or gross negligence. See Extra
Contractual Obligations and Punitive
Damages.
- Loss Ratio
- Incurred losses (including applicable IBNR) divided by the earned
premium for an accounting or treaty period. Loss ratios can be
calculated on an accident year, calendar year, or underwriting year
basis.
- Loss Ratio
Coverage
- See Aggregate Coverage.
Glossary of Reinsurance Terms compiled by
the American Council of Life
Insurers (ACLI)
Reinsurance Committee
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