Underlying Retention

A limit on an insurance policy's coverage past which an umbrella policy begins to pay claims. For example, if one holds an umbrella policy paying all expenses over the $200,000 limit on one's homeowners insurance, the underlying retention is $200,000.

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In the minority of cases when applications are changed or declined by a reinsurer, Lincoln can tap some $20 million in reserves dedicated to "underlying retention:" the amount of risk arising from an insurance policy that is retained by Lincoln after reinsuring the balance amount of risk ceded to the reinsurer.

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The broad magnitude of changes in underlying retention appears to have been driven principally by the decline in available full-time jobs for teenagers.

Why does Year Twelve retention differ between Australian states and territories?