| Warranted No Known or Reported Losses |
| In ocean marine insurance, a statement made on application for excess or catastrophe reinsurance, which is being backdated, to protect the reinsurer from placement of reinsurance after a loss has occurred. |
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| Wellington Agreement |
| An agreement between insurers and asbestos producers that established a claims handling center to agree on and coordinate payments to claimants and arbitration procedures between producers and insurers. |
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| Working Excess |
| A contract covering a type of excess reinsurance (per risk) in which loss frequency is anticipated, as opposed to loss severity. Thus, a working cover would usually have a low indemnity and would attach above a relatively low retention.
See Per Risk Reinsurance |
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| Written as Such |
| Insurance written to cover a specific peril and specifically referred to as such, as opposed to insurance which may incidentally cover the peril, e.g., flood insurance written under a flood insurance policy v. a personal property floater, which would cover flood among a myriad of other perils. |
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