CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE
CATASTROPHE REINSURANCE – A form of reinsurance that indemnifies the ceding company for the accumulation of losses in excess of a stipulated sum arising from a catastrophic event such as conflagration, earthquake or windstorm. Catastrophe loss generally refers to the total loss of an insurance company arising out of a single catastrophic event. These losses typically must exceed a specified amount and number of insurers and locations.