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1702 B. Morrice Muse's Treat 23 My dearest Celia, should we meet again, This joy we'd reinsure though with this pain, Nay ever be undone to be so blest again.

1705 A. Justice tr. Sea-laws of France in Gen. Treat. Dominion of Sea 357 The Insurers may re-insure with others the Effects they have insur'd, and the Insured may likewise cause to be insured the Præmium of the Insurance.

1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances I. 94 Such Insurer, his Executors, Administrators, or Assignees, may re-insure to the Amount of the Sum before insured.

1802 S. Marshall Treat. Insurance I. 115 At Marseilles..the insured, in such case, sues the insolvent insurer till he obtains a sentence authorizing him to re-insure at the expense of the insolvent.

1848 J. R. Bartlett Dict. Americanisms (at cited word) It is common with underwriters or insurance companies..to re-insure a part elsewhere.

1898 Virginia Law Rev. 3 833 In that case, an insurance company reinsured a life upon which it had issued a policy.

1948 Times 27 Sept. 5/7 If he were to do so he would reinsure the check on inflation by lowering costs and prices and offering a greater incentive to production.

1999 R. Rosecrance Rise of Virtual State x. 165 Even European industry, however, has reinsured its markets and reduced its costs by producing in North America and elsewhere.