självbehållen

English translation: retention

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Swedish term or phrase:självbehållen
English translation:retention
Entered by: Christian Schoenberg

05:16 Oct 15, 2005
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / Annual Report
Swedish term or phrase: självbehållen
This is the sentence:

Även självbehållen i dessa båda affärer kommer att behållas oförändrade.

Can anyone help me with "självbehållen"? Thanks, everyone!
Christian Schoenberg
United States
Local time: 08:47
retention
Explanation:
"Retention" if this reinsurance is concerned, "deductible" if it is direct insurance.
Selected response from:

Neil Crockford
Local time: 12:47
Grading comment
Thanks so much, Neil (and everyone else). I should have mentioned that it was 'reinsurance'...
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Summary of answers provided
5 +5retention
Neil Crockford
4the part of the risk that is not reinsured
Sven Petersson


  

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självbehållen
the part of the risk that is not reinsured


Explanation:
Sorry for the many words; there must be a better way to say it.

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Note added at 1 hr 44 mins (2005-10-15 07:01:42 GMT)
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Possibly: "retained risk"

Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 13:47
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 69
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
självbehållen
retention


Explanation:
"Retention" if this reinsurance is concerned, "deductible" if it is direct insurance.

Neil Crockford
Local time: 12:47
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 53
Grading comment
Thanks so much, Neil (and everyone else). I should have mentioned that it was 'reinsurance'...

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alasdair Graham-Brown: http://www.iii.org/media/glossary/alfa.R/
1 hr

agree  Sven Petersson
1 hr

agree  E2efour (X)
1 hr

agree  Michele Fauble
3 hrs

agree  Christine Andersen: Gullberg gives self retention for 'självbehållen' and hits can be found for 'self-retained' (also in insurance contexts - there are many others if you search for 'self-retained' alone)
4 hrs
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