Retrocession

Retrocession may refer to:

• the transfer of risk from a reinsurer to another reinsurer
• the return of something (e.g., land) that was ceded in general or, specifically:
  • District of Columbia retrocession, the retrocession to Virginia and, potentially, to Maryland of the land ceded to create the District of Columbia
  • Taiwan retrocession, the retrocession of Taiwan from Japan to China in 1945, celebrated on Retrocession Day