run-off

run-off
 n.β€” Β«An insurer that closes to new businessβ€”called run-off in industry parlanceβ€”usually keeps a bare minimum of staff for as long as is necessary to honour claims being lodged on policies already sold.Β» β€”β€œsEnergy to go out of business” by Lilla Zuill Royal Gazette (Hamilton, Bermuda) Apr. 11, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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