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Income from reinsurance ceded
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
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Income from reinsurance ceded
9 Income from reinsurance ceded
 
    
            2019
              2018               2017 
Recovered claims and benefits
   3,367   3,127    3,669 
Change in technical provisions
   (53)   372    497 
Commissions
   218   241    122 
Total
  
 
3,532
 
 
 
3,740
 
  
 
4,288
 
The decrease in income from reinsurance ceded in 2018 reflects the completion of the BlackRock Part VII transfer on July 1, 2018, in the UK. Refer to note 48 Business combinations for more details on these transactions.