| Rank |
Company |
Country of
parent company |
Gross premiums
written |
| 1 |
Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation (1) |
Switzerland |
$5,238,944 |
| 2 |
National Indemnity Company
(Berkshire Hathaway) (2) |
U.S. |
5,203,345 |
| 3 |
Transatlantic/Putnam Reinsurance Company |
U.S. |
3,986,685 |
| 4 |
XL Reinsurance America |
Bermuda |
3,557,784 |
| 5 |
Munich Reinsurance America Corporation (3) |
Germany |
3,310,861 |
| 6 |
Everest Reinsurance Company |
Bermuda |
2,804,924 |
| 7 |
Odyssey America Re/Odyssey Reinsurance (4) |
Canada |
2,077,639 |
| 8 |
General Re Group (5) |
U.S. |
1,413,180 |
| 9 |
Berkley Insurance Company |
U.S. |
1,294,793 |
| 10 |
QBE Reinsurance Group (6) |
Australia |
1,254,761 |
| |
Total, top ten reinsurers |
|
$30,142,916 |
| |
Total, all reinsurers |
|
$35,992,012 |
(1) Includes Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation and Westport Insurance Corporation (formerly known as Employers Reinsurance Corporation).
(2) Underwriting results exclude assumptions from affiliated General Re Group.
(3) Includes Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., American Alternative Insurance Corporation, and The Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company.
(4) Includes Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation, Clearwater Insurance Company, Hudson Insurance Company, Hudson Specialty Insurance Company and Clearwater Select Insurance Company.
(5) Data are for the North American Property/Casualty segment of the General Re Group.
(6) Includes QBE Reinsurance Corporation, QBE Insurance Corporation and QBE Specialty Company.
Source: Reinsurance Association of America. |