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TOP TEN PROPERTY/CASUALTY REINSURERS OF U.S. BUSINESS BY GROSS PREMIUMS WRITTEN, 2009

($000)

Rank Company Country of parent company Gross premiums written
1 Swiss Reinsurance America Corporation (1)   Switzerland $4,966,205
2 National Indemnity Company (Berkshire Hathaway) (2) U.S. 4,872,244
3 TRC/Putnam Reinsurance Company   U.S. 3,814,364
4 Munich Re America Corp. (3)   Germany 3,356,069
5 Everest Reinsurance Company   Bermuda 3,248,420
6 XL Reinsurance America (4)   Bermuda 3,007,124
7 Odyssey America Re./Odyssey Reinsurance (5)   Canada 1,991,115
8 QBE Reinsurance Group (6)   Australia 1,753,795
9 General Re Group (7)   U.S. 1,435,553
10 Berkley Insurance Company   U.S. 1,344,193
   Total, top ten reinsurers   $29,789,082
  Total, all reinsurers   $35,683,051

(1) Excludes Westport Insurance Corp.
(2) Underwriting results exclude assumptions from affiliated General Re Group.
(3) Includes Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., American Alternative Insurance Corp., and The Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Co.
(4) Includes the net pooled share of the combined underwriting results of the XL America Group Pool.
(5) Includes Odyssey America Reinsurance Corp., Clearwater Insurance Co., Hudson Insurance Co., Hudson Specialty Insurance Co. and Clearwater Select Insurance Co.
(6) Includes QBE Reinsurance Corp., QBE Insurance Corp., and QBE Specialty Insurance Co.
(7) Includes the North American Property/Casualty segment of the General Re Group. Excludes cessions to certain affiliated members of the Berkshire Hathaway Group.

Source: Reinsurance Association of America.