This Top 50 Global Reinsurance Groups directory is based on research data from rating agency A.M. Best.
Listing the top reinsurers in the world, this directory provides a simple way to analyse the world’s top reinsurance companies.
The global reinsurance groups featured are ranked by unaffiliated gross premiums written in 2018 (USD $m’s)¹. You can sort the table by any of the headings and search it to analyse individual reinsurance companies.
| Ranking | Reinsurance Company Name | Gross Life & Non-Life Reinsurance Premiums Written | Net Life & Non-Life Reinsurance Premiums Written | Gross Non-Life Only Reinsurance Premiums Written | Net Non-Life Only Reinsurance Premiums Written | Shareholders Funds (2) | Loss Ratios (3) | Expense Ratios (3) | Combined Ratios (3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swiss Re Ltd. | $36,406 | $34,042 | $20,864 | $20,220 | $28,727 | 74.2% | 32.4% | 106.6% |
| 2 | Munich Reinsurance Company | $35,814 | $34,515 | $23,395 | $22,570 | $30,336 | 65.2% | 34.2% | 99.4% |
| 3 | Hannover Rück S.E.4 4 | $21,952 | $19,791 | $13,709 | $12,368 | $10,923 | 66.9% | 29.5% | 96.4% |
| 4 | SCOR S.E. | $17,466 | $15,773 | $7,069 | $6,115 | $6,672 | 66.5% | 32.8% | 99.3% |
| 5 | Berkshire Hathaway Inc. 4 | $15,376 | $15,376 | $9,930 | $9,930 | $352,500 | 88.6% | 21.9% | 110.4% |
| 6 | Lloyd's 5, 6 | $14,064 | $9,926 | $14,064 | $9,926 | $34,846 | 72.2% | 33.8% | 106.0% |
| 7 | China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation | $11,564 | $10,681 | $3,942 | $3,809 | $12,689 | 58.0% | 40.9% | 98.8% |
| 8 | Reinsurance Group of America Inc. | $11,341 | $10,544 | N/A | N/A | $8,451 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 9 | Great West Lifeco | $7,737 | $7,647 | N/A | N/A | $20,096 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | Korean Reinsurance Company | $6,803 | $4,786 | $5,972 | $4,058 | $2,014 | 83.7% | 17.8% | 101.5% |
| 11 | General Insurance Corporation of India 7 | $6,582 | $5,684 | $6,503 | $5,611 | $7,932 | 88.4% | 16.9% | 105.3% |
| 12 | PartnerRe Ltd. | $6,300 | $5,803 | $5,065 | $4,592 | $6,517 | 73.7% | 28.1% | 101.8% |
| 13 | Everest Re Group Ltd. | $6,225 | $5,706 | $6,225 | $5,706 | $7,904 | 86.6% | 26.3% | 113.0% |
| 14 | XL Bermuda Ltd. | $5,219 | $4,135 | $5,002 | $4,124 | $9,698 | 80.6% | 32.2% | 112.8% |
| 15 | Transatlantic Holdings, Inc. | $4,451 | $3,969 | $4,451 | $3,969 | $4,724 | 72.8% | 32.6% | 105.4% |
| 16 | MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. 7, 8 | $3,657 | N/A | $3,657 | N/A | $25,058 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 17 | RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. | $3,310 | $2,132 | $3,310 | $2,132 | $5,045 | 56.7% | 30.9% | 87.6% |
| 18 | R+V Versicherung AG 9 | $3,231 | $3,164 | $3,201 | $3,146 | $2,461 | 73.8% | 25.3% | 99.1% |
| 19 | MAPFRE RE, Compania de Reaseguros S.A. 10 | $3,215 | $2,654 | $2,602 | $2,045 | $1,910 | 71.6% | 26.7% | 98.3% |
| 20 | Axis Capital Holdings Limited | $3,112 | $2,334 | $3,112 | $2,334 | $5,030 | 69.8% | 28.6% | 98.4% |
| 21 | Arch Capital Group Ltd. 11 | $2,648 | $1,977 | $2,648 | $1,977 | $10,231 | 70.0% | 27.6% | 97.6% |
| 22 | The Toa Reinsurance Company, Limited 7, 8 | $2,557 | $2,205 | $2,557 | $2,205 | $1,623 | 82.9% | 26.6% | 109.5% |
| 23 | Assicurazioni Generali SpA | $2,199 | $2,199 | $935 | $935 | $28,210 | 65.2% | 26.1% | 91.3% |
| 24 | Sompo International Holdings, Ltd. | $1,996 | $1,573 | $1,996 | $1,573 | $6,967 | 64.9% | 32.2% | 97.1% |
| 25 | Pacific LifeCorp | $1,981 | $1,981 | N/A | N/A | $13,072 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | Qatar Reinsurance Company, Limited | $1,842 | $971 | $1,842 | $971 | $2,190 | 68.2% | 35.7% | 104.0% |
| 27 | IRB - Brasil Resseguros S.A. | $1,795 | $1,313 | $1,396 | $928 | $1,031 | 45.3% | 30.6% | 76.0% |
| 28 | Taiping Reinsurance Co. Ltd. 8 | $1,731 | $1,049 | $1,126 | $960 | $1,032 | 59.4% | 39.2% | 98.7% |
| 29 | Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. | $1,702 | $1,595 | $1,702 | $1,595 | $4,016 | 57.6% | 32.4% | 89.9% |
| 30 | Tokio Millennium Re AG | $1,626 | $1,179 | $1,626 | $1,179 | $1,257 | 58.6% | 36.4% | 95.0% |
| 31 | Caisse Centrale de Reassurance | $1,569 | $1,437 | $1,399 | $1,271 | $2,817 | 86.6% | 10.5% | 97.2% |
| 32 | Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited | $1,496 | $1,183 | $1,496 | $1,183 | $2,656 | 73.8% | 30.2% | 104.0% |
| 33 | Validus Reinsurance, Ltd. | $1,432 | $951 | $1,432 | $951 | $3,259 | 81.9% | 36.8% | 118.7% |
| 34 | Peak Reinsurance Company Ltd. | $1,382 | $991 | $1,313 | $924 | $965 | 72.3% | 30.6% | 102.8% |
| 35 | Sirius International Insurance Group, Ltd. | $1,367 | $1,037 | $1,367 | $1,037 | $1,938 | 71.9% | 27.4% | 99.3% |
| 36 | Deutsche Rueckversicherung AG | $1,269 | $834 | $1,186 | $797 | $321 | 65.3% | 31.7% | 97.0% |
| 37 | QBE Insurance Group Limited | $1,058 | $920 | $1,058 | $920 | $8,400 | 62.2% | 27.6% | 89.8% |
| 38 | Markel Corporation | $1,051 | $882 | $1,051 | $882 | $9,100 | 78.9% | 33.8% | 112.7% |
| 39 | American Agricultural Insurance Company 12 | $992 | $321 | $992 | $321 | $580 | 82.2% | 21.2% | 103.4% |
| 40 | Qianhai Reinsurance Co., Ltd. | $967 | $537 | $315 | $216 | $410 | 65.2% | 37.7% | 102.9% |
| 41 | Hiscox Ltd. | $812 | $241 | $812 | $241 | $2,317 | 84.7% | 29.4% | 114.1% |
| 42 | African Reinsurance Corporation | $797 | $681 | $745 | $631 | $917 | 61.7% | 36.2% | 97.9% |
| 43 | Chubb Limited | $722 | $671 | $722 | $671 | $50,312 | 71.5% | 30.3% | 101.8% |
| 44 | Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG | $713 | $649 | $713 | $649 | $2,817 | 66.8% | 27.3% | 94.1% |
| 45 | Nacional de Reaseguros, S.A. | $650 | $516 | $546 | $413 | $395 | 62.4% | 30.5% | 92.9% |
| 46 | Third Point Reinsurance Ltd. | $578 | $558 | $578 | $558 | $1,205 | 70.6% | 36.2% | 106.8% |
| 47 | Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. | $572 | $160 | $572 | $160 | $1,747 | 66.5% | 16.8% | 83.2% |
| 48 | Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. | $568 | $465 | $568 | $465 | $478 | 71.6% | 33.6% | 105.1% |
| 49 | ACR Capital Holdings Pte, Ltd. | $548 | $479 | $548 | $479 | $784 | 74.4% | 38.5% | 112.9% |
| 50 | W.R. Berkley Corporation | $545 | $480 | $545 | $480 | $5,480 | 68.7% | 37.7% | 106.4% |
Notes:
1. All non-USD currencies converted to USD using foreign exchange rate at company’s fiscal year-end.
2. As reported on Balance Sheet, unless otherwise noted.
3. Non-Life only.
4. Net premium written data not reported, net premium earned substituted.
5. Lloyd’s premiums are reinsurance only. Premiums for certain groups within the rankings also may include Lloyd’s Syndicate premiums when applicable.
6. Total shareholders’ funds includes Lloyd’s members’ assets and Lloyd’s central reserves.
7. Fiscal year-end March 31, 2019.
8. Net asset value used for total shareholders’ funds
9. Ratios are as reported and calculated on a gross basis.
10. Premium data excludes intergroup reinsurance.
11. Based on Arch Capital Group Ltd. consolidated financial statements and includes Watford Re segment.
12. Data and ratios based on US Statutory Filing.
(N/A) – Information not applicable or not available at time of publication.
