Reinsurance
Experience and innovation, combined with a
focus on long term relationships, have enabled our reinsurance team
to work successfully with some of the world’s most sophisticated
insurance businesses for over 20 years.
Established in 1986, the reinsurance team
specialises in writing worldwide property catastrophe; per risk;
aggregate excess of loss and pro-rata business; and casualty
clash.
Reinsurance is one of the five core business
lines at Beazley and the team maintains an established lead
position in the market. Although market capacity has fluctuated
dramatically over the last 22 years as a result of catastrophes and
large risk losses, we have maintained our commitment to our core
clients. More than 80% of our top 20 clients have reinsured with us
for 15 years or more.
Our strategy is to manage our business within
a long term context by identifying and reinsuring top quality
counterparties. In order to achieve this, we look for clients with
financial integrity; an intimate knowledge of their business; and
the management systems and underwriting controls to ensure both
their continued success and our long term profitability. We like to
lead business as this enables us to apply our expertise in claims
management and build stronger relationships with our clients. Our
claims managers are fully integrated within our underwriting team
which provides for an efficient and professional service.
Our underwriters travel extensively to meet
with clients and brokers as we believe this enables us to build
relationships and gain an in-depth understanding of their
business.