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Largest reinsurers worldwide 2016-2017 by net premiums written
Largest reinsurers worldwide in 2016 and 2017, by net premiums written (in million U.S. dollars)
by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
It was found that the German reinsurer Munich Re was the largest reinsurer worldwide in 2017. The net premiums written by Munich Re in 2016 amounted to approximately 31.84 billion U.S. and rose to approximately 36.45 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. Swiss Re was the largest reinsurer in 2016, but slipped into second place in 2017.
Who are Munich Re?
Munich Re Group was founded in 1880 and is headquartered, unsurprisingly, in Munich, Germany. The gross reinsurance premiums written by the company has steadily grown year-on-year since 2008. The number of employees worldwide has gradually decreased during the same period.
Reinsurance losses
The net premiums written by the largest reinsurers globally mostly increased between 2016 and 2017, with the exception of Swiss Re. Reinsurers take on a portion of the risk portfolios of insurers, which reduces the losses suffered by insurers in the case of large insurance claims, e.g. after property damage from a hurricane. The reinsurance losses incurred by Munich Re were especially high in 2011 and 2017, due to the earthquakes and flooding of 2011 and the 2017 hurricanes.
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by Jennifer Rudden,
last edited
Aug 9, 2019
It was found that the German reinsurer Munich Re was the largest reinsurer worldwide in 2017. The net premiums written by Munich Re in 2016 amounted to approximately 31.84 billion U.S. and rose to approximately 36.45 billion U.S. dollars in 2017. Swiss Re was the largest reinsurer in 2016, but slipped into second place in 2017.
Who are Munich Re?
Munich Re Group was founded in 1880 and is headquartered, unsurprisingly, in Munich, Germany. The gross reinsurance premiums written by the company has steadily grown year-on-year since 2008. The number of employees worldwide has gradually decreased during the same period.
Reinsurance losses
The net premiums written by the largest reinsurers globally mostly increased between 2016 and 2017, with the exception of Swiss Re. Reinsurers take on a portion of the risk portfolios of insurers, which reduces the losses suffered by insurers in the case of large insurance claims, e.g. after property damage from a hurricane. The reinsurance losses incurred by Munich Re were especially high in 2011 and 2017, due to the earthquakes and flooding of 2011 and the 2017 hurricanes.
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- Largest reinsurers worldwide in 2016 and 2017, by net premiums written (in million U.S. dollars)Largest reinsurers worldwide 2016-2017 by net premiums written
- Leading property/casualty reinsurers globally, by gross reinsurance premiums written in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading global P/C reinsurers 2017, by gross reinsurance premiums written
- Leading global life and health insurance (stock) companies in 2017, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)Leading global life and health insurance (stock) companies 2017, by revenue
- Value of gross premiums written by leading reinsurers in the United States as of 4th quarter of 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)Gross premiums written by leading reinsurers in the U.S. 2018
- Net premiums earned by leading reinsurers in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Net premiums earned by leading reinsurers in the U.S. 2018
- Policyholder surplus of leading reinsurers in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)Policyholder surplus of leading reinsurers in the U.S. 2018
- Key financial data
The most important statistics
- Value of gross premiums written by Munich Re from 2008 to 2018 (in billion euros)Gross premiums written by Munich Re 2008-2018
- Net income of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018 (in million euros)Net income of Munich Re 2005-2018
- Operating profit of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018 (in million euros)Operating profit of Munich Re 2005-2018
- Return on equity of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018Return on equity of Munich Re 2005-2018
- Number of employees of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018Number of employees of Munich Re 2005-2018
- Further financial data
The most important statistics
- Value of investments of Munich Re from 2008 to 2018 (in billion euros)Investments of Munich Re 2008-2018
- Gross reinsurance premiums written by Munich Re from 2008 to 2018 (in billion euros)Gross reinsurance premiums written by Munich Re 2008-2018
- Combined property/casualty ratio of Munich Re from 2008 to 2018Combined property/casualty ratio of Munich Re 2008-2018
- Reinsurance losses of Munich Re from natural disasters from 2008 to 2018 (in million euros)Reinsurance losses of Munich Re from natural disasters 2008-2018
- Value of gross non-life insurance premiums written by HDFC ERGO from FY 2003 to FY 2017 (in billion Indian rupees)HDFC ERGO- gross non-life insurance premiums in India 2002-2017
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Statistics on "Munich Re"
- Largest reinsurers worldwide in 2016 and 2017, by net premiums written (in million U.S. dollars)
- Leading property/casualty reinsurers globally, by gross reinsurance premiums written in 2017 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Leading global life and health insurance (stock) companies in 2017, by revenue (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Value of gross premiums written by leading reinsurers in the United States as of 4th quarter of 2018 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Net premiums earned by leading reinsurers in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Policyholder surplus of leading reinsurers in the United States in 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Value of gross premiums written by Munich Re from 2008 to 2018 (in billion euros)
- Net income of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Operating profit of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Return on equity of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018
- Number of employees of Munich Re from 2005 to 2018
- Value of investments of Munich Re from 2008 to 2018 (in billion euros)
- Gross reinsurance premiums written by Munich Re from 2008 to 2018 (in billion euros)
- Combined property/casualty ratio of Munich Re from 2008 to 2018
- Reinsurance losses of Munich Re from natural disasters from 2008 to 2018 (in million euros)
- Value of gross non-life insurance premiums written by HDFC ERGO from FY 2003 to FY 2017 (in billion Indian rupees)
- Estimated cost of the earthquake in Japan to selected re-insurers´in 2011 (in million euros)
- Premium income of China Pacific Insurance from 2010 to 2018, by category (in billion yuan)
- Leading reinsurers ranked for market knowledge in Europe as of November 2015 (in average ranking points)
- Premium income of Ping An Insurance from 2010 to 2018, by category (in billion yuan)
- Leading reinsurers for client services in Europe as of November 2015 (in average ranking points)
- Leading reinsurers ranked for innovation in Europe as of November 2015 (in average ranking points)
- Total number of reinsurance corporations in Germany from 2010 to 2017
- Total number of reinsurance corporations in Germany from 1980 to 2017
- Largest insurance companies worldwide in 2010, by net premiums written (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Total value of issuance of catastrophe bonds in Italy from 2012 and the 1st quarter of 2018 (in million U.S. dollars)
- Number of enterprises in the insurance, reinsurance and pension funds sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, by turnover size band
- Total income from premiums for reinsurance* corporations in Germany from 1980 to 2016 (in million euros)
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- Rating change of property and casualty insurance companies in the United States from 2010 to 2014 (in billion U.S. dollars)
- Total health insurance premium revenue in China from 2011 to 2016 ( in billion yuan)
- Premium income of China Life Insurance from 2008 to 2018 (in billion yuan)
- Total number of authorized insurance and reinsurance companies in Poland from 2012 to 2016, by sector
- Value of health insurance premium in India from FY 2014 to FY 2018, by business type (in billion Indian rupees)
- Total reinsurance capital in Italy between 2010 and 2017 (in billion dollars)
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