2023 UK Reinsurers by S&P is based on survey responses from reinsurance organizations in United Kingdom. The premium data relates to a company’s reinsurance premiums written but, in some cases, other metrics will include both primary and reinsurance business. The main group and country listing for each entity surveyed is representative of that group or company’s total reinsurance business written, whether it be life, non-life, or a combination of both.
TOP 15 Largest Reinsurers in United Kingdom
Reinsurer | Net Re premiums written, $mn | Change % | Pretax operating income, $mn | Combined ratio, % |
1. Lloyd’s | 14,319,7 | 16,5 | 662,3 | 95,2 |
2. China Re International Holdings | 1,363,4 | 22,0 | 56,9 | 95,9 |
3. Aspen Insurance U,K, | 686,5 | -13,5 | 148,8 | 80,3 |
4. Faraday Syndicate 435 | 580,5 | 9,5 | N,A, | N,A, |
5. Brit | 458,5 | 16,7 | 8,8 | 104,6 |
6. TransRe London | 264,1 | 9,4 | 9,9 | 105,2 |
7. Convex Insurance UK | 242,1 | 69,4 | -58,3 | 133,7 |
8. SCOR U,K, | 235,6 | -2,9 | 31,0 | 87,5 |
9. Fidelis Underwriting | 203,6 | 171,6 | 69,6 | N,A, |
10. Aspen Managing Agency Limited | 122,6 | 230,5 | 3,9 | 94,6 |
11. Cathedral Capital Holdings Ltd | 91,8 | 42,7 | 0,3 | 100,1 |
12. Syndicate 3000 | 30,8 | N,A, | 18,3 | 58,8 |
13. Markel International Insurance | 25,0 | -76,1 | -5,7 | 113,4 |
14. Korean Re Underwriting | 18,5 | 47,8 | -2,5 | 113,6 |
15. Lancashire Insurance (UK) | 2,8 | 58,2 | 1,5 | 0,4 |
Total: | 18,645,6 | 16,2 | 944,7 | 95,3 |
Ongoing aim in producing this data is to provide market participants with an indication of the ongoing reinsurance capacity available in each market. Hence, we try to exclude intragroup reinsurance, as far as possible. Companies that have not been able to exclude intragroup reinsurance are highlighted in the footnotes.