Analyst Sees Lax U.S. Re Underwriting

London Editor

While the World Trade Center disaster contributed to the horrendous losses being reported by the U.S. reinsurance industry for 2001, a good portion of the losses are the result of years of lax underwriting discipline, according to an S&P ratings analyst, who commented on the results released by the Reinsurance Association of America.

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