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U.S. Reinsurance Players Uncertain How Market Conditions Will Add Up

Despite the fact that mergers and acquisitions among primary insurers, new capacity, a softening market and bigger retentions are forcing U.S. reinsurers to work harder to retain accounts and attract

By Caroline McDonald | Updated on July 06, 2008

Despite the fact that mergers and acquisitions among primary insurers, new capacity, a softening market and bigger retentions are forcing U.S. reinsurers to work harder to retain accounts and attract new business, major players are vowing to hold the line in this renewal season, maintaining that in spite of such growth challenges, relaxing underwriting standards will not pay in the long term.

Patrick Mailloux, president and chief operating officer of Swiss Re Americas in Armonk, N.Y., said that in the wake of the hard market, large multinational primary insurers built up strong balance sheets. “We saw cession rates dropping,” he said. “They’re keeping more of their business as opposed to reinsuring it.”

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