Global Reinsurance Highlights 2018

August 10, 2018

The Top Global Reinsurers Are Breaking Away From The Pack, we discuss why we still view business conditions as weak even after modest price increases in 2018 and a slightly upward trend in earnings anticipated for 2018 and 2019. We also outline that the sector’s strong enterprise risk management and robust capitalization are the main pillars for our stable outlook on the sector and for the majority of the reinsurers we rate.

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Zurich Insurance plc

Zurich Insurance plc has insurance operations in Ireland and employs over 13,000 people in nine other countries throughout Europe. Zurich Insurance plc is part of the Zurich Insurance Group, an insurance-based financial services provider founded and headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland in 1872. With a global network of subsidiaries and offices in North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America and other markets, Zurich’s 55,000+ employees serve customers in more than 170 countries.

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