13 September 2015Insurance

Why the rating agencies love a leader

A key element of the rating process is ‘competitive position’, which for reinsurers refers to their ability to attract and retain business in a tough marketplace. The rating agencies understandably tend to believe that ‘pricing power’ is vital to this process, and to a degree they translate this into the ability the reinsurer has to lead business. That’s identified by the amount of business they actually lead.

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