North America's best performers - Part 2

Reinsurers

Client Service

Best Reinsurer for Client Service (GWP of More than $2bn)			Best Reinsurer for Client Service (GWP of Less than $2bn)
Rank	Reinsurer	Average	Rank	Reinsurer	Average
1	Hannover Re	8.50	1	Arch Re	7.44
2	Everest Re	7.88	2	Markel Re	7.41
3	Swiss Re	7.86	3	Aspen Re	7.38
4	PartnerRe	7.82	4	Tokio Millennium Re	7.38
5	Munich Re	7.78	5	RenaissanceRe	7.29
6	XL Catlin	7.72	6	Hiscox	7.19
7	SCOR	7.12	7	EnduranceRe/MontpelierRe	7.18
8	Berkshire Hathaway	6.94	8	Maiden Re	7.11
9	Gen Re	6.69	9	Allied World	7.07
	Cat. Average	7.78	10	Ascot	6.76
			11	ACE Tempest Re	6.75
				Cat. Average	6.83

Innovation

Best Reinsurer for Innovation (GWP of More than $2bn)			Best Reinsurer for Innovation (GWP of Less than $2bn)
Rank	Reinsurer	Average	Rank	Reinsurer	Average
1	Hannover Re	8.00	1	RenaissanceRe	7.76
2	Swiss Re	7.81	2	Tokio Millennium Re	7.63
3	XL Catlin	7.71	3	Allied World	7.53
4	Everest Re	7.56	4	Maiden Re	7.50
5	PartnerRe	7.50	5	OdysseyRe	7.31
6	Berkshire Hathaway	7.41	6	Markel Re	7.22
7	Munich Re	7.18	7	Hiscox	7.19
8	SCOR	7.11	8	Ascot	7.19
9	Gen Re	6.50	9	W R Berkley	7.19
	Cat. Average	7.44	10	Sirius International	6.63
			11	Ariel Re	6.50
			12	QBE Re	6.47
				Cat. Average	7.15

Market Knowledge

Best Reinsurer for Market Knowledge (GWP of More than $2bn)			Best Reinsurer for Market Knowledge (GWP of Less than $2bn)
Rank	Reinsurer	Average	Rank	Reinsurer	Average
1	Hannover Re	8.44	1	RenaissanceRe	8.24
2	Swiss Re	8.26	2	Allied World	7.94
3	PartnerRe	8.12	3	Markel Re	7.94
4	Munich Re	8.06	4	Maiden Re	7.79
5	XL Catlin	7.94	5	EnduranceRe/MontpelierRe	7.65
6	Everest Re	7.87	6	Tokio Millennium Re	7.59
7	SCOR	7.71	7	Beazley	7.44
8	Berkshire Hathaway	7.44	8	Ascot	7.38
9	Transatlantic Re	6.94	9	Aeolus Re	7.38
	Cat. Average	8.03	10	Sirius International	7.00
			11	Ironshore Marine Re	6.94
				Cat. Average	7.48

Ability to Pay Claims

Best Reinsurer for Ability to Pay Claims (GWP of More than $2bn)			Best Reinsurer for Ability to Pay Claims (GWP of Less than $2bn)
Rank	Reinsurers	Average	Rank	Reinsurers	Average
1	Munich Re	8.89	1	RenaissanceRe	8.94
2	Hannover Re	8.71	2	Markel Re	8.47
3	Swiss Re	8.67	3	Validus Re	8.44
4	PartnerRe	8.63	4	ACE Tempest Re	8.44
5	Berkshire Hathaway	8.53	5	Amlin	8.38
6	XL Catlin	8.44	6	Arch Re	8.29
7	Everest Re	8.41	7	Beazley	8.19
8	Gen Re	8.25	8	Ascot	8.13
9	Transatlantic Re	8.06	9	Toa Re America	8.06
	Cat. Average	8.55	10	Maiden Re	8.00
			11	Aeolus Re	7.94
			12	QBE Re	7.65
				Cat. Average	8.19

Reinsurance Brokers

Client Service

Best reinsurance broker for Client Service (Turnover of more than $1bn)			Best reinsurance broker for Client Service (Turnover of less than $1bn)
Rank	Brokers	Average	Rank	Brokers	Average
1	Aon Benfield	7.90	1	JLT Re	7.38
2	Guy Carpenter	7.79	2	Beach & Associates	7.37
3	Willis Re	7.74	3	TigerRisk Partners	7.33
	Cat. Average	7.63	4	Holborn	7.09
			5	Cooper Gay	6.40
			6	Axiom	6.35
			7	USI	6.32
			8	Integro	6.25
			9	Atlantic Intermediaries	6.15
				Cat. Average	7.07

Innovation

Best reinsurance broker for Innovation (Turnover of more than $1bn)			Best reinsurance broker for Innovation (Turnover of less than $1bn)
Rank	Brokers	Average	Rank	Brokers	Average
1	Guy Carpenter	7.58	1	TigerRisk Partners	7.58
2	Aon Benfield	7.53	2	JLT Re	6.65
3	Willis Re	7.47	3	USI	6.33
	Cat. Average	7.31	4	BMS	6.20
			5	Cooper Gay	6.16
			6	Miller	5.94
			7	Atlantic Intermediaries	5.89
			8	Interbros	5.88
			9	US RE	5.84
				Cat. Average	6.53

Market Knowledge

Best reinsurance broker for Market Knowledge (Turnover of more than $1bn)			Best reinsurance broker for Market Knowledge (Turnover of less than $1bn)
Rank	Brokers	Average	Rank	Brokers	Average
1	Guy Carpenter	8.50	1	TigerRisk Partners	7.53
2	Aon Benfield	8.45	2	JLT Re	7.14
3	Willis Re	8.33	3	BMS	6.44
	Cat. Average	8.22	4	Cooper Gay	6.32
			5	USI	6.28
			6	Axiom	6.28
			7	Atlantic Intermediaries	6.17
			8	US RE	6.16
			9	Miller	5.88
				Cat. Average	6.78

* The scores show the average score out of ten that each company received in the 2015 survey. The shortlist was presented to respondents in a random order.

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