Reinsurance magic: a suite of articles

Reinsurance is often central to protection success. Of the UK’s twelve largest protection offices, all but one use substantial reinsurance - often 100%. Why? Isn’t this just another party earning a profit?

These articles examine why reinsurance works, its dynamics and how reinsurers can prosper.

  1. Why reinsurance works for big insurers. Magic1 for insurers.
  2. Reinsurance structures. Reinsurance and cashflows.

1 Reinsurance may not be real magic.