Federal/
Alien ID
Certified reinsurers Jurisdiction Effective date of initial certification Certification Expiration Date Financial strength rating Lines of business certified to reinsure
AA-3194126 Arch Reinsurance Ltd. Bermuda 1/1/2014 12/31/2024 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health, marine, property/casualty
AA-3190538 Assured Guaranty Re Overseas, Ltd. Bermuda 10/1/2017 12/31/2023 Secure-2 (10% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health, property/casualty
AA-1340125 Chubb European Group SE France 1/1/2021 12/31/2024 Secure-2 (10% collateral) Property/casualty
AA-3194130 Endurance Specialty Insurance Ltd. Bermuda 1/1/2017 12/31/2023

Secure-3 (20% collateral)

Property/casualty

1/1/2016 12/31/2016 Secure-4 (50% collateral) Property/casualty
AA-1120175 Fidelis Underwriting Ltd. United Kingdom 1/1/2022 12/31/2024 Secure-4 (50% collateral) Property/casualty
AA-1340125 Hannover Rück SE Germany 1/1/2015 12/31/2024 Secure-2 (10% collateral) Accident/health, property/casualty
AA-1780078 Partner Reinsurance Europe SE Ireland 1/1/2020 12/31/2023 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/heath, property/casualty
AA-1460023 RenaissanceRe Europe AG (1) Switzerland 7/1/2015 12/31/2024 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Property/casualty
AA-3191275 RGA Americas Reinsurance Co. Ltd. Bermuda 1/1/2019 12/31/2024 Secure-2 (10% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health
10/1/2014 12/31/2018 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health
AA-3191250 Somers Re Ltd. (2) Bermuda 1/1/2020 12/31/2024 Secure-4 (50% collateral) Property/casualty
AA-1460146 Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd. Switzerland 1/1/2014 12/31/2024 Secure-2 (10% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/heath, property/casualty
AA-1120159 TransRe London Limited United Kingdom 1/1/2017 12/31/2024 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Property/casualty
None Wilton Re Overseas Limited Bermuda 01/01/2023 12/31/2024 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health
AA-3190878 Wilton Reinsurance Bermuda, Ltd. Bermuda 1/1/2016 12/31/2024 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health
AA-3191315 XL Bermuda Ltd. Bermuda 11/24/2020 12/31/2024

Secure 2 (10% collateral)

Property/casualty
1/1/2019 11/23/2020 Secure 3 (20% collateral)
AA-1780072 XL Re Europe Ireland 12/31/2023 12/31/2024 Secure 2 (10% collateral) Property/casualty

Certified Reinsurers that are no longer rated:

Federal/
Alien ID
Certified reinsurers Jurisdiction Effective date of initial certification Certification Expiration Date Financial strength rating Lines of business certified to reinsure
AA-3190950 Maiden Reinsurance Company, Ltd. Bermuda 10/1/16 12/31/17 Secure-5 (75% collateral) Property/casualty
AA-1120845 Legal and General Assurance Society, Ltd. United Kingdom 10/1/16 12/31/17 Secure-2 (10% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health
AA-3190005 American International Reinsurance Company, Ltd. Bermuda 7/7/16 12/31/19 Secure-3 (20% collateral) Life, annuities, accident/health, property/casualty

Certified reinsurers whose rating has changed or status was suspended, revoked, or withdrawn:
Effective 11/29/2017 Maiden Reinsurance Ltd. surrendered its status as a certified reinsurer in Missouri.
Effective 1/1/2018 Legal & General Assurance Society Limited withdrew its status as a certified reinsurer in Missouri.
Effective 1/1/2020 American International Reinsurance Com Ltd withdrew its status as a certified reinsurer in Missouri.
Effective 7/1/2021 Swiss Re Corporate Solutions merged into Swiss Reinsurance Company Ltd.

Applicants seeking certified reinsurer status:
None at this time.

Certified reinsurers seeking renewal status:
None at this time.

Note:
(1) RenaissanceRe Europe AG formerly known as Tokio Millenium Re AG (name change effective March 22, 2019).
(2) Somers Re Ltd. formerly known as Watford Re Ltd. (name change effective November 4th, 2021).

 

CONTACT:
InsuranceSolvency@insurance.mo.gov
573-751-4362

Non-US Qualified Jurisdictions

Bermuda
France
Germany
Ireland
Japan
Switzerland
United Kingdom

Certified Reinsurer Information

Pursuant to §375.246 of Missouri’s credit for reinsurance law and regulation 20 CSR 200-2.100 (6), any unauthorized assuming insurer or any alien group of insurers that meets the department’s requirements may qualify as a certified reinsurer. Depending on the financial strength rating granted by the department, a certified reinsurer will be allowed to post less than 100 percent collateral and still enable an authorized insurer to qualify for full reserve credit with respect to reinsurance contracts renewed or entered into, on or after Jan. 1, 2014, or the date the reinsurer becomes certified.

Financial strength rating granted by the Department Minimum amount withheld for full credit
Secure-1   0%
Secure-2 10%
Secure-3 20%
Secure-4 50%
Secure-5 75%
Vulnerable-6 100%

Initial and annual filing requirements to qualify as certified reinsurer

  1. Company submits an initial application accompanied by a filing fee of $1,000 and shall pay an annual filing fee of $2,000 for each year thereafter. Please complete the application checklist and email InsuranceSolvency@insurance.mo.gov with any questions.
  2. Company must be domiciled and licensed to transact insurance or reinsurance in a qualified jurisdiction.
  3. Company maintains capital and surplus, or its equivalent, of no less than $250 million.
  4. Company maintains a financial strength rating from two or more acceptable rating agencies. The ratings shall be based on interactive communication between the rating agency and the assuming insurer. An acceptable rating agency is:
    • Standard & Poor's.
    • Moody's Investors Service.
    • Fitch Ratings.
    • A.M. Best Company.
    • Kroll Bond Rating Agency.
    • Any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization acceptable to the Director.
  5. An assuming insurer applying to be a certified reinsurer shall agree to post 100 percent security upon the entry of an order of rehabilitation, liquidation or conservation against the ceding insurer for the benefit of the ceding insurer or its estate.
  6. For a certified reinsurer domiciled in the United States, the most recent applicable NAIC Annual Statement Blank, and either Schedule F (for a property/casualty reinsurer) or Schedule S (for a life or health reinsurer).
  7. For a certified reinsurer not domiciled in the United States, the most recent Form CR-F (for a property/casualty reinsurer) or Form CR-S (for a life or health reinsurer), as such forms shall be prescribed by the Director.
  8. Disclose past, current or pending regulatory actions against the certified reinsurer.
  9. Provide a list, by cedent, of all overdue reinsurance claims payable that are more than 90 days past due or are in dispute regarding reinsurance assumed by the applicant from U.S. domestic ceding insurers. Identify whether any of the listed cedents are in administrative supervision or receivership.
  10. Provide report of the independent auditor on the financial statements of the certified reinsurer.
  11. For a certified reinsurer not domiciled in the United States, audited financial statements, (i.e., audited United States GAAP basis if available; audited IFRS basis statements including an audited footnote reconciling equity and net income to a United States GAAP basis; or with the permission of the Director, audited IFRS statements with reconciliation to United States GAAP certified by an officer of the company), regulatory financial statement filings, and actuarial opinion as filed with the non-United States jurisdiction supervisor. Upon the initial application for certification, the insurer shall provide the Director with audited financial statements filed with its non-United States jurisdiction supervisor for at least the previous three years.
  12. Disclose the liquidation priority of obligations to a ceding insurer in the certified reinsurer's domiciliary jurisdiction in the context of an insolvency proceeding.
  13. Disclose a certified reinsurer's past or current participation in any solvent scheme of arrangement, or similar procedure that involves U.S. ceding insurers. A certified reinsurer that proposes participation by the certified reinsurer in a solvent scheme of arrangement shall provide the Director with prior notice of such scheme as early as practicable.
  14. Submit a properly executed Form CR-1 on a form prescribed by the Director as evidence of its submission to the jurisdiction of this state.
  15. Submit a certification from its domestic regulator that the certified reinsurer is in good standing and maintains capital in excess of the jurisdiction's highest regulatory action level.
  16. The reinsurer must agree that all reinsurance contracts will include the provisions required by Regulation 20 CSR 200-2.100(6)(E).