World top 10 reinsurers by region in 2003

in millions USD

	Company	Country	Net premiums		Combined ratio (%)		S&P rating¹
	Company	Country	2003	2002	2003	2002	S&P rating¹
1	Munich Re	South Africa	203.5	140.3	93.3	101.1	BBBpi
2	Société Centrale de Réassurance	Morocco	177	154	106.4	106.4	BBBpi
3	Africa Re	Nigeria	164.2	104.3	90.3	93.1	BBB+
4	Swiss Re Africa	South Africa	153.5	92.2	100.8	125.2	N.R.
5	Hannover Re	South Africa	113.3	81.1	101.1	98.4	BBB-
6	Swiss Re Life & Health	South Africa	109.6	70.8	N.M.	N.M.	N.R.
7	Zimbabwe Re*	Zimbabwe	83.2	72.6	N.A.	116.7	NR
8	BEST Re	Tunisia	56.5	46.5	88.8	89.4	BBB**
9	Hannover Life Re	South Africa	52.2	46.9	N.M.	N.M.	N.R.
10	General Cologne Re	South Africa	42.3	22	108.1	94.6	AAA

¹ Rating at 01/08/2004 * Figures for 2003 are S&P estimates ** Recent rating October 2004

in millions USD

	Company	Country	Net premiums		Combined ratio (%)		S&P rating¹
	Company	Country	2003	2002	2003	2002	S&P rating¹
1	Korean Re	South Korea	1 350.8	1 160.7	95.1	95	BBB
2	General Inurance	India	946.7	806.9	100.2	113	BBpi
3	Central Re	Taiwan	339.5	307.1	98.2	98.7	BBB+
4	Malaysian National Re	Malaysia	146.4	116.4	90	96.7	BBBpi
5	SCOR Re Asia-Pacific	Singapore	131.7	162.5	69	84	BBB+
6	China International Re	Hong Kong	125.3	122.8	96.1	84.6	A-
7	Arab Insurance Group	Bahrain	102.7	71	99.7	117.3	BBB
8	Thaï Re Public	Thailand	51.7	50.5	96.4	90.1	BBB
9	Singapour Re	Singapore	35	31.2	107	106.7	NR
10	Koweït Re	Kuwait	18.3	10.3	102.5	120.3	BBB

¹ Rating at 01/08/2004

in millions USD

	Company	Country	Net premiums		Combined ratio (%)		S&P rating¹
	Company	Country	2003	2002	2003	2002	S&P rating¹
1	Munich Re	Germany	25 489.4	21 343.3	98.1	107.2	A+
2	Swiss Re	Switzerland	14 003.9	11 352.1	100.1	116	AA
3	Lloyd's	United Kingdom	7 818.3	6 808.6	90.4	94.9	A
4	Hannover Rück	Germany	4 663.2	3 965.5	94.8	100.3	AA-
5	Allianz AG	Germany	4 661.9	4 046.4	101.5	105.9	AA-
6	GE Frankona Rück	Germany	2 628.7	1 977.4	87.7	107.0	A+
7	Converium	Switzerland	2 492.4	1 829.6	89.5	90.6	BBB*
8	Swiss Re Germany	Germany	2 222.6	1 645.6	94.3	109.8	AA
9	European Re	Switzerland	2 130.7	2 779.0	85	62.5	AA
10	Kölnishe Rück Ges	Germany	1 987.3	1 839.6	105.7	115.6	AAA

¹ Rating at 01/08/2004 * Recent rating September 2004

in millions USD

	Company	Net premiums		Combined ratio (%)		S&P rating¹
	Company	2003	2002	2003	2002	S&P rating¹
1	General Re	3 073.3	3 617.4	103.6	104.7	AAA
2	Everest Re	2 964.5	2 119.2	100.1	101.9	AA-
3	Transatlantic Re	2 945.3	2 219.8	98	103.8	AA
4	Swiss Re Life & Health	2 839.4	3 241.9	N.M.	N.M.	AA
5	National Indemnity	2 523.4	2 526.4	52.8	54	AAA
6	Swiss Re America	1 988.5	1 283.0	139.0	108.1	AA
7	Employers Re	1 968.0	2 550.9	105.4	171.8	A+
8	Odyssey America Re	1 837.8	1 439.2	92.6	98.3	A-
9	American Re	1 548.1	1 198.1	102.6	279.6	A
10	Berkley Insurance	1 395.6	934.1	92.4	100.3	A+

¹ Rating at 01/08/2004
N.A. : non available N.M. : non meaningful N.R. : non rated Pi : for information

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