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Reinsurance Agreements (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Reinsurance Agreements [Abstract]  
Private reinsurance companies
The 2014-2015 private reinsurance companies and their respective A.M. Best Company (“A.M. Best”) and S&P ratings are listed in the table as follows.

 
Reinsurer
A.M. Best Rating
 
 
S&P Rating
 
      
 
UNITED STATES
     
 
 
American Agricultural Insurance Company
 
A-
   
NR
 
American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin
 
A
   
NR
 
AIG (National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, PA)
 
A
   
A+
 
Everest Reinsurance Company
 
A+
   
A+
 
Odyssey Reinsurance Company
 
A
   
A-
 
QBE Reinsurance Corporation
 
A
   
A+
 
RLI Insurance Company
 
A+
   
A+
 
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company
 
A
   
A+
 
      
 
BERMUDA
     
 
 
ACE Tempest Reinsurance Limited
 
A++
   
AA-
 
Allied World Assurance Company, Limited
 
A
   
A
 
Arch Reinsurance Limited
 
A+
   
A+
 
Argo Reinsurance Limited
 
A
   
NR
 
Ariel Reinsurance Bermuda Ltd for and on Behalf of Ariel Syndicate 1910 (ARE)
 
A-
   
A+
 
Aspen Bermuda Limited
 
A
   
A
 
AXIS Specialty Limited
 
A+
   
A+
 
BGS Services (Bermuda) Limited/Lloyds Syndicate 2987
 
A
   
A+
 
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd
 
A
   
AA-
 
Endurance Specialty Insurance Limited
 
A
   
A
 
Hamilton Re, Limited
 
A-
   
NR
 
Hiscox Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited
 
A
   
NR
 
Partner Reinsurance Company Limited
 
A+
   
A+
 
Platinum Underwriters Bermuda Limited
 
A
   
A-
 
Renaissance Reinsurance, Limited
 
A+
   
AA-
 
Securis Re III Limited Bermuda
 
NR
*
 
**
NR
 
Securis Re IV Limited Bermuda
 
NR
*
 
**
NR
 
Tokio Millennium Re AG, Bermuda Branch
 
A++
   
AA-
 
XL RE Limited
 
A
   
A+
 
      
 
UNITED KINGDOM
     
 
 
A.F. Beazley Syndicate No. 623 (AFB)
 
A
   
A+
 
A.F. Beazley Syndicate No. 2623 (AFB)
 
A
   
A+
 
Amlin Syndicate No. 2001 (AML)
 
A
   
A+
 
Antares Syndicate No. 1274 (AUL)
 
A
   
A+
 
Ariel Syndicate No. 1910 (ARE)
 
A
   
A+
 
ARK Syndicate No. 4020 (ARK)
 
A
   
A+
 
Ascot Syndicate No. 1414 (ASC)
 
A
   
A+
 
Barbican Syndication No. 1955 (BAR)
 
A
   
A+
 
Canopius Syndicate No. 958 (CNP)
 
A
   
A+
 
Canopius Syndicate No. 4444 (CNP)
 
A
   
A+
 
Cathederal Syndicate No. 2010 (MMX)
 
A
   
A+
 
Chaucer Syndicate No. 1084 (CSL)
 
A
   
A+
 
Dale Underwriting Syndicate No. 1729 (DUW)
 
A
   
A+
 
Faraday Syndicate No. 435 (FDY)
 
A
   
A+
 
Hiscox Syndicate No. 0033 (HIS)
 
A
   
A+
 
Kiln Syndicate No. 510 (KLN)
 
A
   
A+
 
Liberty Syndicates Services Limited, Paris for and on behalf of Lloyd's Syndicate No. 4472 (LIB)
 
A
   
A+
 
MAP Underwriting Syndicate No. 2791 (MAP)
 
A
   
A+
 
MAP Underwriting Syndicate No. 2791 (Parallel) (MAP)
 
A
   
A+
 
Novae Syndicate No. 2007 (NVA)
 
A
   
A+
 
S.J.O, Catlin & Others No. 2003 (SJC)
 
A
   
A+
 
      
 
EUROPE
     
 
 
Amlin AG, Switzerland, Bermuda Branch
 
A
   
A
 
Hannover Rueck SE (obo Pillar Capital Management)
 
NR
*
 
**
NR
 
Lansforsakringar Sak Forsakringsaktiebolag (publ)
 
NR
   
A
 
SCOR Global P&C SE, Paris, Zurich Branch
 
A
   
A
 
      
 
ASIA
     
 
 
China Reinsurance (Group) Corporation
 
A
   
NR
 
Qatar Reinsurance Company LLC
 
A
   
A
 
* Reinstatement Premium Protection Program Participants
 
** Participant will fund a trust agreement for their exposure with cash and U.S. Government obligations of American institutions at fair market value.
 
The 2013-2014 private reinsurance companies and their respective A.M. Best and S&P ratings are listed in the table as follows.

 
Reinsurer
A.M. Best Rating
 
 
S&P Rating
 
      
 
UNITED STATES
     
 
 
American Agricultural Insurance Company
 
A-
   
NR
 
Everest Reinsurance Company
 
A+
   
A+
 
Houston Casualty Company, UK Branch
 
A
   
A+
 
Odyssey Reinsurance Company
 
A
   
A-
 
      
 
BERMUDA
     
 
 
ACE Tempest Reinsurance Limited
 
A+
   
AA-
 
Allied World Assurance Company Limited, Bermuda
 
A
   
A
 
Arch Reinsurance Limited
 
A+
   
A+
 
Argo Reinsurance Limited
 
A
   
NR
 
Ariel Reinsurance Bermuda Ltd for and on Behalf of Ariel Syndicate 1910 (ARE)
 
A-
   
NR
 
DaVinci Reinsurance Ltd
 
A
   
A+
 
Endurance Specialty Insurance Limited
 
A
   
A
 
JC Re Ltd. (aka Pillar Capital and fka Juniperus & Actua Re Ltd.)
 
NR
*
 
**
NR
 
Partner Reinsurance Company Limited
 
A+
   
A+
 
Platinum Underwriters Bermuda Limited
 
A
   
A-
 
Renaissance Reinsurance Ltd
 
A+
   
AA-
 
S.A.C. Re, Ltd.
 
A-
   
NR
 
XL Re Limited
 
A
   
A
 
      
 
UNITED KINGDOM
     
 
 
A.F. Beazley Syndicate No. 623 (AFB)
 
A
   
A+
 
A.F. Beazley Syndicate No. 2623 (AFB)
 
A
   
A+
 
Amlin Syndicate No. 2001 (AML)
 
A
   
A+
 
Ariel Syndicate No. 1910 (ARE)
 
A
   
A+
 
ARK Syndicate No. 3902 (NOA)
 
A
   
A+
 
Ascot Syndicate No. 1414 (ASC)
 
A
   
A+
 
Barbican Syndication No. 1955 (BAR)
 
A
   
A+
 
Canopius Syndicate No. 958 (CNP)
 
A
   
A+
 
Canopius Syndicate No. 4444 (CNP)
 
A
   
A+
 
Cathederal Syndicate No. 2010 (MMX)
 
A
   
A+
 
Kiln Syndicate No. 510 (KLN)
 
A
   
A+
 
Liberty Syndicates Services Limited, Paris for and on behalf of Lloyd's Syndicate  No. 4472 (LIB)
 
NR
   
A+
 
MAP Underwriting Syndicate No. 2791 (MAP)
 
A
   
A+
 
MAP Underwriting Syndicate No. 2791 (Parallel) (MAP)
 
A
   
A+
 
Novae Syndicate No. 2007 (NVA)
 
A
   
A+
 
Pembroke Syndicate No. 4000 (PEM)
 
A
   
A+
 
Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicate No. 1880 (TMK)
 
A
   
A+
 
      
 
EUROPE
     
 
 
Amlin Bermuda (Branch of Amlin AG)
 
A
   
A
 
SCOR Global P&C SE
 
A
   
A
 
* Reinstatement Premium Protection Program Participants
 
** Participant will fund a trust agreement for their exposure with cash and U.S. Government obligations of American institutions at fair market value.