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The assessment of liability risks requires comprehensive expertise in all industries. New risks and a continuously changing legal landscape pose new challenges for various professions. Our Casualty reinsurance solutions can reduce volatility in your book from an individual risk loss to a single occurrence with multiple risk losses.

We offer Treaty and Facultative reinsurance solutions for a broad range of Casualty portfolios and coverages including General Liability, Products Liability, and Personal Accident.

From Confidentiality to Courtroom? The Future of Reinsurance Disputes in the EU
Will the EU rethink reinsurance arbitration? The Advocate General’s opinion in N V Reibel could expand judicial review and shift disputes toward the courts – challenging confidentiality and raising the risk of less, not more, transparency.
Caroline Sijbrandij
Your Providers Are More Connected Than You – The Friendship Paradox in AI and Cyber [Part 1 of 4]
AI and cyber risks can limit diversification. A failure at a shared platform can cause losses across a portfolio, reducing the protection that size normally provides. Examine what the friendship paradox can teach about accumulation risk, shared dependencies, and the limits of diversification.
Frank Schmid
A Weighty Question – Handling Claims Arising From the Use of Weight-Loss Drugs
As GLP-1 weight-loss drugs surge in popularity, so do potential liability exposures. This article explores emerging risks for insurers and reinsurers, from product liability and prescribing errors to mass litigation, regulatory scrutiny, and aggregation concerns.
Richard Willoughby
From Algorithms to Allegations – The Delaware Decision and What’s Next for Social Media Litigation and Insurance Coverage
A Delaware court recently ruled that insurers have no duty to defend Meta in social media addiction lawsuits, while bellwether trials continue to shape the litigation landscape. Examine the coverage dispute, ongoing appeals, recent verdicts, and potential insurance implications.
Cardine Zalenski
The Supreme Court Opened the Door to New Risks for Freight Brokers – What That Means for Insurers
A mid-May Court decision may expose freight brokers to state law claims arising from accidents caused by the trucking companies they broker to transport freight. The Montgomery case settled a legal issue while also concurrently introducing uncertainly to the truck brokering industry.
Tim Fletcher

Underwriting

The changing risk landscape is getting more complex every day, creating new challenges for all businesses and branches.

At Gen Re we have a deep understanding of casualty matters. We are continuously monitoring recent developments all over the world and share them with our clients.

We support you with analysis and consulting services as well as seminars and publications. Gen Re’s publications are written by underwriters for underwriters, to provide you with current information on relevant exposures.

Our superior financial security and our underwriting expertise help you achieve your business goals.

Underwriting
Claims

Claims

Gen Re offers reinsurance claims support to clients underwriting third-party liability covers in the direct market across a wide variety of different lines of business, including Auto/Motor, General Liability, Professional Lines, and Cyber Risks.

We bring a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table. We support clients in managing their Casualty class portfolios wherever we can, ensuring that claims presented under our Casualty contracts are adjusted and settled promptly and fairly.

Tools & Resources

Our experienced underwriters and proprietary software tools can provide you with a unique and valuable view of your business. Find out how a fresh look at your exposures can help you manage your book.

RET

Our reserve estimation (RET) tool helps to estimate complete, error-free as well as uniform and transparent individual reserves for severe personal injury claims.

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RET AR

Initial reserve estimation (RET AR) is a tool that helps to simplify / accelerate the calculation of an initial reserve in personal injury cases, while standardizing and providing technical support.

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UHS

Maintenance damages (UHS) calculates proposals for the support of the survivors of a person who has been killed.

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Consulting

Gen Re’s consulting unit for Germany, Austria and Switzerland works on actuarial issues in Property & Casualty insurance. Our focus is on standardized business (for private or small businesses).

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