U.S. REINSURANCE PREMIUMS CEDED TO UNAFFILIATED AND AFFILIATED OFFSHORE REINSURERS BY COUNTRY, 2007-2009 (1)

($ millions)

      Unaffiliated offshore reinsurers Affiliated offshore reinsurers   
Rank Country 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2009 total
1 Bermuda   $11,102 $11,420 $10,013 $19,371 $20,813 $22,612 $32,625
2 Switzerland   857 955 1,129 8,942 7,578 8,361 9,490
3 United Kingdom   4,578 4,428 4,706 777 823 765 5,471
4 Germany   2,569 2,793 2,490 1,463 1,222 781 3,271
5 Cayman Islands   2,023 2,003 2,086 409 389 398 2,484
6 Ireland   419 485 489 101 155 227 716
7 Turks and Caicos   481 518 500 102 111 141 641
8 France   424 434 378 357 296 228 606
9 Sweden   NA NA NA 427 411 433 433
10 Barbados 495 553 413 NA NA NA 413
11 Canada 326 255 277 NA NA NA 277
12 Japan   NA NA NA 192 191 199 199
   Total, countries
shown
23,274 23,844 22,481 32,141 31,989 34,145 56,626
   Total $24,594 $25,031 $23,630 $33,786 $33,158 $34,464 $58,094

(1) Ranked by 2009 total reinsurance premiums.

NA=Data not available.

Source: Reinsurance Association of America.