3.3.6.3Vertical

Life & Health Reinsurance

Reinsurers supporting life, health, and mortality risk transfers.

Market snapshot

These figures describe Reinsurance (3.3.6), the segment that Life & Health Reinsurance sits within. They are not figures for Life & Health Reinsurance on its own.

Market size
~$99B
Growth
~8.2%CAGR (2017–22, nominal)
Companies
~177 firms
Firms by employee count

68.4% of firms have fewer than 20 employees: 121 micro-businesses, below most mandates.

The investable universe56 firms with 20+ employees
20–99
1730%
100–499
1527%
500+
2443%

The system's shock absorber: global reinsurers (Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re, Berkshire) and the Bermuda market take catastrophe and large-loss risk off primary carriers. Rates hardened sharply after years of catastrophe losses, restoring profitability and pulling in capital, including insurance-linked securities and other alternative capital. A consolidated, capital-intensive, globally concentrated market; revenue is reinsurance premiums.

NAICS 524130. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Statistics of U.S. Businesses; U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census.

Business model & economics

Revenue model

Reinsurance premiums against ceded losses, plus investment income

Key economics

Revenue per firm
$557,886,554
Employees per firm
79.5
Recurring revenue
High

renewing treaty relationships

EBITDA margin
Combined-ratio-driven; catastrophe-exposed
Capex intensity
Low

Characteristics

  • Scale-driven: payroll is only 3% of revenue, so the cost base is assets, not headcount
  • Thin strategic-buyer pool: only 24 firms exceed 500 employees, so exits skew sponsor-to-sponsor
  • Absorbs catastrophe and large-loss risk from primary carriers.
  • Rates hardened after years of catastrophe losses.
  • Alternative capital (ILS) supplements traditional capacity.

NAICS 524130. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Statistics of U.S. Businesses; U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Economic Census.

M&A deal context

Deal activityModerate

Who’s acquiring

  • Global reinsurers
  • Bermuda & alternative-capital platforms
  • Insurance-linked-securities investors

What’s driving deals

  • Hardening rates restoring profitability.
  • Alternative capital and ILS growth.
  • Catastrophe-driven capacity dynamics.

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