Gen Re
InsuranceConnecticut, United States1001-5000 Employees
Gen Re is a reinsurance company operating in the property/casualty and life/health segments, owned by General Re Corporation, a reinsurance holding company that is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. It provides treaty and facultative reinsurance solutions to insurers across all market segments, using a direct business model that gives clients access to decision makers and specialists in underwriting, actuarial, and claims. Gen Re is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, and employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people while maintaining a global network of 37 branch and subsidiary offices. The company emphasizes collaboration with clients to understand objectives and to provide capacity and differentiated services, and it hires and trains underwriters, actuaries, and claims professionals who work in risk assessment and management. Gen Re shares its knowledge with clients through direct underwriter-to-underwriter dialogue, research, technical seminars, roundtables, and audits, reflecting its role in risk assumption for client portfolios.