Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company has a comprehensive reinsurance program in place for the 2009 hurricane season including the following:
  • Catastrophe excess of loss provided by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (Mandatory Layer) at the 90% level
  • Catastrophe excess of loss provided by the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund to companies that participated in the Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program
  • Catastrophe excess of loss
  • Property Per Risk (per property) and Liability excess of loss
  • Second and Third Event catastrophe excess of loss
  • Reinstatement Premium Protection
In addition to the above, the Company maintains Quota Share reinsurance coverage on its homeowners and dwelling fire business.

The following is a list of Universal P&C’s reinsurance partners for the 2009 hurricane season:

2009 Reinsurance PartnersAM Best RatingS&P Rating
Domestic
American Agricultural Ins. Co.AA
Everest Reinsurance CompanyA+A+
Odyssey America Reinsurance Corp.AA-
Bermuda
ACE Tempest Reinsurance LimitedA+A+
Amlin BermudaAA
Argo Reinsurance LimitedA 
Ariel Reinsurance Company LtdA- 
AXIS Specialty LimitedAA+
DaVinci Reinsurance LtdAA+
D.E. Shaw Re (Bermuda) Ltd.CollateralizedCollateralized
Flagstone Reassurance Suisse SAA- 
Hannover Re (Bermuda) LimitedAAA-
Harbor Point Reinsurance LimitedAA-
Hiscox Insurance Co (Bermuda) LimitedA 
Lancashire Insurance Company LimitedA- 
Montpelier Reinsurance LimitedA-A-
MS Frontier Reinsurance LimitedAAA
Partner Reinsurance Company LimitedA+AA-
Platinum Underwriters Bermuda LimitedA 
Renaissance Reinsurance LimitedA+AA-
Tokio Millennium Reinsurance LimitedA+AA
Torus Insurance (Bermuda) LimitedA- 
White Mountains Re Bermuda Ltd.A-A-
White Rock Insurance (SAC) Ltd.CollateralizedCollateralized
XL Reinsurance LimitedAA+
Europe/Asia
Allianz Risk Transfer AG AA
General Insurance Corporation of IndiaA- 
Lansforsakringar Sak Forsakringsaktiebolag (publ) A
Paris ReA-A-
R+V Versicherung AG A+
SCOR Switzerland AGA-A
Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. A+AA-
Lloyds of London Syndicates
033 (HIS) – HiscoxAA+
0382 (PWH) – HardyAA+
0435 (FDY) - FaradayAA+
0510 (KLN) – KilnAA+
0566 (STN) – Limit (QBE)AA+
0570 (ATR) – Atrium AA+
0623/2623 (AFB) - BeazleyAA+
0626 (IRK) - KingAA+
0780 (ADV) - AdventAA+
0958 (GSC) – OmegaAA+
1084 (CSL) – ChaucerAA+
1274 (AUL) – AntaresA A+
1301 (BGT) – Broadgate AA+
1400 (DRE) – Max at Lloyd’sAA+
1414 (ASC) – Ascot AA+
1910 (ARW) – Arrow (Goldman Sachs)AA+
2001 (AML) – Amlin A+A+
2003 (SJC) – Catlin AA+
2007 (NVA) – Novae AA+
2010 (MMX) – CathedralAA+
2791 (MAP) – MAP AA+
2987 (BRT) – Brit AA+
4020 (ARK) – ArkAA+
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