Rating Upgrades: AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating of Greenlight Reinsurance, Ltd. and Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland to A (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Ratings to "a" (Excellent), while also upgrading Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. to "bbb" (Good).
Performance Improvement: The upgrades reflect GLRE's improved operating performance, stabilized investment results, and profitable underwriting results, with 2025 showing some of the strongest results in the company's history.
Business Profile and Risk Management: AM Best assesses GLRE's business profile as neutral, noting its long tenure in the reinsurance market and appropriate enterprise risk management practices that align with its business complexity.
Company Overview: Greenlight Reinsurance, incorporated in the Cayman Islands in 2004, provides global property/casualty reinsurance and has diversified its operations, including launching the Greenlight Re Innovations Syndicate 3456 at Lloyd's in 2022.
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About GLRE
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd provides multiline property and casualty insurance and reinsurance through its licensed and regulated reinsurance entities in the Cayman Islands and Ireland, and its Lloyd’s platform, Greenlight Innovation Syndicate 3456. The Company’s segments include Open Market and Innovations. In the Open Market segment, the Company underwrites reinsurance business, sourced through the brokerage distribution channels and Lloyd’s. The Company writes treaty reinsurance on a proportional and non-proportional basis. Its lines of business include casualty, financial, health, multiline, property and specialty. In the Innovations segment, the Company provides reinsurance capacity to startup companies and managing general agents (MGAs) based globally, sourced mainly through direct placements with its strategic partners. This segment also includes business written by Syndicate 3456. Its lines of business include casualty, financial, health, multiline and specialty.
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Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
