Core Strengths & Client Solutions

Fortitude Re is Bermuda’s largest multiline reinsurer with unique competitive advantages and expertise to design bespoke solutions for (re)insurers. Our experienced leadership team and unique heritage has prepared us well for the future, as we focus on comprehensive, transformational deals. Our strong financial position and investment grade ratings, validate the strength and stability Fortitude Re offers and reinforces our vision of “adding confidence to the promises of the insurance industry.” We are here for the long haul and are committed to delivering innovative solutions for our partners.

As a trusted partner with deep expertise in insurance and liability-driven investment strategies, Fortitude Re helps clients solve their most complex challenges with reinsurance solutions that allow clients to;

Client Solutions

  • Reduce earnings volatility
  • Unlock value through capital release
  • Reduce cost of capital
  • Focus on core strategies

Core Competencies

Sophisticated ALM
Modeling Capabilities

Our proprietary asset-liability modeling approach gives us the ability to generate superior risk-adjusted investment returns.

Liability-Led Approach

Our expertise managing a broad scope of Life & Annuity and P&C insurance reserves allows us to model liability cashflows with confidence.

Capital Efficiency

Our composite capital structure provides advantage over monoline reinsurers.

Highly Scalable Platform

We are unburdened by legacy expenses and processes, allowing us to invest heavily in our people and move with great agility and responsiveness.

Policy Administration Expertise

Our Fortitude Life & Annuity Solutions subsidiary, staffed by policy administration experts, provides us with a highly cost-effective, experienced and scalable administration platform for runoff life and annuity insurance blocks.

Claims Handling Expertise

Our Fortitude P&C Solutions subsidiary, staffed by deeply-experienced claims professionals, allows us to provide a full P&C claims administrative solution to our customers.

Financial Information

Portfolio & Financial Highlights

Invested Assets1

A diversified, high-quality investment portfolio that is well-matched to the nature of its liabilities, with a 12.2 year average duration.

Invested Assets<sup>1</sup>

Liabilities1

Diversified and seasoned portfolio of legacy liabilities.

Liabilities<sup>1</sup>
$48+BN
Invested Assets
$38+BN
GAAP Reserves
$5BN
Economic Surplus3
283%
Enhanced Capital Ratio4

1As of 12/31/2021     2 Nominal reserves at YE21
3December 2021 Fortitude Group Total Available Capital as defined by the Bermuda Economic Balance Sheet
4December 2021 proforma ECR at Fortitude Group

Financial Strength Ratings

Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (FRL)
AM Best1: A
Fitch Ratings2: BBB+
Fortitude International Reinsurance Ltd. (FIRL)
AM Best1: A
Fortitude Life Insurance & Annuity Company (FLIAC)
AM Best1: A
Fitch Ratings2: BBB+

1Last updated 5/2/2023      2Last updated 12/7/2023

Board of Directors

Brian T. Schreiber
Brian T. Schreiber
Alon Neches
Alon Neches
Ciara A. Burnham
Ciara A. Burnham
Sihong Chan
Sihong Chan
Douglas A. French
Douglas A. French
Neville Grant
Neville Grant
Takayuki Hanao
Takayuki Hanao
Nobuaki Iwaoka
Nobuaki Iwaoka
Patrick Kelleher
Patrick Kelleher
Brian O'hara
Brian O'hara
Richard Patching
Richard Patching
Steven Turner
Steven Turner
Jane Tutoki
Jane Tutoki
Reggie Van Lee
Reggie Van Lee
Samuel J. Weinhoff
Samuel J. Weinhoff

Our Investors

Fortitude Re is backed by a consortium of sophisticated, long-term oriented institutional investors that includes:

Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) is a global investment firm with deep industry expertise that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit and Global Investment Solutions. With $301 billion of assets under management as of December 31, 2021, Carlyle’s purpose is to invest wisely and create value on behalf of its investors, portfolio companies and the communities in which we live and invest.

T&D Holdings (TSE: 8795) is a publicly listed insurance holdings company of T&D Insurance Group, which is comprised of three core life insurers, Taiyo Life Insurance Company, Daido Life Insurance Company, and T&D Financial Life Insurance Company. Its headquarters is located in Tokyo, Japan. As of December 31, 2021, total assets of T&D Holdings were JPY 18,249 billion.

News

Fortitude Re Donates $100,000 to 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee to support academic programs for Black male students

February 8, 2024 – Nashville – Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd., (“Fortitude Re”) today announced a $100,000 donation to 100 Black Men of Middle Tennessee, Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides resources to further academic and social development of Black male students. Of the $100,000, $75,000 is earmarked to fund college scholarships for students who graduate […]

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Fortitude Re Announces Closing of $28 Billion Reinsurance Agreement with Lincoln Financial

November 21, 2023 – Hamilton, Bermuda – Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd., (“Fortitude Re”) today announced the closing of its $28 billion reinsurance agreement with The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, a subsidiary of Lincoln National Corporation (NYSE:LNC) and its affiliates (“Lincoln”). Consistent with the agreement announced May 2, 2023, Lincoln will reinsure a significant portion […]

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Fortitude Re Engages IBM to Transform and Optimize Its Life Insurance and Annuity Third Party Administration Operations

Fortitude Re and IBM establish long-term strategic relationship to collaborate on growth opportunities to further enhance Fortitude Re’s position as a leading global provider of legacy reinsurance solutions. The companies enter into $450 million, 10-year collaboration for administration of over 4 million insurance policies. IBM launches its fully licensed Life and Annuity third-party administration solution. […]

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