01716cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009362 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807356 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Switzerland : Financial Sector Assessment Program; Technical Note; An Assessment of Insurance Core Principles for the Reinsurance Industry. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (30 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This technical note discusses key findings of the assessment of Insurance Core Principles (ICP) for the reinsurance industry for Switzerland. It reveals that the Swiss reinsurance market is dominated by three large players with a strong international presence. The reinsurance industry comprises 20 professional reinsurers and 50 reinsurance captives with gross premiums written totaling SwF 37.4 billion for 2005. Swiss Re, European Re, and Converium have consistently maintained more than 75 percent market share. More than 95 percent of reinsurance premiums came from foreign business. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/200 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/200/002.2007.issue-200-en.xml IMF e-Library