Arundo Re

Arundo Re is a global reinsurer based in Paris, offering property, life, and specialty reinsurance solutions. In 2024, it wrote €1.36 billion in premiums across 103 countries, with a 95 percent combined ratio.

History of Arundo Re

The firm began as a state-owned reinsurer in France under the name Caisse Centrale de Réassurance. It evolved into CCR Re in 2016 to handle open market reinsurance.

Today, the company is known as Arundo Re, an independent and mid-sized global reinsurance provider. Other major events that shaped its identity and global reinsurance growth include:

• 1946: creation of Caisse Centrale de Réassurance, a public reinsurer with commercial operations
• 1979: CCR allowed to write business without the French government’s financial guarantee
• 1982: establishment of specialty reinsurance for war, nuclear, and terrorism risks
• 1992: CCR becomes a limited liability company focused on state-backed reinsurance
• 2016: CCR Re launched as CCR’s dedicated open market reinsurance subsidiary
• 2017: formalization of CCR Re’s operations to expand international market reach
• 2023: SMABTP and MACSF acquire majority control, investing €200 million into CCR Re

In 2025, the company rebranded as Arundo Re, symbolizing resilience and growth (“arundo” is reed in Latin). Its focus remains on writing profitable reinsurance across P&C, life, health, and specialty lines.

Reinsurance products and services

Arundo Re takes a people-first and flexible approach, offering tailored reinsurance across major global sectors:

Property and casualty products

• property CAT
• fire
• motor liability
• accident
• engineering
• agriculture

Life and health products

• mortality
• disability
• dependency
• disease

Specialty line services

• aviation
• marine
• credit & surety
• space
• terrorism
• nuclear

Risk management and pricing tools

• Exposure Management Platform: real-time CAT tracking and risk modeling
• non-life pricing platform: actuarial-driven rating for non-life treaties
• Python pricing model: analytical tool for underwriting support
• AI clause validation: automated contract review for accuracy
• e-processing system: digital tool for treaty and fac workflow

Capital markets and retrocession solutions

• 157 Re sidecar platform: collateralized cover and ILW access
• capital retrocession: mix of market and traditional protections

Arundo Re has built long-term loyalty through reliable reinsurance and service. In 2023, 89 percent of its portfolio renewed, with 30 percent of clients retained over a decade.

Culture and core values

Arundo Re values people who are agile, open-minded, and ready to learn and grow. The company builds strong, lasting partnerships by listening closely, acting fast, and understanding what clients need.

Workplace environment and benefits

The company supports a dynamic, respectful workplace with good training, flexibility, and a focus on well-being. Staff enjoy a wide range of practical, personal, and financial support at every career stage:

• remuneration: fixed pay, yearly bonus, profit-sharing, plus savings plan matched up to €2,500
• well-being: gym with coach, regular team events, quiet zones, and free fruit and drinks
• onboarding: e-learning platform, expert sessions, and an intro lunch with the HR team
• more benefits: health care, hybrid work, bike rental, restaurant tickets, help with investments, on-site massage therapy, and stress-relief sessions

These perks empower the firm’s skilled and passionate underwriters to work closely with clients to create solutions that fit each need.

Diversity and inclusion

Arundo Re supports open-minded, driven people who want to grow in a sustainable and fair company. It backs teamwork, talent, and inclusion through long-term commitments to equality and technical excellence:

• gender balance: 94 percent gender equality index, with women in board and leadership roles
• diverse workforce: 213 employees across 19 nationalities and 27 job roles
• staff development: 84 percent of employees completed at least one training course
• onboarding support: newsletters and regular integration sessions support strong communication
• youth outreach: skills sponsorship with youth groups in priority schools
• charter commitments: signed LGBT+ and #activateurdeprogrès inclusion charters

Arundo Re also marks the European Week for the Employment of People with Disabilities through forums and events. It also features global voices in its Women of Power podcast series.

Environmental awareness

Arundo Re uses Digiposte to go paperless and cut down on printing. It offers Vélib’Pro and Cyclofix subsidies to support clean commuting. Its investment strategy includes ESG goals for responsible asset management.

The future at Arundo Re

The firm closed 2024 with strong financials and continued growth in key reinsurance markets. It held firm during a year marked by costly natural events and climate-driven claims. With a 211 percent solvency ratio, the company enters the next phase with solid flexibility.

With the aim of expanding its Continental Europe presence, Arundo Re names Guillaume Bergot its non-life underwriter. His broking and actuarial background supports reinsurance growth in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg. The move aligns with the firm’s strategy of strengthening regional expertise and technical precision.