Direct underwriting, claims and client relationships are the heart of the advantages Gen Re provides to our clients. We believe that direct distribution offers significant benefits to our clients and us. By working on a direct basis and sharing risk with our clients, we are in the position of having our clients' interests aligned with our own.

Dealing directly with Gen Re gives clients the benefits of:

• single-point underwriting, pricing and claims accountability;
• direct access to decision makers;
• direct access to reinsurance services and proprietary underwriting tools that can help clients improve their profitability and mitigate their exposures;
• our global network of underwriting and claim specialists that work locally with our clients to deliver tailored solutions;
• superior financial strength, leading to more reliable ability and willingness to pay claims; and
• transparency of reinsurance costs.

Gen Re supports companies in all segments of the insurance industry. We work closely with our clients to understand their strategic and operational issues so that we can provide tailored services in the areas of risk assessment, risk assumption and risk management.

In all of our underwriting operations our approach is consistent – we aim to offer relevant capacity in a differentiated way for our clients.