Odyssey Re
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Insurance |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Headquarters | Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | Fairfax Financial |
| Website | www |
Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, United States, is an underwriter of property and casualty treaty and facultative reinsurance, as well as specialty insurance. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fairfax Financial, a financial services holding company. OdysseyRe operates through four divisions: Americas, EuroAsia, London Market and US Insurance. OdysseyRe offers a range of property, casualty, surety and credit, marine and energy, aviation and space reinsurance products from offices around the world.[citation needed]
For the year ended on December 31, 2010, reinsurance represented 65.0% of gross premiums written, and primary insurance represented the remaining 35.0%.[1]
Odyssey Re was listed as one of America's 400 Best Big Companies by Forbes in 2008 for the fourth time.[2] The company's support of a Super-PAC in the 2012 United States presidential election has been deemed controversial by some, as interference by a Canadian-owned entity in American domestic politics.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Odyssey Re Holdings Corporation". New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ "Odyssey Re Holdings". Forbes. 2009-01-12. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ^ Beckel, Michael. "Foreign-Owned Firm Gives $1 Million to Romney Super-PAC". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
External links
[edit]- Official website
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