Company: GLRE
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001385613-25-000007
Chunk: 465

Company: GREENLIGHT CAPITAL RE, LTD.
Filing Date: 2025-03-10
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 465
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 assigned by independent rating agencies;●relationships with reinsurance brokers; ●pricing (for instance, significant capacity continues to enter into the market in the form of insurance linked securities, which may have the potential to impact and/or reduce reinsurance pricing and rates);●terms and conditions of products offered;●speed of claims payment; and●the experience and reputation of the members of our underwriting team in the particular lines of reinsurance we seek to underwrite.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete successfully in the reinsurance market. Our failure to compete effectively could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations, and may increase the likelihood that we will be deemed a passive foreign investment company or an investment company. See “— Risks Relating to Taxation — United States persons who own ordinary shares may be subject to United States federal income taxation on our undistributed earnings and may recognize ordinary income upon disposition of ordinary shares.” and  “—Risks Relating to Insurance and Other Regulations — We are subject to the risk of possibly becoming an investment company under U.S. federal securities law.”

Consolidation in the reinsurance industry could adversely affect us.

The reinsurance industry, including our competitors, customers, and insurance and reinsurance brokers, has experienced significant consolidation over the last several years. Consolidated entities may try to use their enhanced market power to negotiate price reductions for our products and services. If competitive pressures reduce our prices, we would expect to write less business. If the insurance industry further consolidates, competition for customers may intensify, and the importance of acquiring and servicing each customer may become greater. We could incur greater expenses relating to customer acquisition and retention, further reducing our operating margins. In addition, insurance companies that merge may be able to spread their risks across a larger capital base so that they require less reinsurance. The number of companies offering retrocessional reinsurance may decline. Reinsurance intermediaries could also consolidate, potentially adversely impacting our ability to access business and distribute our products. We could also experience more robust competition from larger, better-capitalized competitors. Any of the foregoing could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Challenging economic or political conditions may adversely impact our results of operations or financial condition.

Our results of operations and financial condition may be materially adversely affected by a challenging economic market, such as a highly inflationary environment. Inflation can be caused by any number of factors including, but not limited to, expansionary monetary policy and deficit spending