In November 2001, following the September, 11th 2001 (“9/11”) terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center, Taisei Fire and Marine Insurance Co (TFMI) collapsed, due to catastrophic insurance claims of
$2.5 billion.
TFMI, together with two other Japanese companies, had a management agreement with Fortress Re,
which pooled the funds of the companies to share the risks of reinsuring aviation portfolios. All four
planes that crashed on the World Trade Center and other sites during the 9/11 attack were
reinsured in the Fortress Re pool.
The participated companies’ lack of skills in management of Fortress Re and their limited
understanding of liabilities in the pool were revealed after the event. Apparently, TFMI had
completely relied on Fortress Re’s management decisions.
Even though it was true that the unforeseen nature of terrorist attack was a trigger for TFMI’s
bankruptcy, this event showed that delegating the entire authority of managing the pool to the
Fortress Re management added considerable risks to the company’s portfolio, and did not reduce
any risks. TFMI’s collapse was an example of how a company overlooked the potential risk of
“reinsurance”, and transferred risk only on the accounting book, not in the real world.
In November 2001, following the September, 11th 2001 (“9/11”) terrorist attack on the World Trade
Center, Taisei Fire and Marine Insurance Co (TFMI) collapsed, due to catastrophic insurance claims of
$2.5 billion.
TFMI, together with two other Japanese companies, had a management agreement with Fortress Re,
which pooled the funds of the companies to share the risks of reinsuring aviation portfolios. All four
planes that crashed on the World Trade Center and other sites during the 9/11 attack were
reinsured in the Fortress Re pool.
The participated companies’ lack of skills in management of Fortress Re and their limited
understanding of liabilities in the pool were revealed after the event. Apparently, TFMI had
completely relied on Fortress Re’s management decisions.
Even though it was true that the unforeseen nature of terrorist attack was a trigger for TFMI’s
bankruptcy, this event showed that delegating the entire authority of managing the pool to the
Fortress Re management added considerable risks to the company’s portfolio, and did not reduce
any risks. TFMI’s collapse was an example of how a company overlooked the potential risk of
“reinsurance”, and transferred risk only on the accounting book, not in the real world.
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