Caisse Centrale de Réassurance

Caisse Centrale de Réassurance

Caisse Centrale de Réassurance was established in 1946 and remains fully owned by the French Republic. Jacques Le Pape serves as Chairman and Edouard Vieillefond as CEO. The firm originated as the central reinsurance vehicle for French natural disaster and terrorism pools. CCR writes reinsurance across personal, life, transport and aviation lines. It holds a diversified Paris real estate portfolio of 24 buildings totaling roughly 100,000 square meters and a minority interest in Arundo Re. Capital is also allocated through a multi-management mandate with Amundi Private Markets covering private equity and private debt, plus the Climate Change Resilience Fund focused on natural disaster prevention. Geographic reach includes France as primary market plus Canada and Lebanon. The firm employs no disclosed headcount figure. It maintains a headquarters at 157 Boulevard Haussmann and additional offices abroad. Adjacent vehicles include the Prix CCR Cat Nat doctoral award program established in 2015. In June 2025 CCR hosted the 16th Journée CCR in Paris on insurability and natural disaster prevention. Ownership by the French State creates a structural mandate to support national Cat Nat and terrorism pools. This public ownership distinguishes CCR from commercial reinsurers and shapes its participation in international forums such as IFTRIP and the World Forum of Catastrophe Programs.