Generally speaking, the following factors are considered important among insurers when considering potential reinsurance partners; (i) the financial security/solvency of the reinsurer, (ii) the third-party rating of the reinsurer, (iii) the reinsurer's reputation and history of willingness to pay claims in a complete and timely fashion, (iv) the reinsurer's reputation and history of willingness to resolve disputes in a fair, timely and cost-efficient manner, (v) the price (as measured in Rate-On-Line) of the reinsurance product, (vi) the breadth and potential cost of items excluded from coverage, (vii) the reinsurer's willingness to develop bespoke solutions for its client's risk management needs.

This is not meant to be an exhaustive list, and other factors may be considered as well.

With Facilitative Reinsurance, individual risks are offered by a ceding insurer for acceptance or rejection by the reinsurer. With Treaty Reinsurance, the reinsurer and ceding (or offering) insurer have agreed that a specified portion of the type or category of risk as specified in the reinsurance treaty will be ceded (or offered) by the insurer and accepted by the reinsurer. Fac covers an individual risk, treaty covers a group of risks.

General Insurance corporation of India, ( GIC Re) a company fully owned by Government of India and set up under an Act of Parliament in 1972 is the National reinsurer. No other reinsurer has obtained a license from Indian regulator to do reinsurance business in India. Overseas reinsurers either operate through their representative offices or through reinsurance intermediaries.

Insurance companies do invest there money in following ways, and they are:

1. Reinsurance in reinsurer for safety,

2. Governmant sector ( Traditional policies) and

3. Mutual funds(ULIP policies).