In 2022, the OECD country with the highest reinsurance retention rate (combined life and non-life) was Finland, with **** percent. This means that **** percent of the premiums taken on by Finnish insurers were kept on their books, rather than being passed to reinsurers. By comparison, the OECD average is **** percent, while the United States and the United Kingdom reported retention ratios of **** and **** percent, respectively.
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