What Juniper Re does

Juniper Re is a specialist reinsurance broker founded in October 2023 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Baldwin Group (NASDAQ: BWIN), one of the largest US insurance brokers. The firm offers treaty, facultative, parametric, legacy, and wholesale reinsurance placements to insurers, MGAs, risk carriers, and retail brokers, serving clients ranging from middle-market accounts through Fortune 1000 enterprises. Geographically, Juniper Re operates across the United States — Tampa (headquarters), New York, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Dallas, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Chicago, Charleston, Naples, and Hartford — alongside international desks in Bermuda, London, and India, giving it a multi-jurisdictional placement footprint rare for a startup broker.

The service portfolio is organized across three lines (Reinsurance Broking, Analytics Solutions, Client Services) and five capability areas (Treaty, Facultative, Wholesale, Legacy, Parametric). On the technology side, Juniper Re runs catastrophe modeling analytics using third-party platforms from Moody's RMS and Verisk, supplemented by a proprietary refined hurricane wind footprint dataset and a geocoding accuracy analysis practice that improves input data quality into vendor CAT models. The firm has integrated partner tools including CAPE Analytics (roof-level property intelligence) and SpatialKey (visualization/analytics) into its analytics stack.

Commercially, Juniper Re monetizes via standard reinsurance brokerage commissions on premiums placed, plus fees from analytics and advisory engagements. The firm reached profitability in its second full year of operation (announced May 2026), an unusually fast ramp relative to typical reinsurance brokerage build-outs. As a subsidiary of a public broker, Juniper Re benefits from balance sheet support, regulatory standing, and cross-sell opportunities from Baldwin's broader retail brokerage network, but it has no independent capital base of its own.

Name

Juniper Re

Legal name

Juniper Re, LLC

Website

https://juniperre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Juniper Re is a specialist reinsurance broker founded in 2023 as a wholly owned subsidiary of The Baldwin Group, offering treaty, facultative, parametric, legacy, and wholesale placements to insurers, MGAs, and risk carriers across the US, Bermuda, and UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Reinsurance Broking

NAICS

Reinsurance Carriers (52413)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Reinsurance Brokerage (FSAEADAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Facultative Reinsurance Brokerage (FSAOAHAB), Facultative Catastrophe Reinsurance (FSAOAFAC)

Keywords

• Reinsurance broking
• Treaty reinsurance
• Facultative reinsurance
• Catastrophe analytics
• Parametric insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices14 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Reinsurance Broking Commissions: Juniper Re earns commissions from designing and placing tailored treaty and facultative reinsurance placements on behalf of clients. This includes treaty reinsurance, facultative placements, wholesale placements, and legacy solutions.
2. Analytics and Advisory Services: Revenue generated from providing catastrophe analytics, actuarial services, and catastrophe modeling insights to clients including reinsurance market outlook reports.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Juniper Re is a specialist reinsurance broker that designs and places tailored treaty and facultative reinsurance placements for insurers, MGAs, and risk carriers. The firm combines reinsurance broking with catastrophe analytics and client services (accounting, claims, contracts) across the US, Bermuda, and the UK, supported by capabilities in treaty, facultative, wholesale, legacy, and parametric reinsurance.

Product overview

Juniper Re is a specialist reinsurance broker offering a comprehensive suite of services across treaty, facultative, parametric, legacy, and wholesale placements. The company operates through three core service lines: Reinsurance Broking (treaty and facultative placements), Analytics Solutions (actuarial expertise and catastrophe modeling), and Client Services (accounting, claims, and contracts). These are supported by five distinct capabilities: Treaty (property & casualty and energy & marine), Facultative (property-focused), Wholesale (Bermuda and London markets), Legacy (capital solutions including adverse development covers and loss portfolio transfers), and Parametric (trigger-based coverage for natural catastrophes). Founded in 2023 as the reinsurance broking arm of The Baldwin Group, the company serves insurers, MGAs, and risk carriers across the United States, Bermuda, and the United Kingdom.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reinsurance Broking Design and placement of tailored treaty and facultative reinsurance placements for insurers, MGAs, and risk carriers. Combines market knowledge, creative solutions, and client-first mindset to safeguard capital, strengthen performance, and support growth.
• Analytics Solutions Combines actuarial expertise and advanced catastrophe analytics to transform raw data into actionable insights, empowering smarter decisions, stronger placements, and greater confidence. Supports risk assessment and pricing for reinsurance clients.
• Client Services Technical expertise across accounting, claims, and contracts ensuring seamless execution from premium reconciliation to complex reporting and contract support for reinsurance clients.
• Treaty Reinsurance Treaty reinsurance capabilities covering property & casualty and energy & marine sectors for insurers seeking to safeguard capital and structure reinsurance programs.
• Facultative Reinsurance Property-focused facultative reinsurance solutions led by Head of Facultative Russell Wagner, providing individual risk placement for complex or large property exposures.
• Wholesale Reinsurance Placement Bermuda and London wholesale insurance placement capabilities providing access to specialized carriers for risks outside traditional admitted channels, including higher limits and nuanced terms.
• Legacy Reinsurance Solutions Legacy reinsurance solutions including adverse development covers and loss portfolio transfers to unlock trapped capital, reduce earnings volatility, and support business transformation strategies.
• Parametric Reinsurance Solutions Parametric solutions providing coverage based on predefined event triggers rather than actual loss sustained. Offers fast, efficient risk management with transparent, pre-agreed payouts for natural catastrophes, weather events, and other measurable factors.
• Lotus Reinsurance Facility Reinsurance facility designed to help MGAs efficiently place the final layers of program capacity, launched as a dedicated placement solution for the MGA market.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hurricane Milton claim estimates within 4.6% of final totals using early catastrophe analytics
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CAPE AnalyticscoreTechnology or Integration · 13 November 2024Juniper Re partnered with CAPE Analytics to integrate wildfire risk characteristics including defensible space and Firewise USA community status into client data for enhanced wildfire catastrophe modeling accuracy. This integration enables more precise loss estimates and supports proactive underwriting decisions.
• Servca Group LimitedminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn the UK, Juniper Re operates as a trading name of Juniper Re UK, Ltd., which is an appointed representative of Servca Group Limited. Servca is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• TigerRisk Partners: Independent reinsurance and capital-markets advisory firm. Comparable to Juniper Re as a specialist broker targeting insurers and MGAs with analytics-enabled treaty and facultative placements.
• McGill and Partners: Independent specialty (re)insurance broker with strong analytical capabilities. Directly comparable to Juniper Re as a fast-growing, independent broker competing for specialty and reinsurance placements against larger incumbents.
• Guy Carpenter: The world's largest dedicated reinsurance broker, part of Marsh McLennan. Directly competes with Juniper Re across treaty, facultative, and analytics placements for insurers, MGAs, and risk carriers globally.
• Aon Reinsurance Solutions: Global reinsurance brokerage arm of Aon plc, one of the top-tier reinsurance intermediaries. Overlaps directly with Juniper Re across treaty, facultative, and analytics, with much greater scale and capital solutions capability.
• Howden Re: Specialty reinsurance broker within the Howden Group, with strong analytics and capital-markets capabilities. Closely comparable to Juniper Re as an independent, analytics-forward reinsurance intermediary.
• Lockton Re: Independent specialty reinsurance broker with global reach. Directly comparable to Juniper Re as a challenger broker competing on service quality and analytical differentiation against the dominant incumbents.
• Gallagher Re: Top-tier reinsurance broker formed via Arthur J. Gallagher's acquisition of Willis Re. Directly competes with Juniper Re in treaty broking, analytics, and specialty placements across US, Bermuda, and London markets.
• BMS Group: Independent insurance and reinsurance broker with strong specialty and analytics practices. Closely comparable to Juniper Re as an independent, analytics-driven reinsurance intermediary (and a key former employer of Juniper Re's president).

Broad incumbents

• Acrisure: Large, fast-growing independent insurance brokerage with growing reinsurance capabilities. Comparable to Juniper Re's parent context as a large US-based brokerage platform with international expansion ambitions.
• The Baldwin Group: Juniper Re's publicly traded parent (NASDAQ: BWIN) and the 2nd largest US insurance broker. While not a reinsurance peer in itself, Baldwin owns and capitalizes Juniper Re and provides cross-sell into its B+ premium book of primary insurance clients.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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