General Re, or Gen Re, is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway and a leading property/casualty and life reinsurance player. The company's main subsidiary, General Reinsurance, is one of the biggest reinsurers in the US. Its second-largest operating company is Germany's Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft (Cologne Re), the world's oldest reinsurer and a major force in international...