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Thus, this paper proposes a modified bio-inspired metaheuristic, the Enhanced Multiobjective Particle Swarm Optimization (E-MOPSO), for reinsurance contract optimization, allowing insurers to hedge the maximum possible amount of risk through reinsurance and protect insurance companies against massive claims resulting from natural catastrophes. To verify the effectiveness of those multiobjective solutions, the algorithm was implemented in R and compared against state-of-the-art algorithms such as MOPBIL and VEPBIL, using ANOVA and the Tukey test in a real-world contract comprising 7 layers. Moreover, a 15-layer semi-synthetic dataset was created using the original one to test the algorithm\u2019s ability. 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