Australia · Oceania · class R

Reinsurance companies in Australia

15 licensed reinsurers, 10% of the 145 insurance entities supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority / ASIC. Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
Everest International ReinsuranceNYSE: EGRReinsurerEverestForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
General Reinsurance AustraliaNYSE: BRK.BRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
General Reinsurance Life AustraliaNYSE: BRK.BRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
Hannover Life Re of AustralasiaFWB: TLXRReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified90 Confidence: Low
Hannover Rück SEFWB: TLXRReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified94 Confidence: Low
Munich Reinsurance Co (Munich Re)FWB: MUV2RReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
Munich Reinsurance Co of AustralasiaFWB: MUV2RReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
Pacific Life Re (Australia)RReinsurerPacific LifeIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
RenaissanceRe Europe AGNYSE: RNRRReinsurerRenaissanceReForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
RGA Reinsurance Co of AustraliaNYSE: RGARReinsurerRGAIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified89 Confidence: Low
SCOR Global Life AustraliaEuronext Paris: SCRRReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified89 Confidence: Low
SCOR Reinsurance Asia PacificEuronext Paris: SCRRReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified75 Confidence: Low
Swiss Re AsiaSIX: SRENRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified63 Confidence: Low
Swiss Re Life & Health AustraliaSIX: SRENRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—
Transatlantic Reinsurance CoRReinsurerAIG / Alleghany-BerkshireForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified—

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

About reinsurers in Australia

How many reinsurers are licensed in Australia?

15 of the 145 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Australia are classified as reinsurer (10%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates reinsurers in Australia?

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority / ASIC (APRA / ASIC). Regime: Insurance Act 1973; Life Insurance Act 1995; PHI Act 2015. Official website: https://apra.gov.au.

Who owns the reinsurers in Australia?

All 15 licensed reinsurers in Australia are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (Berkshire Hathaway, Munich Re, SCOR), as recorded in the register.

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