New Zealand · Oceania · class R
Reinsurance companies in New Zealand
8 licensed reinsurers, 10% of the 81 insurance entities supervised by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA. Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.
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| Company | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Re NZNYSE: BRK.B Registered as General Reinsurance Australia Ltd | RReinsurer | Berkshire HathawayIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Hannover Life Re of Australasia NZFWB: TLX Registered as Hannover Life Re of Australasia Ltd | RReinsurer | TalanxIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | 69 Confidence: Low |
| Munich Re NZFWB: MUV2 Registered as Munich Reinsurance Company | RReinsurer | Munich ReIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | 50 Confidence: Low |
| RGA NZNYSE: RGA Registered as RGA Reinsurance Company of Australia Limited | RReinsurer | RGAIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Swiss Re Life & Health NZSIX: SREN Registered as Swiss Re Life & Health Australia Limited | RReinsurer | Swiss ReIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| General Reinsurance Life Australia Ltd Register gives no class; class R inferred from the name (Reinsurance). Licence effective 2013-05-22; rating: rating not required; exemptions: S38, S59, S119. Group from the name it shares with General Reinsurance Australia Ltd (row 195, Berkshire Hathaway); FM follows that row | RReinsurer | Gen Re | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Munich Reinsurance Company of Australasia LimitedFWB: MUV2 Register gives no class; class R inferred from the name (Reinsurance). Licence effective 2013-04-02; rating: rating not required; exemptions: S38, S59, S119. Group from its name; FM follows row 197 (Munich Re) | RReinsurer | Munich ReIAIG | Foreign multinational | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
| Risk Reinsurance Limited Register gives no class; class R inferred from the name (Reinsurance). Licence effective 2023-03-23; rating: rating not required. Licensed 23 Mar 2023. ownership not researched | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | RBNZ / FMA | Verified | — |
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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 New Zealand
How many reinsurers are licensed in New Zealand?
8 of the 81 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in New Zealand are classified as reinsurer (10%). Verified against the regulator register.
Who regulates reinsurers in New Zealand?
Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA (RBNZ / FMA). Regime: Insurance (Prudential Supervision) Act 2010 (IPSA). Official website: https://rbnz.govt.nz.
Who owns the reinsurers in New Zealand?
Of the 8 licensed reinsurers in New Zealand, 7 are subsidiaries of foreign multinational groups (Munich Re, Berkshire Hathaway, Gen Re) and 1 is a domestic private company, as recorded in the register.
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