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General Reinsurance AG

Profile highlights

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  • Group spans 4 directory continents

    Berkshire Hathaway: 17 markets across 4 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

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  • Group listed in 15+ markets

    Berkshire Hathaway: 17 markets across 4 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

  • Group spans 10+ directory regions

    Berkshire Hathaway: 17 markets across 4 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.

  • Internationally active insurance group

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  • Direct parent documented

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  • Ultimate parent documented

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  • Listed in Europe

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Badge criteria
RReinsurerForeign multinationalIAIGGroup listedNYSE: BRK.BGroup listedNYSE: BRK.AVerified against the regulator register

BaFin’s entries in the EIOPA register do not record class of business or ownership. The class shown was inferred from the name. The parent group was inferred from the name. Treat both as analytical convenience, not register fact.

Official sources

BaFin regulator profile

This directory holds no official website for General Reinsurance AG: BaFin’s entries in the EIOPA register do not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.

Popularity index

Since 1 Sept 2026

82out of 100

Rank in Germany
56 of 499 insurers
Likely range
75–87
Confidence
Low

An estimate of how often people search Google for this insurer, from the searches in which this page appears — with automated searches removed and each day adjusted for where the page ranked. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

At a glance

Berkshire Hathaway listed on
New York Stock ExchangeBRK.BNew York Stock ExchangeBRK.A

Legal identity and licensed footprint

From public sources, last checked 2026-09-08. The register itself is verified against BaFin’s entries in the EIOPA register.

Legal address
Theodor-Heuss-Ring 11, 50668 Köln, Germany
Legal form
Aktiengesellschaft 6QQB
Registered at
Commercial RegisterNo. HRB 773
LEI record
Active entityGLEIF, seen 2026-09-08

Licensed footprint

  • Licensed in Germany by the BaFin.
  • Direct parent GENERAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION LEI 5493002DDFR3QFSNTM07.
  • Ultimate parent BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. LEI 5493000C01ZX7D35SD85.
  • Part of Berkshire Hathaway in the register (17 countries).

Sources: register (licence); GLEIF LEI record (legal identity, parents and branches).

Class of business
ReinsurerCarriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.
Parent / group
Berkshire HathawayLicensed in 17 countries, 25 entities in this directory.Ultimate parent Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. is an Internationally Active Insurance Group (IAIS register), supervised group-wide by Nebraska Department of Insurance, United States.
Ownership
Foreign multinationalSubsidiary of a multinational headquartered outside the continent.
Regulator
Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin)bafin.de
Local currency
EUR
Register identifiers
LEI 391200QTD6VW5OOK0Z35National ID 6918
Registered office
KölnAuthorised since 1988-01-01
Basis
Class: Inferred from nameGroup: Inferred from name
Source basis
EIOPA Register of Insurance Undertakings export (3 Sep 2026)
Country verification
Verified - full EIOPA register · EIOPA export, 498 domestic undertakings / 3rd-country branches
Identifiers
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