South Africa · Southern Africa
General Reinsurance Africa Limited
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9 badgesGroup 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.
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Foreign multinational
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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.
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Internationally active insurance group
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Listed in Africa
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Official sources
This directory holds no official website for General Reinsurance Africa Limited: the PA / FSCA register does not publish one and no sourced profile has been accepted. The register is the authoritative record of who is licensed.
Business profile
Understanding General Reinsurance Africa Limited
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Life and non-life reinsurance
Gen Re's 2022 solvency report describes General Reinsurance Africa's business across death, disability, health, property and liability risks for sub-Saharan markets. Insurers should contact the local operation to establish current underwriting appetite and technical support for their proposed reinsurance placement.
About reinsurer business
Reinsurance transfers agreed risks from an insurer to a reinsurer. Treaty arrangements cover a defined portfolio; facultative arrangements address individual risks. Reinsurance enquiries are typically made by insurers or reinsurance brokers.
General guidance for the directory category. Specific products and terms must be confirmed with General Reinsurance Africa Limited.
Explore the South Africa insurance market or other entries in this category.
Preparing a business enquiry
- Which classes, territories and treaty or facultative arrangements are considered?
- What exposure data and loss history are needed for an underwriting submission?
- Who handles contract wording, claims notifications and account settlement?
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At a glance
- Berkshire Hathaway listed on
- New York Stock ExchangeBRK.BNew York Stock ExchangeBRK.A
- 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
- Prudential Authority (SARB) and Financial Sector Conduct Authority (PA / FSCA)resbank.co.za
- Local currency
- ZAR
- Source basis
- Regulator / industry register
- Country verification
- Verified - full register · PA licence-conversion Appendix A/B
- Identifiers
- slug south-africa-general-reinsurance-africa-limited · row 760/api/v1/insurers/south-africa-general-reinsurance-africa-limited.json