South Africa · Southern Africa
Hannover Reinsurance Africa Limited
Profile highlights
6 badgesGroup spans 1 directory continent
Hannover Re: 1 markets across 1 directory continents (Asia-Pacific is one directory region). Group membership does not establish this entity’s policy availability.
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Reinsurer
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Foreign multinational
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Part of a listed group
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Listed in Africa
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Official sources
This directory holds no official website for Hannover 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 Hannover Reinsurance Africa Limited
Sources checked
Historical portfolio transfer
The Prudential Authority's 2020/21 report records a transfer from Hannover Reinsurance Africa to Hannover Life Reassurance Africa effective 1 January 2021. This is relevant when tracing legacy contracts. Current group operations should not automatically be attributed to the directory's historical legal name.
Historical transfer evidence requires legal-entity reconciliation before a current product catalogue can be assigned.
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 Hannover 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
- Hannover Re listed on
- Frankfurt Stock ExchangeHNR1
- Class of business
- ReinsurerCarriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.
- Parent / group
- Hannover Re
- 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-hannover-reinsurance-africa-limited · row 761/api/v1/insurers/south-africa-hannover-reinsurance-africa-limited.json