Australia · Oceania · class R

Reinsurer insurance 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.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
Everest International ReinsuranceRReinsurerEverestForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
General Reinsurance AustraliaRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
General Reinsurance Life AustraliaRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Hannover Life Re of AustralasiaRReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Hannover Rück SERReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Munich Reinsurance Co (Munich Re)RReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Munich Reinsurance Co of AustralasiaRReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Pacific Life Re (Australia)RReinsurerPacific LifeIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
RenaissanceRe Europe AGRReinsurerRenaissanceReForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
RGA Reinsurance Co of AustraliaRReinsurerRGAIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
SCOR Global Life AustraliaRReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
SCOR Reinsurance Asia PacificRReinsurerSCORIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Swiss Re AsiaRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Swiss Re Life & Health AustraliaRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Transatlantic Reinsurance CoRReinsurerAIG / Alleghany-BerkshireForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified

About reinsurers in Australia

How many reinsurers are licensed in Australia?

15 of the 145 licensed insurance entities in Australia are classified as reinsurer (10%), according to the APRA / ASIC register as reflected in this directory (verified - full registers).

Who regulates reinsurers in Australia?

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

Are the reinsurers in Australia locally or foreign owned?

15 of 15 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including Berkshire Hathaway, Talanx, Munich Re, Pacific Life), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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