Australia · Oceania · class X

Specialty / Credit / Captive insurance companies in Australia

5 licensed specialty / credit / captive insurers, 3% of the 145 insurance entities supervised by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority / ASIC. Credit, trade, legal-expenses, captive, agricultural, statutory-scheme or other specialist carriers.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
Atradius Credito y Caucion
Trade credit
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveGCOForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
BHP Marine & General Insurances
Captive
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveBHPDomestic privateAPRA / ASICVerified
Coface Australia (branch)
Trade credit
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveCofaceForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
First American Title Insurance Co of Australia
Title
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveFirst AmericanForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified
Stewart Title
Title
XSpecialty / Credit / CaptiveStewartForeign multinationalAPRA / ASICVerified

About specialty / credit / captive insurers in Australia

How many specialty / credit / captive insurers are licensed in Australia?

5 of the 145 licensed insurance entities in Australia are classified as specialty / credit / captive (3%), according to the APRA / ASIC register as reflected in this directory (verified - full registers).

Who regulates specialty / credit / captive insurers 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 specialty / credit / captive insurers in Australia locally or foreign owned?

4 of 5 belong to regional or foreign multinational groups (including GCO, Coface, First American), 0 are state-owned, and the rest are domestic private companies.

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