New Zealand · Oceania · class R

Reinsurer insurance companies in New Zealand

6 licensed reinsurers, 13% of the 48 insurance entities supervised by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA. Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.

CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerification
Gen Re NZRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Hannover Life Re of Australasia NZRReinsurerTalanxIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Munich Re NZRReinsurerMunich ReIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Pacific Life Re NZRReinsurerPacific LifeIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
RGA NZRReinsurerRGAIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified
Swiss Re Life & Health NZRReinsurerSwiss ReIAIGForeign multinationalRBNZ / FMAUnverified

About reinsurers in New Zealand

How many reinsurers are licensed in New Zealand?

6 of the 48 licensed insurance entities in New Zealand are classified as reinsurer (13%), according to the RBNZ / FMA register as reflected in this directory (not verified).

Who regulates reinsurers in New Zealand?

Reserve Bank of New Zealand / FMA (RBNZ / FMA), under IPSA 2010; ~85 licensed insurers. Official website: https://rbnz.govt.nz.

Are the reinsurers in New Zealand locally or foreign owned?

6 of 6 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.

Data: /api/v1/countries/new-zealand.json (filter by class = "reinsurer"). Licence CC BY 4.0, attribute KAFS North America.