Class code R
Reinsurer
Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.
82 entities in 27 countries.
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| Company | Country | Class | Parent / group | Ownership | Regulator | Verification | Popularity |
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| CCR (Compagnie Centrale de Reassurance)State-owned National reinsurer | Algeria | RReinsurer | Government of Algeria | State-owned / parastatal | CSA | Verified | — |
| National Reinsurance Co (Sudan Re)State-owned Registered as شركة إعادة التأمين الوطنية | Sudan | RReinsurer | Government of Sudan | State-owned / parastatal | ISA | Partial | — |
| Tunis ReState-ownedBVMT National reinsurer; listed; Registered as Société tunisienne de réassurances TUNIS RE | Tunisia | RReinsurer | Government / industry | State-owned / parastatal | CGA | Verified | — |
| Aveni-Re Private regional reinsurer | Côte d'Ivoire | RReinsurer | Independent | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Kenya Re Cote d'IvoireNSE: KNRE Regional subsidiary; Registered as KENYA RE (Filiale) | Côte d'Ivoire | RReinsurer | Kenya Re | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| NCA Re (Nouvelle Compagnie Africaine de Reassurance) Registered as NCA-RE | Côte d'Ivoire | RReinsurer | Independent | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| GN Reinsurance Co | Ghana | RReinsurer | Groupe Nduom | Domestic private | NIC | Verified | — |
| Ghana Reinsurance Co (Ghana Re)State-owned | Ghana | RReinsurer | Ghana Re | State-owned / parastatal | NIC | Verified | — |
| Mainstream Reinsurance Co | Ghana | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | NIC | Verified | — |
| WAICA Reinsurance Ghana | Ghana | RReinsurer | WAICA Re | Pan-African group | NIC | Verified | 63 Confidence: Low |
| African Reinsurance Corp (Africa Re) - HQ Multilateral; not subject to NIIRA recapitalisation | Nigeria | RReinsurer | Africa Re | Regional / multilateral | NAICOM | Partial | — |
| Continental Reinsurance Plc Group HQ Lagos | Nigeria | RReinsurer | Continental Re | Pan-African group | NAICOM | Partial | — |
| FBS Reinsurance | Nigeria | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | NAICOM | Partial | — |
| Sen Re (Societe Senegalaise de Reassurances)State-owned | Senegal | RReinsurer | Government / industry | State-owned / parastatal | CIMA / CRCA | Partial | — |
| WAICA Reinsurance Corp Freetown HQ; subsidiaries in Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Tunisia | Sierra Leone | RReinsurer | WAICA Re | Pan-African group | SLICOM | Partial | — |
| CICA-Re Regional reinsurer; Lome HQ | Togo | RReinsurer | CIMA member states | Regional / multilateral | CIMA / CRCA | Unverified | 90 Confidence: Medium |
| Africa Re (Douala regional office) | Cameroon | RReinsurer | Africa Re | Regional / multilateral | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Continental Reinsurance Cameroon | Cameroon | RReinsurer | Continental Re | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Ghana Reinsurance Cameroon | Cameroon | RReinsurer | Ghana Re | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Ethiopian Reinsurance (Ethio-Re)State-owned Established 2016 | Ethiopia | RReinsurer | Industry / government | State-owned / parastatal | NBE | Partial | — |
| Continental Reinsurance Ltd (Kenya) | Kenya | RReinsurer | Continental Re | Pan-African group | IRA | Verified | — |
| East Africa Reinsurance Co | Kenya | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | IRA | Verified | — |
| Ghana Reinsurance Co (Kenya) | Kenya | RReinsurer | Ghana Re | Pan-African group | IRA | Verified | — |
| Kenya Reinsurance Corp (Kenya Re)State-ownedNSE: KNRE Listed | Kenya | RReinsurer | Kenya Re | State-owned / parastatal | IRA | Verified | 82 Confidence: Low |
| WAICA Reinsurance (Kenya) | Kenya | RReinsurer | WAICA Re | Pan-African group | IRA | Verified | — |
| East Africa Reinsurance Co (Tanzania) Licensed 2023 | Tanzania | RReinsurer | EA Re | Pan-African group | TIRA | Verified | — |
| Grand Reinsurance Tanzania Licensed 2022 | Tanzania | RReinsurer | Grand Re | Pan-African group | TIRA | Verified | 66 Confidence: Low |
| PanAfrique Reinsurance Licensed 2022 | Tanzania | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | TIRA | Verified | — |
| Tanzania National Reinsurance Corp (Tan-Re)State-owned | Tanzania | RReinsurer | Government / industry | State-owned / parastatal | TIRA | Verified | — |
| Kenya Reinsurance Corp (Uganda)NSE: KNRE Second local reinsurer licence | Uganda | RReinsurer | Kenya Re | Pan-African group | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Uganda Reinsurance Co (Uganda Re) | Uganda | RReinsurer | Industry-owned | Domestic private | IRA-U | Verified | — |
| Continental Reinsurance Botswana Regional subsidiary; Registered as Continental Reinsurance Company Limited | Botswana | RReinsurer | Continental Re | Pan-African group | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| NamibRe (Namibia National Reinsurance Corp)State-owned Mandatory cessions; Registered as Namibia National Reinsurance Corporation Limited (NamibRe) | Namibia | RReinsurer | Government of Namibia | State-owned / parastatal | NAMFISA | Verified | — |
| African Reinsurance Corporation (Sa) Limited | South Africa | RReinsurer | Africa Re | Regional / multilateral | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| GIC Re South Africa LimitedNSE: GICRE | South Africa | RReinsurer | GIC Re (India) | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| General Reinsurance Africa LimitedNYSE: BRK.B | South Africa | RReinsurer | Berkshire HathawayIAIG | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| Hannover Reinsurance Africa LimitedFWB: HNR1 | South Africa | RReinsurer | Hannover Re | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| Munich Reinsurance Company Of Africa LimitedFWB: MUV2 | South Africa | RReinsurer | Munich ReIAIG | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| RGA Reinsurance Company Of South Africa LimitedNYSE: RGA | South Africa | RReinsurer | RGAIAIG | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| Scor Africa LimitedEuronext Paris: SCR | South Africa | RReinsurer | SCORIAIG | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| Swiss Re Africa LimitedSIX: SREN | South Africa | RReinsurer | Swiss ReIAIG | Foreign multinational | PA / FSCA | Verified | — |
| Kenya Re ZambiaNSE: KNRE Regional subsidiary; Registered as Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Zambia Limited | Zambia | RReinsurer | Kenya Re | Pan-African group | PIA | Verified | — |
| Baobab Life & Health (Life reassurer)ZSE: ZIMR | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | ZimRe Holdings | Pan-African group | IPEC | Verified | — |
| Emeritus ReZSE: ZIMR | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | ZimRe Holdings | Pan-African group | IPEC | Verified | — |
| FBC ReinsuranceZSE: FBC | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | FBC Holdings | Domestic private | IPEC | Verified | — |
| First Mutual Reinsurance Co (FMRE)ZSE: FML | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | First Mutual Holdings | Domestic private | IPEC | Verified | 78 Confidence: Low |
| Grand Reinsurance Co | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | Grand Re | Pan-African group | IPEC | Verified | — |
| Muca Reinsurance Co | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | IPEC | Verified | 54 Confidence: Low |
| Transaxis Reinsurance Co | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | IPEC | Verified | 60 Confidence: Low |
| Tropical Reinsurance Co | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | Independent | Domestic private | IPEC | Verified | — |
| WAICA Reinsurance Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | WAICA Re | Pan-African group | IPEC | Verified | — |
| ZB ReinsuranceZSE: ZBFH | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | ZB Financial Holdings | Domestic private | IPEC | Verified | — |
| ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance) - Zimbabwe hub | Zimbabwe | RReinsurer | ZEP-RE | Regional / multilateral | IPEC | Verified | 56 Confidence: Low |
| Mulemba-Re Certificate 35/ARSEG/MF/26 issued 2026-08-30; a reinsurer by name (ARSEG announced an application to form an Angolan-law reinsurer); ownership not researched | Angola | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | ARSEG | Verified | — |
| Continental Reinsurance Holdings Ltd Listed by NBFIRA as a reinsurer alongside Continental Reinsurance Company Limited; appears to be the group holding company, so a reviewer may drop it | Botswana | RReinsurer | Continental Re | Pan-African group | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| Emeritus International Reinsurance Company (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| FBC Re (Botswana) (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| FMRE Property & Casualty (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched; Registered as FMRE Property & Casualty (Proprietary) Limited | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| Grand Reinsurance Botswana (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| P & C Reinsurance Company (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| Saha Reinsurance (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| Solid Reinsurance (Pty) Ltd ownership not researched | Botswana | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | NBFIRA | Verified | — |
| Sunu Re Captive reinsurer, per the list; parent taken from the name; ownership not researched; Registered as SUNU RE (Captive de réassurance) | Côte d'Ivoire | RReinsurer | Sunu Group | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Manzi-Ré Captive reinsurer, per the list; licensed by CRCA decision 071-25 of 13 Dec 2025 as MANZI Réassurance SA Côte d'Ivoire, captive of the NSIA group for life and non-life reinsurance; Registered as MANZI-Ré (Captive de réassurance) | Côte d'Ivoire | RReinsurer | NSIA Group | Pan-African group | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Africa Re Listed by ARCA as a reinsurance operator with no licence number. RG because Africa Re is an intergovernmental reinsurer; ownership not otherwise researched. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | RReinsurer | Africa Re | Regional / multilateral | ARCA | Verified | — |
| Zep Re Listed by ARCA as a reinsurance operator with no licence number. RG because Zep Re is the COMESA regional reinsurer; ownership not otherwise researched. | Democratic Republic of the Congo | RReinsurer | ZEP-RE | Regional / multilateral | ARCA | Verified | — |
| Eswatini Re Ltd ownership not researched | Eswatini | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | FSRA | Verified | — |
| Ezulwini Reinsurance Company ownership not researched | Eswatini | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | FSRA | Verified | — |
| Emeritus Reinsurance Company Ltd (Malawi) ownership not researched; Registered as Emeritus Reinsurance Company Limited | Malawi | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | RBM | Verified | — |
| Atlantic Re Formerly Société Centrale de Réassurance (SCR), renamed by ACAPS decision P/EA/2.25 of 31 Dec 2025 (BO 7480, 5 Feb 2026); licensed for reassurance and takaful reinsurance; successor of row 84, which carried CDG Group / SO; current ownership not researched | Morocco | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | ACAPS | Verified | — |
| Emeritus Resseguros, SA ownership not researched | Mozambique | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | ISSM | Verified | — |
| Continental Reinsurance (Tunisia Branch) Offshore branch writing non-resident reinsurance only; parent named by the register (Nigeria); Registered as CONTINENTAL RE (Nigeria) | Tunisia | RReinsurer | Continental Reinsurance | Pan-African group | CGA | Verified | — |
| CICA-RE (Tunisia Branch) Offshore branch writing non-resident reinsurance only; parent named by the register (Togo); CICA-RE is the CIMA-zone regional reinsurer; Registered as CICA RE (Togo) | Tunisia | RReinsurer | CICA-RE | Regional / multilateral | CGA | Verified | — |
| Emeritus Reinsurance Zambia Ltd ownership not researched | Zambia | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | PIA | Verified | — |
| Finsbury Reinsurance Ltd ownership not researched | Zambia | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | PIA | Verified | — |
| Klapton Reinsurance Ltd ownership not researched | Zambia | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | PIA | Verified | — |
| Zambia Reinsurance Plc ownership not researched | Zambia | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | PIA | Verified | — |
| SCG-Re The DNA's 2024 report expands the name as Societe Commerciale Gabonaise de Reassurance (SCG RE) and records it as the market's only reinsurer. Ownership not researched.; Registered as SCG – Ré | Gabon | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | CIMA / CRCA | Verified | — |
| Al Mazalla Reinsurance Company From the Authority's separate reinsurance companies table. Transliterated from the register's Arabic name; the Authority publishes no English name. Ownership not researched.; Registered as المظلة لإعادة التأمين | Libya | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | Libyan Insurance Supervisory Authority | Verified | — |
| Libya Reinsurance Company From the Authority's separate reinsurance companies table. Transliterated from the register's Arabic name; the Authority publishes no English name. Ownership not researched.; Registered as ليبيا لإعادة التأمين | Libya | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | Libyan Insurance Supervisory Authority | Verified | 57 Confidence: Low |
| Delta Reinsurance Company From the Authority's separate reinsurance companies table. Transliterated from the register's Arabic name; the Authority publishes no English name. Ownership not researched.; Registered as دلتا لإعادة التأمين | Libya | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | Libyan Insurance Supervisory Authority | Verified | — |
| Al Iqtisadiya Reinsurance Company From the Authority's separate reinsurance companies table. Transliterated from the register's Arabic name; the Authority publishes no English name. Ownership not researched.; Registered as الاقتصادية لإعادة التأمين | Libya | RReinsurer | Parent not named in register | Domestic private | Libyan Insurance Supervisory Authority | Verified | — |
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