General Reinsurance Africa Limited
Public Company (Ltd) · Cape Town, South Africa · LEI 378900B024DCA3D49F94
LEI active
Summary
General Reinsurance Africa Limited is registered in South Africa and entered in the “Corporate Registers” under number 1966/003833/06. Its legal form is Public Company (Ltd). According to GLEIF, its ultimate parent is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (United States), and its direct parent is General Reinsurance AG (Germany). That group has 128 subsidiaries with LEIs in 21 countries, 1 of them in South Africa. The LEI was first issued on 28 Aug 2017 and the record was last updated on 8 Dec 2025; the next renewal is due by 15 Dec 2026.
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
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Company details
| Legal form | Public Company (Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Register | Corporate Registers · Register website |
| Registration number | 1966/003833/06 |
| Registration authority | Companies and Intellectual Property Commission |
| Jurisdiction | South Africa |
| Registered address | 2nd Floor, Waterway House North, 3 Dock Road, 8001 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 13 May 1966 |
| LEI | 378900B024DCA3D49F94 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 28 Aug 2017 |
| LEI record last updated | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Next LEI renewal | 15 Dec 2026 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
General Reinsurance Africa Limited this entity
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | General Reinsurance AG | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. |
| Accounting period | 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024 | 1 Jan 2024 to 31 Dec 2024 |
| Evidence | supporting documents | supporting documents |
| Corroboration | fully corroborated | partly corroborated |
| Accounting standard | other standard | US GAAP |
| Consolidation percentage reported to GLEIF | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Relationship start | 29 Sep 2021 | 18 Dec 1989 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 28 Aug 2017 | 28 Aug 2017 |
| Last updated | 8 Dec 2025 | 8 Dec 2025 |
| Record status | current | current |
Other subsidiaries of the same direct parent (3)
- Gen Re Servicios México Mexico
- GEN RE SERVICOS BRASIL LTDA Brazil
- GENERAL REINSURANCE LIFE AUSTRALIA LTD Australia
History
10 Oct 2023Headquarters address changed
10 Oct 2023Registered address changed