GENERAL REINSURANCE AUSTRALIA LTD
Public Company limited by shares (Ltd) · Sydney, Australia · LEI 254900YWY5KUFT1H3P44
LEI active
Summary
GENERAL REINSURANCE AUSTRALIA LTD is registered in Australia and entered in the “Register of Companies (ASIC)” under number 008 427 450. Its legal form is Public Company limited by shares (Ltd). According to GLEIF, its ultimate parent is BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. (United States), and its direct parent is GENERAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION (United States). That group has 128 subsidiaries with LEIs in 21 countries, 5 of them in Australia. The LEI was first issued on 30 Aug 2017 and the record was last updated on 1 Jun 2026; the next renewal is due by 28 Jun 2027. AssetCensus found 1 data-quality note for this entity (see below).
Written from GLEIF data using fixed, reviewed sentence templates.
Data-quality notes (AssetCensus analysis)
- The ultimate-parent link rests on accounts for the period ending 31 Dec 2020, more than 24 months before this data release. The group may have changed since.
Company details
| Legal form | Public Company limited by shares (Ltd) |
|---|---|
| Register | Register of Companies (ASIC) · Register website |
| Registration number | 008 427 450 |
| Registration authority | The Australian Securities and Investment Commission |
| Jurisdiction | Australia |
| Registered address | Level 20, 1 O'Connell Street, 2000 Sydney, Australia |
| Category | company or other legal entity |
| Status | active |
| Founded (per GLEIF) | 14 Dec 1961 |
| LEI | 254900YWY5KUFT1H3P44 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 30 Aug 2017 |
| LEI record last updated | 1 Jun 2026 |
| Next LEI renewal | 28 Jun 2027 |
| Corroboration of the LEI record | fully corroborated |
Group membership
GENERAL REINSURANCE AUSTRALIA LTD this entity
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | GENERAL REINSURANCE CORPORATION | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. |
| Accounting period | 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020 | 1 Jan 2020 to 31 Dec 2020 |
| Evidence | other official documents | other official documents |
| Corroboration | supplied by the entity only | supplied by the entity only |
| Accounting standard | US GAAP | US GAAP |
| Consolidation percentage reported to GLEIF | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Relationship start | 30 Aug 2017 | 30 Aug 2017 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 28 Aug 2018 | 30 Aug 2017 |
| Last updated | 2 Jun 2025 | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Record status | current | current |
Other subsidiaries of the same direct parent (2)
- GENERAL RE LIFE CORPORATION United States
- General Reinsurance AG Germany
Other names
- GENERALCOLOGNE RE AUSTRALIA LTD · previous name
- GENERAL AND COLOGNE REINSURANCE AUSTRALASIA LIMITED · previous name
- GENERAL REINSURANCE AUSTRALASIA LIMITED · previous name
- REINSURANCE COMPANY OF AUSTRALASIA LIMITED · previous name
History
20 May 2025Legal name changed