GENERAL REINSURANCE LIFE AUSTRALIA LTD
Public Company limited by shares (Ltd) · Sydney, Australia · LEI 254900FBQZ1HZJGI4B49
LEI active
Summary
GENERAL REINSURANCE LIFE AUSTRALIA LTD is registered in Australia and entered in the “Register of Companies (ASIC)” under number 002 166 869. 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 AG (Germany). That group has 128 subsidiaries with LEIs in 21 countries, 5 of them in Australia. The LEI was first issued on 18 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 | 002 166 869 |
| 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) | 2 Jun 1981 |
| LEI | 254900FBQZ1HZJGI4B49 |
| LEI status | active |
| LEI first issued | 18 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 LIFE AUSTRALIA LTD this entity
Relationship to the parent
| Direct parent | Ultimate parent | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | General Reinsurance AG | 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 | 14 Apr 2000 | 14 Apr 2000 |
| Recorded at GLEIF since | 18 Aug 2017 | 18 Aug 2017 |
| Last updated | 2 Jun 2025 | 2 Jun 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 Africa Limited South Africa
Other names
- GENERALCOLOGNE LIFE RE AUSTRALIA LTD · previous name
- GENERALCOLOGNE LIFE AUSTRALIA LTD · previous name
- GENERAL & COLOGNE LIFE RE AUSTRALASIA LTD · previous name
- GENERAL & COLOGNE LIFE RE OF AUSTRALASIA LTD · previous name
- COLOGNE LIFE REINSURANCE COMPANY OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED · previous name