Established:
24 February, 1976, Yaounde, Cameroon 

Head Office:
Lagos, Nigeria

Regional Offices:
Abidjan, Cairo, Casablanca, Lagos, Nairobi, Ebene (Mauritius)

Contact Office:
Addis Ababa (Ethiopia)

Subsidiaries:
African Reinsurance Corporation (South Africa) Ltd. (Johannesburg)
Africa Retakaful Ltd. (Cairo)

Membership:
41 member countries of the African Union
African Development Bank (AfDB)
101 African insurance and reinsurance companies
4 DFIs (IFC, DEG, FMO, PROPARCO) + IRB-Brasil Re

Authorized Capital:
US$ 500 million

Paid-up Capital:
US$ 199 million (end 2010);
US$ 300 million (Est. end 2012)

Shareholders' Equity:
US$ 344 million (end 2010);
US$ 600 million (Est. end 2012)

Net Profit :
US$ 69 million (2011)

Gross Written Premium:
US$ 631 million (2011)

Publications:
The African Reinsurer
The Risk Watch

Official Languages:
French & English