African Reinsurance Corporation (Africa Re) is the leading pan-African reinsurance company and the largest reinsurer in Africa in terms of net reinsurance written premiums.
Africa Re was set up by 36 African states in 1976, following a recommendation by the African Development Bank (AfDB), with the mission of developing the insurance and reinsurance industry in Africa through increased underwriting and retention capacities, and support to African economic development.
Ranked 38th in the 2018 Standard & Poor’s Global Reinsurance Groups and 41st of the Top 50 Global Reinsurance Groups by AM Best in 2018, Africa Re has a broad-based shareholding: 41 African member States (33.59%); the African Development Bank (8.42%); 111 African insurance and reinsurance companies (33.84%); and 3 non regional shareholders (23.15%), including leading global insurers and reinsurers from France (AXA), Canada (FAIRFAX) and Germany (ALLIANZ SE).
With headquarters in Lagos (Nigeria), Africa Re operates through six (6) Regional Offices across Africa: Casablanca (Morocco), Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire), Nairobi (Kenya), Lagos (Nigeria), Cairo (Egypt) and Ebene (Mauritius), one (1) Local Office in Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) and one (1) Underwriting Representative in Kampala (Uganda). It also has two (2) Subsidiary Companies (Africa Re South Africa Limited and Africa Retakaful) in Johannesburg (South Africa) and Cairo (Egypt) respectively.
In 2017, Africa Re wrote US$746.8 million of premium income and realized a net profit of US$87.9 million. Its shareholders’ funds reached US$902 million while its total assets were US$1,628.5 million.
The Financial Strength and Credit Rating of Africa Re is A (Stable) by A.M. Best Company (since 2016) and A – (Stable) Standard & Poor’s (since 2009).
Besides its dedication to professional insurance capacity building and technical assistance to African insurers, Africa Re participates in the equity of major regional development institutions: Africa Export-Import Bank (AFREXIMBANK), Shelter Africa, African Trade Insurance Agency (ATI), Preferential Trade Area Bank (PTA Bank) and invests significantly in African financial markets.
Up to 2% of Africa Re’s annual net profit is used to finance Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in member countries with a focus on risk management for development.
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Expertise Assistant Director (African Pools Management, Statistics, Research & Development)
Assistant Director (African Pools Management, Statistics, Research & Development)
Mr. Adewusi is a Chartered Insurer, Researcher and Business manager with over 25 years’ experience in the insurance industry. His experience spans over all the principal functions in an insurance and re-insurance: underwriting, claims management, reinsurance, marketing, research and business development. He currently function as the Assistant Director Insurance Pools Management where he is responsible for overseeing the affairs of all three insurance pools managed by Africa-Re. Mr. Adewusi reports to the Director, Central Operations and Executive Management of Africa-Re.
Mr. Adewusi joined Africa-Re in 2001 as Researcher/Statistician and is now the Assistant Director in charge of African Pools, Statistics, Research and Business Development. Prior to Joining Africa- Re, He started his career at the Royal Exchange Assurance (Nig.) PLC, where he worked between 1991 an, d 1993. He later moved to Maxona insurance Brokers (1993-1994) and Royal Trust Assurance Limited (1994-1997), and then to Phoenix of Nigeria (Reinsurance & Claims) where he rose to Senior Manager (Reinsurance & Claims).
Mr. Adewusi holds a Bachelor of Science degree (Physics), a Post Graduate Diploma (Computer Science) and a Master of Business Administration.
