Subsidiary Company


GIC Re South Africa Ltd is a 100% owned subsidiary of General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re) which is owned by the Government of India. GIC Re South Africa was established by acquiring South African composite reinsurer Saxum Re in 2014 to cater to Reinsurance needs of Africa continent, especially South Africa. The core business philosophy of GIC Re SA includes reinsurance capacity development in Africa, application of the state of art technology, mutually beneficial relationships, benchmarking reinsurance and service delivery mechanism and a professional attitude.
The company is rated BB+ (Global) and zaAAA (National) by S&P. GIC Re South Africa Ltd is backed by an unconditional and irrevocable parental guarantee from its parent, GIC Re India.
The company underwrites business from the entire African continent. Today, GIC Re South Africa is a major reinsurance player in South African market and continues to grow in the region.
Board of Directors
| Director 1 | Director 2 |
|---|---|
| Mr. N. Ramaswamy Non-Executive Director |
Mr. V. Balakrishna Non-Executive Director |
| Mr. Jetho Jhamnani Executive Director |
Mr. Jonathan Bagg Independent Non-Executive Director, Chairman |
| Mr. Sanjay Bhikha Independent Non-Executive Director |
Ms. Nazley Sallie Independent Non-Executive Director |
| Ms. Fundiswa Roji Independent Non-Executive Director |
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Management Team
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mr. Shyjulal K. Palat | Chief Finance Officer |
| Mr. Jetho Jhamnani | Managing Director & CEO |
| Mr. Varun Bhardwaj | Chief Operating Officer |
| Mr. Rahul Goel | Chief Technology Officer & Manager HR |
| Ms. Niharika Suthar | Chief Risk Officer & Manager Admin |
| Mr. Dipan Panja | Chief Underwriting Officer |
| Mr. Wilson Mwase | Company Secretary & Compliance Officer |
| Ms. Angeline Chinyamunzore | Chief Technical Accounts Officer |
Classes of Business and Capacities
| Class of Business | Treaty Prop | Treaty Non-Prop (SI Basis) |
Facultative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PML Basis | SI Basis | PML Basis | SI Basis | ||
| Property (Fire & Engineering) | USD 8 M | USD 20 M | USD 50 M | USD 8 M | USD 50 M (Max. line of 50%) |
| Miscellaneous (Health & PA) | USD 4 M | USD 10 M | USD 20 M | USD 12.5 M | USD 25 M |
| SI Basis | |||||
| Motor | USD 10 M | USD 10 M | USD 5 M | ||
| Marine | No data available | ||||
| Cargo | USD 5 M | USD 5 M | USD 5 M | ||
| Hull | USD 4 M | USD 4 M | USD 4 M | ||
| Energy | USD 2.5 M | USD 2.5 M | USD 10 M | ||
| Liability (On Limit of Liability Basis) | USD 3 M | USD 4 M | USD 5 M | ||
| Agriculture | USD 15 M | USD 15 M | USD 15 M | ||
| PVT (Political Violence and Terrorism) | USD 3 M | USD 6 M | USD 7.5 M | ||
| Aviation | No data available | ||||
| Airline (Hull) | USD 2 M | USD 2 M | USD 7.5 M | ||
| Airline (Liability) | USD 2 M | USD 2 M | USD 75 M | ||
| General Aviation (Hull) | USD 2 M | USD 2 M | USD 5 M | ||
| General Aviation (Liability) | USD 2 M | USD 2 M | USD 50 M | ||
Contact GIC Re SA
GIC Re South Africa Ltd
Riviera Rd Office Park,
First Floor - Block C,
6-9 Riviera
Road,Houghton,
Johannesburg 2193
Telephone: +27 (0) 11 877 0760
Email: info[at]gicresa[dot]co[dot]za
Visit GIC Re SA
Website: http://www.gicresa.co.za/
REINSURANCE DEPARTMENT: reinsurance[at]gicresa[dot]co[dot]za
FINANCE DEPARTMENT: finance[at]gicresa[dot]co[dot]za
ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT: accounts[at]gicresa[dot]co[dot]za

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