Why Insurers Choose Berkley RE
A specialist reinsurance broker with direct Lloyd’s access, deep African market knowledge, and the actuarial rigour to place complex risk with confidence.
Your Reinsurance Broker Shapes the Outcome
Choosing a reinsurance broker is not a routine procurement decision. The broker you appoint shapes the terms you secure, the capacity you can access, and how your programme responds when a loss occurs. For insurers, underwriting managers, and cell captives operating in African markets, that choice carries real weight.
Berkley RE is built for exactly this work: a specialist reinsurance and risk-management brokerage, based in Johannesburg and authorised as a Financial Services Provider (FSP #43194), placing risk into Lloyd’s and international specialty markets on behalf of clients across the continent.
What Sets Berkley RE Apart
Six reasons insurers, UMAs, and cell captives trust us with their reinsurance programmes.
Direct Lloyd's Access
As a Lloyd's Open Market Correspondent, we place African risk directly into the Lloyd's market, with no extra London broker in the chain. That means shorter timelines and full control of how your risk is presented to underwriters.
African Market Specialisation
We structure risk originating across sub-Saharan Africa, including South Africa, Angola, Zambia, Namibia, Sierra Leone and beyond, and understand the currency, political, and regulatory realities global models overlook.
Regulated and Accountable
Berkley RE is an authorised Financial Services Provider (FSP #43194), regulated by the FSCA under the FAIS Act. Your programme is placed transparently, in your interest, by a properly licensed intermediary.
Complex and Non-Standard Risk
High-value, unusual, and hard-to-place risks are our core work, including facultative placements, political violence, energy, mining, and specialty lines that standard markets cannot absorb.
Actuarial Rigour
Every recommendation is grounded in analysis. Our actuarial risk modelling quantifies exposure, pricing, and capital so your reinsurance decisions rest on evidence, not guesswork.
One Partner, End to End
From exposure mapping and programme design to market placement and ongoing servicing, you work with one team that stays with the programme through its full lifecycle.
The Difference It Makes
What direct access, specialisation, and rigour mean for your portfolio.
Better Terms
Direct market access and a well-structured submission secure more competitive terms and broader cover.
Faster Placement
A shorter broking chain means quicker access to Lloyd's capacity when you need it.
Cover That Fits
Programmes are built around your actual exposure, never a generic template.
A Partner Who Stays
We manage renewals, endorsements, and claims support, not just the initial placement.
Built for African Reinsurance
African risk does not fit neatly into global underwriting models. Currency controls, sovereign and sub-sovereign obligors, catastrophe exposure, and thin credit data all shape how a programme should be structured, and mispricing any of them is costly. Berkley RE combines direct Lloyd’s access with on-the-ground understanding of these markets, so risk is presented to underwriters in the right context and placed on terms that reflect reality.
Whether you need a treaty to protect a whole book, facultative cover for a single large exposure, co-insurance capacity for a complex risk, or actuarial modelling to inform the decision, you work with one accountable partner from first submission to final settlement.
Work With a Reinsurance Partner Who Puts Your Portfolio First
Speak to the Berkley RE team about your reinsurance programme, Lloyd’s access, or a specific risk you need to place.
