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General Reinsurance Australia Ltd (ACN 008427450) is an Australian public company registered in 1961. ASIC's company register lists it as registered as at November 2026.
Litigation and court cases: General Reinsurance Australia Ltd
Courts and tribunals record companies by their legal name. LitigationWatch looks for GENERAL REINSURANCE AUSTRALIA LTD (ACN 008 427 450) in matters before the High Court, the Federal Court, the Federal Circuit and Family Court, the Supreme, District, County, Local and Magistrates Courts of every state and territory, and tribunals such as the Fair Work Commission, the Administrative Review Tribunal and each state's civil and administrative tribunal.
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Key facts
| Item | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Legal name | GENERAL REINSURANCE AUSTRALIA LTD |
| ACN | 008427450 |
| ABN | 16008427450 |
| Company type | Australian Public Company |
| Status (ASIC register, November 2026) | Registered |
| Status in the 2023 records | Registered |
| Class (ASIC register) | Limited by shares |
| Sub-class (ASIC register) | Unlisted public company |
| Former names | General And Cologne Reinsurance Australasia Limited, General Reinsurance Australasia Limited, Generalcologne Re Australia Ltd and Reinsurance Company Of Australasia Limited |
| Current name since | 2003 |
| Registered | 1961 (about 62 years before these records) |
| Current directors | 5 |
| Current secretaries | 1 |
| Shareholders recorded | 0 |
| Ultimate holding company | Berkshire Hathaway Inc |
| Former ultimate holding companies | General Re Corporation |
| Appointed auditor | Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu |
Associated parties
No other Australian companies are linked to General Reinsurance Australia Ltd by majority shareholdings in these records; its own records link it to 45 people.
Board changes by year
Between 1970 and 2021, records show 50 appointments and 43 recorded departures at General Reinsurance Australia Ltd. The busiest year was 2017, with 10 changes. For 1 former role the year of leaving is not recorded.
| Year | Appointed | Left |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 5 | 5 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 |
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