About ZER-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company)

ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) is a leading reinsurer in Africa and a specialised institution of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). The company was established in 1990 through an Agreement of Heads of State and Government of the then Preferential Trade Area, a precursor to COMESA, to develop the insurance and reinsurance industries and support capacity building.

With 20 African signatory member states, our shareholding as of 31 December 2024 comprises of eight (8) governments, seventeen (17) government-related entities, 14 private insurance /reinsurance companies, two (2) COMESA organisations, and two (2) DFIs.

ZEP-RE has established a network of regional hub offices and contact offices to serve its footprint in COMESA and beyond. With three regional hubs in Nairobi (also the headquarters) serving East and Central Africa, Harare (Zimbabwe) serving Southern Africa, and Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire) serving West Africa & CIMA region, and 5 country offices in Lusaka (Zambia), Kampala (Uganda), Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Kinshasa (D.R. Congo), & Kigali (Rwanda). Furthermore, ZEP-RE operates a Retakaful Window out of its office in Khartoum (Sudan).