Reinsurance
Specialists

Insuring Stability, Ensuring Success

A Global Leader in Reinsurance Brokerage with a Focus on Africa

We are dedicated to helping African and international clients manage their risks effectively by providing exceptional reinsurance solutions tailored to their unique needs.

Our team of experts combines deep industry knowledge, global expertise, and innovative approaches to ensure that you achieve your business goals with peace of mind. With over 30 years of experience in the reinsurance industry, we have built a strong reputation for delivering results-driven solutions across diverse markets.

General Financial and Legal Reinsurance

Quota Share​

Structuring reinsurance programs to share, retain, or transfer risk efficiently through quota share, surplus, and excess of loss arrangements.

Complex Risk

Covering high-value, specialised, or unique risks requiring bespoke reinsurance structures and expert risk assessment.

Non/Proportional Treaty

Offering treaty reinsurance solutions tailored to balance risk exposure and enhance underwriting capacity.

Treaty Restructuring

Optimising existing reinsurance treaties through restructuring to improve risk transfer efficiency and capital utilisation.

Financial Lines​

Providing reinsurance solutions for financial institutions and corporations, covering tax liability risks and financial exposures.

Self-Retention​

Enabling businesses to manage and retain a portion of their own risk through structured self-insurance mechanisms.

Legal​

Protecting insurers against legal costs and liabilities arising from litigation, regulatory actions, and contractual disputes.

Captive

Supporting captive insurers with customised reinsurance solutions to optimise risk management and capital efficiency.

Comprehensive Specialty Risk Management

Logistics

Providing reinsurance solutions for supply chain risks, cargo exposures, and transportation-related liabilities.

Stock

Protecting stock and inventory throughout the supply chain, from storage to final delivery.

Marine

Covering marine cargo, hull, and liability risks for global shipping and transportation.

Political Risk

Protecting against financial losses due to government actions, expropriation, or contract breaches in unstable regions.

Aviation

Offering reinsurance for aircraft hull, liability, and aviation-related risks, for airlines, leasing companies, and manufacturers.

Political Violence

Covering losses due to civil unrest, war, insurgency, and other politically motivated violence.

Terrorism

Providing reinsurance for damages and financial losses caused by terrorist attacks and related incidents.

Livestock Specialist

Offering tailored reinsurance for livestock mortality, disease outbreaks, and agricultural risks.

Clinical Trials and Life Sciences

Covering liability and financial risks associated with pharmaceutical trials and biotech research.

Cyber Reinsurance

Protecting insurers from cyber threats, data breaches, and digital asset risks in an evolving technological landscape.

Specialised Reinsurance for Unique Industries

With 30 years of experience in both the insurance and reinsurance sectors, Nicole is committed to continuous growth and professional development.

As a reinsurance expert, she has extensive experience across South African and Pan-African markets, along with a strong understanding of regulatory frameworks and the challenges clients face.

Nicole’s experience spans underwriting, claims management, product development, pricing, and reinsurance broking, with a focus on Treaty and Facultative placements in the non-life sector.

Nicole Lopes – Executive Head

nicole@firstequityre.com
+27 83 415 1837
+203 5534 0996

Mauritius:
Unit 2, Building E, Quartier Des Serres,
Rue de Labourdonnais,
Domaine de Labourdonnais, Mapou, Mauritius

South Africa:
Suite 901 Illovo Point Office Park, 68 Melville Road
Sandton
South Africa
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