The African Reinsurance Corporation is regulated by the Agreement Establishing the Corporation and other statutory documents detailed below.
There are various corporate governance policy documents in force based on international best practices. The Corporation’s subsidiary in South Africa is locally incorporated and in addition, complies with the applicable local corporate governance codes such as the King III Report.
The Board and Management are responsible for ensuring that the Corporation applies the best practices in corporate governance that match the required minimum in modern international and peer companies.
The corporate governance principles and procedures of Africa Re are defined in a series of documents governing the organization and its management. They include:
- Agreement Establishing the African Reinsurance Corporation, defining the ownership, administration and governance structure;
- Procedure for Proposing and Introducing Amendments to the Agreement;
- General By-Laws defining the General Regulations and the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly;
- Rules of Procedure of the Board of Directors;
- Rules for Election of Directors;
- The Board Charter and Board Committee Charters, setting out the duties and responsibilities of the Board and its committees;
- Code of Ethics, which lays down rules, behaviour and attitude to be observed by staff and Management when accomplishing their duties or acting on behalf of the Corporation.
