Business Details
33 Years
experience
Specialist Reinsurance Brokers for Africa & Southeast Asia
Afro-Asian Insurance Services has established itself as a distinguished Lloyd's Broker with a singular focus on reinsurance business originating from Africa and Southeast Asia. With nearly three decades of experience, we have cultivated deep expertise in local risk exposures, languages, and cultural nuances across these regions. Our dedicated broking team provides clients with access to specialist markets in Lloyd's of London and international underwriting capacities, ensuring tailored risk transfer solutions. We pride ourselves on maintaining equal commitment to both small and large accounts, delivering prompt, efficient service while upholding the highest standards of professionalism and integrity. Our mission remains centered on understanding client needs and developing innovative solutions to address their unique challenges.As a regulated entity by the Financial Conduct Authority, we maintain memberships in key industry associations including LIIBA, AIO, and WAICA. Our agility as an independent broker enables us to offer personalized support, rapid response times, and exceptional claims service with a proven track record of swift settlements. With physical presence in London, Mumbai, Nairobi, Harare, Accra, and Dar-es-Salaam, we combine local market knowledge with global underwriting capabilities. Our underwriting facilities include market-leading capacities in political violence, terrorism, aviation war risks, and environmental liability. This strategic combination of regional expertise, international reach, and client-centric approach positions us to deliver superior reinsurance solutions across diverse industry sectors.
Services
Treaty Reinsurance
Facultative Reinsurance
Political Violence Coverage
Aviation Reinsurance
Marine Insurance
Energy Risk Transfer
Liability Solutions
Life Reinsurance
Alternative Risk Transfer
Multi-Year Contracts
Details
- Year established: 1993
Highlights and features
- We provide quotes within 48 hours to maintain client competitiveness
- Our brokers and technical experts work as a single integrated team
- We offer on-the-ground support across our operating territories
- Our independent status enables agile and efficient service delivery
- We maintain an exceptional claims settlement track record
Associations and certifications
- Lloyd's Accredited Broker
- Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- London & International Insurance Brokers Association (LIIBA)
- African Insurance Organization (AIO)
- West African Insurance Companies Association (WAICA)
- Organization of Eastern and Southern African Insurers (OESAI)
What people say
Prompt quotes
Local expertise
Effective claims
Market knowledge
Agile service
Services
Treaty Reinsurance
We specialise in designing comprehensive treaty reinsurance programmes across 27 African countries. Our expertise covers proportional and non-proportional structures for property, marine, energy, liability and life risks. We deliver cost-effective solutions including Alternative Risk Transfer mechanisms and multi-year contracts, leveraging our deep understanding of local market conditions and regulatory environments.
Facultative Reinsurance
Our facultative team provides tailored reinsurance solutions with rapid response times. We specialise in property & energy, marine, casualty, life science and financial risks. With market-leading underwriting capacities in political violence, terrorism and aviation war risks, we offer innovative coverage options for complex risks requiring specialist treatment across diverse industry sectors.
Political Violence Coverage
We arrange comprehensive political violence insurance with capacities up to USD 80 million per risk. Our solutions protect against risks including terrorism, sabotage, and political unrest across emerging markets. With specialist underwriting expertise and access to Lloyd's markets, we deliver robust coverage for businesses operating in high-risk environments.
Aviation Reinsurance
Our aviation reinsurance services cover hull war risks, liability protection and refuelling operations globally. With capacities up to USD 10 million per aircraft, we provide tailored solutions for general aviation and commercial airlines. Our expertise extends to crisis management and contingency planning for aviation-related risks.
Marine Insurance
We offer comprehensive marine insurance solutions including hull coverage, freight forwarders liability and port operations. Our specialists handle complex marine risks across Africa and Southeast Asia, providing tailored protection for cargo transportation and port infrastructure with access to international underwriting markets.
People
Udai R. Patel
Executive Chairman
With over 30 years' experience in reinsurance, Udai leads our strategic direction. He established Afro-Asian's African network and maintains key relationships with Lloyd's markets. His expertise in emerging market risks shapes our client-focused approach.
Vinita Lotlikar
Executive Director
Vinita oversees our Indian operations with specialist knowledge of regional risk profiles. She manages client relationships and ensures compliance with regulatory requirements across our operating territories.
Leandros Lazari
Finance Director
Leandros manages our financial operations and risk management framework. He ensures financial stability while supporting strategic growth initiatives across our international markets.
Zeeshan Ahmad
Senior Broker
Zeeshan specialises in treaty reinsurance solutions with focus on African markets. He develops customised risk transfer programmes for property and energy sectors.
Haythem Dachraoui
Senior Broker
Haythem provides expert facultative reinsurance solutions, particularly in political violence and terrorism coverage. He manages complex risk assessments for multinational clients.
Questions
What regions does Afro-Asian specialise in?
We focus on reinsurance solutions for Africa and Southeast Asia, with physical presence in London, Mumbai, Nairobi, Harare, Accra, and Dar-es-Salaam.
What types of reinsurance do you offer?
We provide treaty and facultative reinsurance across property, marine, energy, liability, aviation, and specialty risks including political violence coverage.
How quickly do you respond to inquiries?
We aim to provide quotes within 48 hours and offer same-day responses for facultative reinsurance enquiries.
What underwriting capacities do you have available?
Our capacities include USD 80 million for political violence, USD 10 million for aviation war risks, and USD 25 million for liability coverage.
How do you handle claims settlement?
We maintain an excellent track record of swift claims settlements through our direct market relationships and proactive claims management approach.
