Team

Leonidas Baragunzwa

MSc in Civil Engineering and Actuarial Science, 38 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry in different capacities including Senior management, underwriting, claims management, marketing, risk survey, actuarial & analytics and retrocession.

Former Director of Central Operations & Special risks of Africa Re in Nigeria and Regional Director of Africa Re in Mauritius, he has a sound knowledge of the African insurance / reinsurance markets as a result of participation in many conferences, seminars and forums across the continent.

He is familiar with the retrocession, as a member of the Management team of Africa Re negotiating the retrocession contract renewals in the London market. Extensive exposure to rating agencies requirements, as a member of Africa Re’s Management team participating in the annual review meetings with Standard & Poors and AM Best for more than 10 years.

Exposure to the new International Financial Reporting Standard for insurance contracts accounting (IFRS 17), as the IFRS 9 & 17 Project Manager for Africa Re from April 2021 to June 2024.