[1] Kenya Re is the oldest men a livereinsurer in Eastern and Central Africa and serves over 265 insurances companies in 62 countries across Africa, the Middle East and Asia with over 50 percent of its revenue being generated from foreign markets.

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation was established through an Act of Parliament in December 1970.

[1] Kenya Re launched its IPO in 2007 leading to the government cutting its stake in the reinsurer.

[4] The shares of the stock of Kenya Reinsurance Corporation are traded on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, under the symbol: KNRE.

[5] As of 31 December 2014[update], the shareholding in the group's stock was as depicted in the table below:[6] Kenya Re is governed by an eleven-person Board of Directors with Hon.