Exhibit 99(a)



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                                 18 U.S.C. 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     I, Gary Y. Kusumi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Integon Re
(Barbados), Limited (the "Company"), hereby certify, to the best of my
knowledge, that the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the period ending
December 31, 2002 ("the Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d))
and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Company.

                                               /s/ Gary Y. Kusumi
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                                               Gary Y. Kusumi
                                               March 31, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Integon Re (Barbados) Limited and will be retained by Integon Re
(Barbados) Limited and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or
its staff upon request.