Hannover Re

Climate change

We are dedicated to slowing its pace

We support the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change by reducing emissions, enhancing transparency, increasing adaptability and mitigating the impacts.

Accelerate innovation

and grasp opportunities arising from digital change.

We help clients ready to shape the future of insurance locate innovations and suitable partners across the value chain: hr | equarium, our exclusive online platform, brings them together with innovators and insurtechs efficiently.

Active across all lines

Highly diversified

We transact business in a wide range of different lines – including extreme sports risks. Diversification pays off: It reduces capital requirements and lowers earnings volatility.

Asia-Pacific

The world's fastest growing economic region is our strategic market

We are engaged in reducing the protection gap in countries with low insurance penetration, creating business opportunities related to the demographic development and harnessing the power of digital transformation in the region.

Hannover Re mourns the passing of Wolf-Dieter Baumgartl

Hannover Re is mourning the long-time Chairman of its Supervisory Board, Wolf-Dieter Baumgartl, who passed away last Friday at the age of 78. Mr. Baumgartl was a member of the Supervisory Board of Hannover Rück SE from 1993 to 2018, serving as its Chairman until 2009.

2021-09-13 | Hannover Re sees continuing trend towards rising prices in property and casualty reinsurance

Market climate necessitates further price increases and improvements in conditions for the 2022 renewals Low interest rate environment, pandemic ...
2021-08-05 | Half-yearly Financial Report 2021: Hannover Re continues profitable premium growth and confirms guidance for 2021

Gross premium grows by 14.2% adjusted for exchange rate effects Combined ratio of 96.0% in line with expectation Life and health reinsurance records ...
2021-05-05 | Annual General Meeting adopts all proposed resolutions

Dividend distribution of EUR 4.50 per share approved Brief look back at 2020, a financial year dominated by the impacts of Covid-19 Greater ...
2021-05-05 | Quarterly Statement as at 31 March 2021: Hannover Re posts further double-digit growth and confirms profit target

Gross premium up by 16.8% adjusted for exchange rate effects No new pandemic-related losses in property and casualty reinsurance Life and ...
2021-03-11 | Annual results 2020: Hannover Re beats earnings guidance for 2020 and raises ordinary dividend

Gross premium grows by 12.0% adjusted for exchange rate effects Major loss expenditure higher than anticipated for fourth year in succession ...
2021-02-04 | Hannover Re grows premium on improved prices in 1 January treaty renewals and confirms guidance for 2021

Renewals as at 1 January 2021 deliver premium increase of 8.5% adjusted for exchange rate effects North America, the United Kingdom and specialty ...