At a glance

Members of the Executive Board

Sven Althoff

Sharon Ooi

Dr. Michael Pickel

Silke Sehm

Head office

Hannover, Germany

Locations: 18

These locations are part of Hannover Re's Property & Casualty network: Australia, Bahrain, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States

Subsidiaries: 4

Within the Hannover Re Group these companies are Property & Casualty subsidiaries:  Hannover ReTakaful, Bahrain, Hannover Re (Bermuda), Bermuda, Hannover Re (Ireland), Ireland, Hannover Re Africa, South Africa

Number of employees

More than 700 Property & Casualty experts worldwide

Business segments

  • EMEA (incl. CIS)
  • Americas
  • APAC
  • Structured Reinsurance and ILS
  • Credit, Surety and Political Risks
  • Facultative Reinsurance 
  • Aviation and Marine
  • Agricultural Risks

Rating of the Hannover Re Group

Standard & Poor’s AA− (Very Strong), stable outlook
A.M. Best A+ (Superior), stable outlook

Contribution of our Property & Casualty business group

We consider ourselves to be a reliable, flexible and innovative market player that is amongst the best in any given market. Cost leadership, effective cycle management and excellent risk management are the key components of our competitive positioning.