Latest Munich Re Headlines
All the headlines from our Munich Re Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Munich Re Partners with InsurTech Start-Up Wrisk
Nov 22 2016 // Insurtech company Wrisk Ltd., which was founded earlier this year, has entered into an agreement with Munich Re’s Digital Partners business unit. Under the agreement, Munich Re companies become the exclusive carrier...
Munich Re Backs On-Demand Insurance Startup Trov’s Expansion in U.S. Market
Sep 13 2016 // Trov, an on-demand insurance startup, is revving up plans to enter the U.S. market in 2017, by way of a partnership with Munich Re. Munich Re, one of the world’s largets reinsurers, says it intends to provide...
Soft Prices May Bring Reinsurer Losses when Typical Cat Levels Return: Execs
Aug 23 2016 // It won’t take another Hurricane Katrina for reinsurers to face losses from covering the cost of storms and earthquakes. Competitors such as hedge funds have eroded prices so much that a typical year of claims could...
Munich Re Q2 Profits Beat Expectations, Aid Claims and Restructuring Costs
Aug 9 2016 // Munich Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts’ expectations as gains from currencies and investments cushioned higher claims from natural disasters and...
Munich Re Partners with Startup Slice to Offer On-Demand Insurance Products
Jul 25 2016 // Munich Re has partnered with New York City-based insurtech startup Slice Labs Inc. as Slice prepares to launch its first on-demand, per-use insurance product. Slice and Munich Re said they have agreed to an ongoing...
Risk Managers Fear Cyber and Liability Risks of Autonomous Vehicles: Survey
Jul 20 2016 // Cybersecurity is the biggest concern for companies evaluating risk in the nascent self-driving vehicle industry, according to a survey conducted by Munich Re. The world’s second-biggest reinsurer found that 55...
Storms & Earthquakes Drive Up Insured Losses in 1H 2016: Munich Re
Jul 13 2016 // Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes in the first half of 2016 totaled US$70 billion, a significant increase from the $59 billion reported for the first half of last year, according to a loss review issued by...
Munich Re Partners with Startup Slice to Offer On-Demand Insurance Products
Jul 12 2016 // Munich Re has partnered with insurtech startup Slice Labs Inc. as Slice prepares to launch its first on-demand, per-use insurance product. Slice and Munich Re said they have agreed to an ongoing roll-out of products and...
Munich Re U.S. Names Hochburger, Ludwig to Reinsurance Posts
Jun 23 2016 // Munich Re U.S. has appointed Stephan Hochburger and Paul Ludwig as senior vice presidents and client executives for the Reinsurance Division. They will report to Steven Levy, president of the Reinsurance Division (RD), and...
HSB Introduces Personal Lines Cyber Insurance Program
Jun 14 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re, has introduced HSB Home Cyber Protection, a personal lines cyber insurance program for consumers. HSB Home Cyber Protection offers a...
Munich Re America Taps Stuhl for Broker Relations Senior VP Post
Jun 1 2016 // Joe Stuhl has been named senior vice president and broker executive for Munich Reinsurance America’s (US) reinsurance division. Previously Stuhl was a client manager in the reinsurance division and oversaw some of...
Munich Re to Spend $1.1B by 2020 to Restructure Primary Insurance Unit
Jun 1 2016 // Munich Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, plans to spend 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) by 2020 restructuring operations at its loss-making primary insurance unit in Germany. The plan for ERGO’s German...
Rio Olympics Will Proceed – Despite Zika Epidemic: Munich Re Underwriter
May 23 2016 // Should the Olympics proceed in Rio de Janeiro in August as planned? With the lighting of the torch set to take place in less than three months, a handful of medical experts are calling for the games to be postponed or...
50% of Risk Managers Bought or Increased Cyber Insurance in Last Year: HSB
May 18 2016 // Fifty percent of U.S. businesses have either purchased cyber insurance for the first time or increased their level of coverage in the last year, according to a survey of risk managers by The Hartford Steam Boiler...
Munich Re’s Q1 Net Income Drops to $489.9M; Annual Profit Target Revised
May 10 2016 // Munich Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, revised its full-year profit target to include restructuring charges at its primary insurance unit and losses on equity investments that hit first-quarter earnings....
HSB Extends Identity Theft Insurance to Small Business Owners for Employees
May 6 2016 // The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. (HSB) is extending the availability of its identity theft insurance and services to the employees of small to mid-sized businesses as a standalone policy for...
HSB BI&I of Canada Offers Equipment Breakdown Cover for Microelectronics
Apr 29 2016 // The Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company of Canada (HSB BI&I), part of Munich Re, announced the introduction of TechAdvantage™, its new standard equipment breakdown policy. The company said it is the first...
Munich Re Issues First Quarter Profit Warning on Lower Equity Investments
Apr 27 2016 // Munich Re, the world’s second-biggest reinsurer, fell the most since August 2013 after saying first-quarter profit will be lower than it previously expected. Earnings for the quarter will also be lower than a year...
Beazley & Munich Re to Offer Broad Cyber Cover for Large Global Companies
Apr 11 2016 // Beazley, a pioneer in data breach response insurance and the largest insurer of cyber liability risks in the Lloyd’s market, has partnered with the Corporate Insurance Partner unit of Munich Re to offer broad...
People – Midwest
Mar 21 2016 // Andreas Kleiner has been named president and chief executive officer of American Modern Insurance Group, a subsidiary of Munich Re, effective May 1. Kleiner has served as a member of the board of management for ERGO...
