Chief Financial Officer Roland Vogel News

Hannover Re’s CFO Vogel to Retire, Succeeded by Jungsthöfel from HDI Global

After more than 30 years at Hannover Re, Chief Financial Officer Roland Vogel (60) will retire on Sept. 30, 2020. He will be succeeded by Clemens Jungsthöfel, currently chief financial officer of HDI Global SE. Jungsthöfel, in turn, will be …

Hannover Re Sells Entire Stock Portfolio to Pay for Catastrophe Claims

For Hannover Re, the world’s third-biggest reinsurer, it’s time to take profits in the stock market. The German company said on Wednesday that it sold its entire stock portfolio, worth about 953 million euros ($1.1 billion), to help pay for …

Reinsurers Invest in Fintech Startups to Diversify and Grow in Soft Market

When Micah Carr-Hill wanted to insure Chief, the Labrador that helps with his son’s autism therapy, he found an ally in Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer. The German company had just teamed up with a U.K. internet startup to …

Low Disaster Claims Boost Profits in Third Quarter for European Insurers

European insurers posted strong increases in earnings in the third quarter, helped by a slump in payouts for catastrophe damage, rising premium income, cost cuts and a weaker euro. Besides losses from the Malaysia Airlines jet downed over Ukraine and …