Inflexion, a European mid‑market private equity firm, has invested, through its Buyout Fund VI, in the launch of Mittelstands-Assekuranz-Partner (MAP), a new German multi-specialist insurance broker.
In a move to establish immediate scale, Düsseldorf-based Cremer Assekuranz has joined MAP as its first strategic partner.
Founded by industry veterans Mathias Pahl and Markus Hausberger, MAP is a Munich-based multi-specialist insurance broker, designed as an integrated, tech-forward partner serving German mid-market companies, commercial and high-net-worth private clients.
By merging local accessibility with specialised risk consulting, MAP maintains a dedicated emphasis on artificial intelligence and digitalisation.
MAP is entering the German broking market during a period of structural evolution. Mid-sized brokers are navigating challenges including succession planning, shortage of skilled professionals and rising demands around technology, digitalisation and AI.
Meanwhile, mid-market clients now demand the sophisticated insurance solutions typical of large corporations, alongside the personalised service and responsiveness of their traditional broker partnerships.
Cremer Assekuranz, MAP’s first strategic partner, is a long-established Düsseldorf-based commercial lines broker serving regional SMEs and fine art collectors.
Kolja Zweering, who has led Cremer as Managing Director since 2005, joins the MAP management team as an owner alongside founders Mathias Pahl (CEO) and Markus Hausberger (CFO).
Inflexion’s backing will help MAP to establish itself as a leading insurance broker across Germany.
The firm offers joining brokers to retain their identity and entrepreneurial culture while gaining access to central infrastructure, specialist know-how, technology and growth resources.
By integrating AI capabilities from the inception, MAP aims to enhance its operations while preserving the personal, relationship-driven model that German clients value.
Flor Kassai, Managing Partner and Head of Buyout at Inflexion, commented: “We are delighted to be backing the launch of MAP and partnering with an exceptional founding team. Together with Mathias, Markus and Kolja, we see a clear opportunity to build a differentiated insurance broker for the German mid-market.
Andrea Bertolini, Partner and Head of Financial Services at Inflexion, said: “Over more than a decade, we have helped build specialist brokers in the UK and understand what it takes to create a truly integrated, differentiated proposition. We see a clear opportunity to bring that experience to the DACH region, and in MAP’s founders we have found an exceptional team with the ambition, credibility and local insight to build a leading insurance broker for the Mittelstand.”
Mathias Pahl, Chief Executive Officer of MAP, stated: “Our ambition is to give German mid-market clients access to specialist insurance solutions previously reserved for large corporations, combined with personal advice and modern technology. With MAP, we are building a company that stands for high advisory quality, an entrepreneurial culture, and a strong range of services from the very outset. With Inflexion’s backing, we can build that proposition at pace.”
