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Hannover Re is one of the largest reinsurance companies in the world. Hannover Re transacts all lines of property and casualty and life and health reinsurance, operating globally and providing meaningful limit to its clients.
Hannover Re was founded in 1966 and went public in 1994 and operates a worldwide network of subsidiaries, branches and representative offices underwriting business such as facultative, direct and catastrophe XoL reinsurance business in the P&C market, as well as life, health, annuity and personal accident reinsurance business.
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New Hannover Re CEO has “embraced” reinsurers’ culture: Analysts
9th July 2019
Jean-Jacques Henchoz, the newly-appointed Chief Executive Officer of reinsurance giant Hannover Re, appears to have embraced the company’s culture and is expected to maintain a consistent approach to capital management and underwriting, according to analysts from Morgan Stanley. An Annual General Meeting of Hannover Re in May saw Jean-Jacques Henchoz ... Read the full article
Adham El-Muezzin to lead Hannover ReTakaful and Hannover Re Bahrain
3rd July 2019
Hannover Re’s Executive Board has appointed Adham El-Muezzin to lead Hannover ReTakaful B.S.C. and Hannover Re Bahrain Branch, replacing Mahomed Akoob who is retiring after 17 years with the company. The appointment of El-Muezzin is effective July 1st, 2019, which is the same date that Akoob is leaving the global reinsurance ... Read the full article
Flatter pricing cycle will help protect policyholders: Hannover Re’s Konrad Rentrup
24th June 2019
The flatter pricing cycle that reinsurers have experienced following recent catastrophe events will ultimately ensure that primary insurance policyholders continue to be provided with affordable and widely available coverage. This is according to Konrad Rentrup, President and CEO at Hannover Re Bermuda, who discussed the impact of recent pricing trends alongside ... Read the full article
New tech enables L&H re/insurers to improve risk selection: Tony Laudato, Hannover Re
10th June 2019
The growing influence of advanced technology is enabling life and health insurers and reinsurers to improve the efficiency and robustness of the risk selection process, according to Tony Laudato, a Vice President (VP) at reinsurance giant Hannover Re. The rise of technology and its increased focus on the risk transfer industry ... Read the full article
Need to adapt is testing L&H re/insurers’ reluctance to change, says Hannover Re’s Tony Laudato
23rd May 2019
The historical reluctance of life and health (L&H) re/insurers to change is starting to shift as boards and senior management increasingly understand the necessity of adapting and embracing new technological advances, says Tony Laudato, a Vice President at Hannover Re. “Life insurance companies are very reluctant to change, a lot of ... Read the full article
Jean-Jacques Henchoz takes over as Hannover Re CEO
8th May 2019
The Annual General Meeting of reinsurance giant Hannover Re saw the approval of all proposed resolutions by a large majority, including the appointment of Jean-Jacques Henchoz as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the election of Torsten Leue as Chairman of the Supervisory Board. Departing CEO Ulrich Wallin addressed shareholders today at ... Read the full article
P&C, L&H reinsurance drive premium and earnings growth for Hannover Re in Q1
7th May 2019
Reinsurance giant Hannover Re has announced first-quarter 2019 profit of €293.7 million, underpinned by strong performance in its property and casualty (P&C) and life and health (L&H) reinsurance segments. Quarterly profit increased by roughly €20 million year-on-year, while gross premiums expanded by more than 16% to €6.4 billion. The reinsurer was able ... Read the full article
Hannover Re to restrict underwriting for coal-based risks
18th April 2019
Hannover Re has announced that it plans to adopt a more restrictive underwriting policy for the reinsurance of coal-based risks in order to help combat climate change. As a general principle, the reinsurer will not provide coverage for any planned new coal-fired power plants or coal mines, and aims to no ... Read the full article
Hannover Re eyes InsurTech innovation with launch of hr | equarium
12th March 2019
Global reinsurance player Hannover Re has announced the launch of hr | equarium, an online platform designed to better connect InsurTech solutions with the insurance industry. Hannover Re has identified digital disruption, shifting demographics and evolving buyer preferences as having created a challenging operating environment for insurers. Subsequently, the company designed hr ... Read the full article
Hannover Re sets up life reinsurance vehicle Kubera, closes first deal
11th March 2019
Reinsurance giant Hannover Re has established a new Bermuda-domiciled Class C reinsurance vehicle named Kubera Insurance (SAC) Ltd., registering the vehicle in October 2018 before receiving a licence for it in December. The Kubera vehicle appears to have been established specifically for Hannover Re's U.S life reinsurance business to enter into ... Read the full article
Hannover Re’s net income climbs in 2018 despite challenges
7th March 2019
Reinsurance giant Hannover Re has reported net income of €1.06 billion for 2018, up 10.5% year-on-year as the firm achieved solid results in spite of challenging conditions and high levels of catastrophe losses. During 2018, the reinsurer increased its gross premiums by 7.8% to €19.2 billion, with growth occurring in both ... Read the full article
Hannover Re adds Silke Sehm to Executive Board
6th March 2019
The Supervisory Board of Hannover Re has appointed Silke Sehm as a full member of the Executive Board with immediate effect. Sehm takes responsibility for French-speaking and Nordic markets in Europe as well as Central and Eastern Europe and catastrophe business. She joined Hannover Re in 1996 as an underwriter for property ... Read the full article
Jeff Burt named President of Hannover Re US
21st February 2019
Hannover Life Reassurance Company of America (Hannover Re US), a division of German-based reinsurance giant Hannover Re, has promoted Jeff Burt to President. The appointment sees Burt take responsibility for the reinsurer's life and health reinsurance operations in the U.S. He first joined Hannover Re US roughly 16 years ago as Vice ... Read the full article
Hannover Re’s Glencar Insurance receives A+ rating from A.M. Best
14th February 2019
Glencar Insurance Company (GIC), a newly established subsidiary of German reinsurer Hannover Re, has received a financial strength rating of A+ (Superior) from A.M. Best. The rating agency also assigned GIC a long-term issuer credit rating of “aa”, in addition to a stable outlook. A.M. Best explained that the ratings reflected GIC’s ... Read the full article
Pricing insufficient to account for climate and higher cats: Wallin, Hannover Re
6th February 2019
Ulrich Wallin, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of reinsurance giant Hannover Re, has underlined the fact that climate change is not included within current catastrophe pricing, adding that pricing is not sufficient to deal with increased catastrophe losses. Hannover Re recently announced a solid January renewals season, which, keeps the ... Read the full article
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