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Munich Re is a leading global reinsurance company and our news covers its announcements, people moves, results and financial performance, as well as analysis of reinsurance market trends and interviews.
HDI’s Stephanie Ogden to lead Munich Re Syndicate Limited
8th January 2026
Munich Re Specialty - Global Markets, Syndicate (Munich Re Syndicate Limited), the managing agent of Syndicate 457, has announced the appointment of Stephanie Ogden to lead the organisation, effective 1st March 2026. Ogden will be succeeding Thomas Artmann, who has led the Syndicate ahead of his retirement. In her new role, she ... Read the full article
Munich Re names Eric Zhao as CEO of Beijing Branch
29th December 2025
Munich Re, a global provider of reinsurance, primary insurance and insurance-related risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Eric Zhao as Chief Executive Officer of its Beijing Branch. The appointment will take effect on 1 January 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Zhao will report to Steve Zhang, CEO Life & Health, ... Read the full article
Munich Re Specialty announces CEO succession plans for HSB and American Modern
16th December 2025
Munich Re’s global specialty insurance business has announced the upcoming retirements of Greg Barats, CEO and President of HSB, and Andreas Kleiner, CEO and President of American Modern Insurance Group. Both leaders are set to retire in the first quarter of 2026, and will continue in their current positions until that ... Read the full article
Munich Re plans to reach ‘even higher peaks’ by 2030, says CFO
11th December 2025
In its new multi-year strategy, Ambition 2030, Christoph Jurecka, Chief Financial Officer and designated Chair of the Board of Management at Munich Re, stated that the firm aims to reach even higher peaks in every respect, thereby outpacing and outperforming its peers by the end of the cycle. Munich Re ... Read the full article
Munich Re targets €6.3bn profit in 2026 and ROE above 18% by end of 2030
10th December 2025
Munich Re, one of the world's leading reinsurance companies, expects its return on equity (ROE) to land above 18% and earnings per share to grow annually by over 8% on average by the end of 2030, with the Group pursuing and IFRS net profit of €6.3 billion in 2026. Today, Munich ... Read the full article
ICEYE partners with Munich Re unit to expand access to nat cat intelligence
9th December 2025
ICEYE, a global leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite data and natural catastrophe solutions, has entered into a new strategic global partnership with Risk Management Partners, a Munich Re unit that draws on the group’s reinsurance expertise to deliver advanced climate risk insights through its Location Risk Intelligence platform. Through ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s American Modern appoints Eric Hunziker Chief Digital and Operating Officer
4th December 2025
American Modern Insurance Group, Inc., a specialist insurance provider and part of Munich Re, has confirmed that Eric Hunziker has taken on the position of Chief Digital and Operating Officer (CDOO), replacing Paul Schneider, who is set to retire at the end of the year. Hunziker has accumulated over 30 years ... Read the full article
Rising costs of weather disasters challenge global economies, says Munich Re
27th November 2025
A new assessment from the global reinsurer Munich Re, draws on the expertise of Chief Climate Scientist Tobias Grimm and Lisa Hanselmann, Head of NatCatSERVICE, and sets out how major economies are increasingly strained by weather-related catastrophes. The company’s analysis shows that eight of the ten largest industrialised nations now face ... Read the full article
Chris Mackinnon leaves Lloyd’s to build out Munich Re Specialty’s Australia presence
27th November 2025
Munich Re Specialty, part of the insurance operations of global reinsurer Munich Re, has announced the joining of Lloyd's veteran Chris Mackinnon to expand its presence in Australia. The appointment is subject to all regulatory approvals. As part of his responsibilities, Mackinnon will establish and build out a local market presence ... Read the full article
Munich Re estimates mid-triple digit million EUR loss from Hurricane Melissa
11th November 2025
Despite it still being early days, Christoph Jurecka, Chief Financial Officer at Munich Re, has estimated that the firm's losses related to Hurricane Melissa will reach the mid-triple-digit million-euro range. During Munich Re’s Q3 2025 earnings call, Jurecka said, “Melissa, our current assumption is that it will be a mid-triple ... Read the full article
Munich Re confirms €6bn annual guidance as net result rises 12% to €5.2bn in 9M’25
11th November 2025
Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, has confirmed its annual guidance of €6 billion for the 2025 financial year, after generating an improved net result for both the third quarter and first nine months of the year, with a strong performance across the business. Group-wide, the Q3'25 net ... Read the full article
Gallagher creates India parametric pandemic policy reinsured by Munich Re
20th October 2025
Insurance and reinsurance broker Gallagher has structured and placed a tailored risk solution for the Indian market, with The Phoenix Mills Ltd. becoming the first insured in India to be covered against business interruption losses as a result of pandemic or epidemic outbreaks based on parametric triggers. New India Assurance, India's ... Read the full article
Gallagher launches InsurX powered smart follow cross-class facility for LatAm facultative reinsurance
17th October 2025
Gallagher, the global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has launched a new smart follow cross-class tracker facility called Galaxy, powered by InsurX and backed by Canopius, Munich Re, and others, it has been developed to connect facultative capacity from the London market with clients in Latin America. Galaxy ... Read the full article
Closing cyber protection gap a critical societal responsibility: Munich Re
17th October 2025
Munich Re has warned that the sizeable cyber insurance protection gap, which directly exposes individuals and businesses, makes closing the gap and bolstering cyber resilience not just a strategic priority for the insurance industry, but a "critical societal" responsibility. Speaking at its 2025 Baden-Baden breakfast briefing, Munich Re underscored the scale ... Read the full article
Europe’s big four performed better than expected in the last soft cycle: J.P. Morgan
17th October 2025
As the reinsurance market softens from the highs of 2023, with further pressure on pricing expected at the upcoming January renewals, analysis by J.P. Morgan reveals that for Europe's big four reinsurers, results were better than expected in the last soft market. If the final quarter of the year is as ... Read the full article
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