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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.
Agentic AI poised to shape both offensive and defensive cyber measures: Munich Re
26th March 2026
With the use of agent-based AI becoming mainstream, Munich Re has suggested the technology is poised to shape the scope, speed and precision of offensive and defensive cyber measures alike. The global reinsurer’s recently released report, Cyber Insurance: Risks and Trends 2026, has highlighted a world defined by geopolitical tensions, armed ... Read the full article
Munich Re flags intensifying cyber risk landscape amid geopolitical strains
25th March 2026
With cyber insurance growing ever more relevant and cyber risks intensifying amid powerful geopolitical, technological and economic pressures, Munich Re has urged companies to place equal emphasis on resilience and protection, highlighting the need to deepen insurance penetration and strengthen collaboration to better support insureds and safeguard global economies and ... Read the full article
Achmea secures €8bn longevity reinsurance from Munich Re and Pacific Life Re, advised by Aon
11th March 2026
Achmea and Achmea Pension & Life Insurance, the joint venture between Achmea and Sixth Street established on 1 October 2025, have announced the completion of two longevity reinsurance transactions, executed by Achmea Pension & Life Insurance, that together cover approximately €8 billion in pension liabilities and around half of ... Read the full article
USD.AI & Barker launch insured GPU loan coverage backed by Munich Re
4th March 2026
USD.AI, a decentralised protocol for GPU-backed lending, has partnered with Barker, an institutional risk transfer platform, to provide comprehensive value protection on all GPU collateralised loans. Under the partnership, new GPU loans issued via the USD.AI protocol will receive independent, AI-driven valuations from Barker. These valuations are backed by Munich Re’s ... Read the full article
Munich Re announces leadership transition at Capital Partners unit
2nd March 2026
Munich Re, the global reinsurance and risk management company headquartered in Germany, has announced that Leonie Schubert will assume the role of Global Head of Capital Partners, effective 1 March 2026. From March through June 2026, Schubert will jointly lead the Capital Partners unit alongside August Proebstl, who is set to ... Read the full article
Mosaic and Munich Re introduce AI-specific insurance for developers
27th February 2026
Mosaic Insurance, a specialist insurer, has partnered with Munich Re, an international reinsurer, to offer a new insurance product tailored to the needs of AI providers. The scheme draws on Munich Re’s aiSure platform, a recognised tool for evaluating AI risks, to cover exposures not typically addressed by conventional cyber or ... Read the full article
Munich Re and Swiss Re back Instnt and MKIII’s new fully-indemnified lending solution
26th February 2026
Global reinsurers Munich Re and Swiss Re have backed a new “Double-Indemnity” structure from Instnt, an AI-led identity fraud insurance provider, and MarkIII, Inc. (MKIII), an embedded lending enablement platform, as the two companies introduce a strategic partnership aimed at reshaping the $18 trillion US consumer lending market. Together, Instnt and ... Read the full article
Plenty of opportunities in still attractive reinsurance market: Munich Re CEO
26th February 2026
Munich Re, one of Europe's big four reinsurance companies, targeted portfolio optimisation and selective growth at the January 1st, 2026, renewals, shrinking its book by 7.8% year-on-year, but despite the softening environment, the reinsurer's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Christoph Jurecka, still sees ample opportunity for growth. This morning, Munich Re ... Read the full article
Munich Re’s net result exceeds target in 2025 at over €6.1bn
26th February 2026
Global reinsurer Munich Re's net result came in above target at €6.121 billion for the 2025 financial year, with a contribution of €5.204 billion from the reinsurance business following a strong performance in property and casualty (P&C) and life and health (L&H) during the year. 2025 was the fifth consecutive year ... Read the full article
Munich Re plans above consensus dividend for 2025, capital repatriation now at €5.3bn
25th February 2026
The Board of Management of Munich Re, one of the world's largest reinsurance companies, intends to propose a dividend of $24 per share for 2025, which is higher than the 2024 dividend and comfortably above consensus for the 2025 financial year of $21.86 per share. Alongside the dividend proposal, which the ... Read the full article
Michaela Hannemann appointed Head of Non‑Life for Munich Re Australasia
16th February 2026
Global reinsurer Munich Re has announced the appointment of Michaela Hannemann as Head of Non‑Life for Australasia, effective 1 May 2026. Hannemann will be based in Sydney, reporting to Scott Hawkins, Managing Director, Munich Re Australasia. She succeeds Anja Linsmaier, who is returning to Munich Re's headquarters in Germany to take up ... Read the full article
Roberta Urban named CME and Deputy CEO of Munich Re Italia
11th February 2026
Munich Re Italia has appointed Roberta Urban as Client Management Executive and Deputy CEO. With more than 20 years in the reinsurance sector, Urban has reportedly developed deep expertise in underwriting, client management, and MGA leadership, driving both traditional business growth and the development of innovative business models. During her tenure with ... Read the full article
Munich Re names Till Böhmer as Head of Central Analytics
4th February 2026
Global reinsurer Munich Re has appointed Till Böhmer as Head of Central Analytics (Data, Analytics and AI Division). Böhmer will serve in this role in an interim capacity for the next nine months, leading the central analytics function. He will be responsible for driving analytics platforms as well as AI strategy, ... Read the full article
Munich Re launches pandemic consortium with parametric focus at Lloyd’s
3rd February 2026
Munich Re Specialty – Global Markets, Syndicate, managing agent of Syndicate 457 at the Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace, has established The Pandemic Consortium, designed to offer parametric catastrophic communicable disease insurance. The consortium, a Lloyd's market initiative based in London, will offer a proactive emerging risk transfer solution to protect ... Read the full article
Walter Voigts-von Foster becomes CEO of Munich Re Africa
2nd February 2026
Walter Voigts-von Foster has been appointed Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Munich Re Africa, a role he will hold alongside his responsibilities as Head of Non‑Life. “It’s a privilege to lead such a fantastic team, and I’m excited about what we will continue to achieve together as we deliver on our ... Read the full article
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