worldwide insurance specialist

Munich Re
Turning Risk into Value

• Rendez-vous de Septembre, Monte Carlo 2008
  Munich Re well positioned for turnaround in the cycle
• Living with climate change
  With the aid of its all-embracing strategic approach, Munich Re is turning its knowledge into action.
• Business Continuity Planning
  Consequently, business continuity planning is becoming increasingly important.
• Award for MHA
  Munich Holdings of Australasia (MHA) "Reinsurance Company of the Year"
• Quarterly Report 2/2008
  Munich Re keeps on course: Medium-term profit targets affirmed
• Lower profit in 2nd quarter of 2008
  The main reason for this is the turmoil on the capital markets.
• Dust explosions
  It is estimated that not a day goes by in Europe without a dust explosion. The explosive mix costs insurers millions.
• Schadenspiegel 1/2008
  
• Natural catastrophe half-year figures
  High death toll marks first six months of 2008.
• Windstorm
  The frequency and dimension of the losses have had a major impact on the insurance industry around the globe.
• The monsoon between a curse and a blessing
  India is gradually becoming a focal point for companies with global operations.
• Climate change in central Europe
  The number of weather-related natural catastrophes is on the increase in Europe.
• Obesity
  Challenge for global healthcare systems.
• Contingent business interruption losses
  Substantial accumulation risks from contingent business interruption (CBI) losses.
• Healthcare market
  Intelligent management and partners in risk required
• Quarterly Report 2/2008 (PDF)
  
• Quarterly Report 1/2008
  Satisfactory first quarter in difficult environment
• Climate change and liability
  Everything you need to know about climate change and liability.
• ERGO: life insurance joint venture in India
  The new joint-venture company will be named HERO ERGO Life Insurance Company Ltd.
• Munich Re Group expands MGA business
  Acquisition of Roanoke Companies Inc.
• Life insurance boom in the CIS states
  We are helping to shape this highly profitable market.
• First Aid for the Caribbean
  A new coverage for hurricane and earthquake damages in the Caribbean.
• Topics Geo Natural catastrophes 2007
  Climate change will be felt particularly in emerging countries.
• Acquisition of Midland concluded
  Purchase is part of Munich Re’s strategic realignment of its US business.
• Acquisition of Sterling Life concluded
  Munich Re’s International Health segment strengthened.
• Microinsurance
  Access to insurance products in the poorest countries.
• AGM 2008
  Munich Re's 121st Annual General Meeting on 17 April 2008
• Annual report 2007
  The online version of our Annual Report 2007.
• Subsidence – When the ground sinks
  Special topic: Earth – When the forces of nature become a danger.
• Record profit for 2007
  "Changing Gear" generates a consistently high return for shareholders.
• Pandemic risks placed on the capital markets
  Munich Re has established a bond programme amounting to US$ 1.5bn
• Investors' Day
  Munich Re Investors’ Day: strategy on property-casualty business
• Munich Re to set up a subsidiary in Brazil
  Following opening of Brazilian reinsurance market subsidiary in São Paulo.
• High-rise of superlatives
  A building is growing in the United Arab Emirates that could easily have emerged from the Arabian Nights.
• Munich Re Group: Record profit for 2007
  On basis of key preliminary figures €3.9bn expected
• The risks of modern shipbuilding
  In the past five years alone, insured losses worldwide totalled more than US$ 750m.
• Control of Well Insurance
  The exploration and production of hydrocarbons produces an array of hazardous risks.
• Natural catastrophe figures for 2007
  Very many loss events caused overall economic losses of US$ 75bn.
• Large losses in the food industry
  Fire is repeatedly the cause of major losses in the food industry.
• CRO Forum: Position Paper on influenza pandemic
  A prominent example of a mortality shock event
• Munich Re concludes agreement
  To acquire US healthcare insurer Sterling Life Insurance Company
• ERGO DAY
  Press release, audio cast and other information on the ERGO DAY in London
• Volcanism
  Recent findings on the risk of volcanic eruptions
• CatLossEstimation Service
  Munich Re‘s CatLossEstimation Service provides loss prognoses within 48 hours.
• Position Paper on Terrorism
  CRO Forum: Partnership between i