Hannover Re
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| Company type | Societas Europaea |
|---|---|
| FWB: HNR1 | |
| Industry | Financial services |
| Founded | 1966 |
| Headquarters | Hannover, Germany |
Key people | Ulrich Wallin (CEO and Chairman of the executive board), Herbert K. Haas (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | Reinsurance |
| Revenue | € 17.1 billion (2015)[1] |
| € 1,755.2 million (2015)[1] | |
| € 1,150.7 million (2015)[1] | |
| Total assets | € 63.2 billion (end 2015)[1] |
| Total equity | € 8,068.3 million (end 2015)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,568 (end 2015)[1] |
| Website | www.hannover-re.com |
Hannover Re (in German Hannover Rück) SE, with a gross premium of around €17.1 billion, is the third-largest reinsurance company in the world.[2] Its headquarters is in Hannover, Germany.
The company was founded in 1966 under the name Aktiengesellschaft für Transport- und Rückversicherung (ATR).
Hannover Re transacts all lines of property & casualty and life & health reinsurance and has a network of subsidiaries, branches and representative offices on all five continents with a total staff of roughly 2,500. The Group's German business is written by the subsidiary E+S Rück.
The rating agencies most relevant to the insurance industry have awarded Hannover Re very strong insurer financial strength ratings (Standard & Poor's AA- "Very Strong" and A.M. Best A+ "Superior").
