Hannover Re
Hannover Re is a German reinsurance company based in Hannover. It is the world’s third-largest reinsurer, providing property & casualty and life & health reinsurance to clients worldwide. The company was founded in 1966 and operates through more than 170 subsidiaries, branches, and offices across five continents, employing about 3,700 people. The German business is written by its subsidiary E+S Rück.
Hannover Re went public in 1994 and was the first reinsurer to securitize natural catastrophe risks for the capital market. In 2013 its legal form was changed to a European Company (Societas Europaea), and it now trades as Hannover Rück SE. In 2025 Clemens Jungsthöfel became CEO, succeeding Jean-Jacques Henchoz. The majority shareholder is Talanx AG, owning about 50.2%.
The company’s two main reinsurance groups are Property & Casualty and Life & Health, offering treaty and facultative reinsurance, as well as structured reinsurance and financial solutions for clients’ growth.
Hannover Re also runs the Hannover Re Foundation, created in 1991 to support art and culture in the Hannover region. Since 2022 the foundation also focuses on sustainability and related projects, including education, science, disaster prevention, and climate protection. Since 2023 the foundation has supported the Masterclass Students program.
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