Germany · Central Europe · class R

Reinsurance companies in Germany

20 licensed reinsurers, 4% of the 499 insurance entities supervised by the Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin). Carriers that accept risk ceded by primary insurers.

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CompanyClassParent / groupOwnershipRegulatorVerificationPopularity
Deutsche Rückversicherung AktiengesellschaftState-ownedRReinsurerDeutsche RückState-owned / parastatalBaFinVerified—
DEVK Rückversicherungs- und Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft - DEVK RERReinsurerDEVKMutual / cooperativeBaFinVerified—
Diehl Assekuranz Rückversicherungs- und Vermittlungs-AGRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified—
E+S Rückversicherung AGFWB: TLXRReinsurerTalanxIAIGPan-European groupBaFinVerified75 Confidence: Low
Eagle Star Reinsurance Company Limited, London Direktion für DeutschlandRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified89 Confidence: Low
ERC Frankona Reinsurance Ltd. Direktion für Deutschland c/o Lampe und SchwartzeRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified—
Freudenberg Rückversicherung AGRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified—
General Reinsurance AGNYSE: BRK.BRReinsurerBerkshire HathawayIAIGForeign multinationalBaFinVerified82 Confidence: Low
Hannover Rück SEFWB: HNR1RReinsurerTalanxIAIGPan-European groupBaFinVerified51 Confidence: Low
Hochrhein Internationale Rückversicherung AktiengesellschaftState-ownedRReinsurerPublic / state-linkedState-owned / parastatalBaFinVerified47 Confidence: Low
Kieler Rückversicherungsverein auf GegenseitigkeitRReinsurerMutual / cooperativeMutual / cooperativeBaFinVerified—
METRO Re AGRReinsurerCorporate captiveDomestic privateBaFinVerified—
Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in MünchenFWB: MUV2RReinsurerMunich ReIAIGPan-European groupBaFinVerified—
REVIUM Rückversicherung AGRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified56 Confidence: Low
RISICOM Rückversicherung AktiengesellschaftRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified—
S.A.S.A. Assicurazioni Riassicurazioni S.p.A., Triest Italien Niederlassung für DeutschlandRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified69 Confidence: Low
Transatlantic Reinsurance Company, Zweigniederlassung DeutschlandRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified78 Confidence: Low
Versicherungskammer Bayern Konzern-Rückversicherung AktiengesellschaftState-ownedRReinsurerSparkassen (public)State-owned / parastatalBaFinVerified—
Viridium Rückversicherung AGRReinsurerViridiumDomestic privateBaFinVerified60 Confidence: Low
VöV Rückversicherung KöRRReinsurerIndependentDomestic privateBaFinVerified54 Confidence: Low

Popularity is an estimate of how often people search Google for each insurer, from 0 to 100; the bars show how confident the estimate is. Not a rating of the insurer. How the index works

About reinsurers in Germany

How many reinsurers are licensed in Germany?

20 of the 499 licensed insurance entities this directory lists in Germany are classified as reinsurer (4%). Verified against the regulator register.

Who regulates reinsurers in Germany?

Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) (BaFin). Official website: https://bafin.de.

Who owns the reinsurers in Germany?

Of the 20 licensed reinsurers in Germany, 11 are domestic private companies, 3 are members of pan-European groups (Talanx, Munich Re), 3 are state-owned or parastatal (Deutsche Rück, Public / state-linked, Sparkassen (public)), 2 are mutual or cooperative insurers, and 1 is a subsidiary of a foreign multinational group (Berkshire Hathaway), as recorded in the register.

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