All Munich Re articles
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NewsRecord profits at Europe’s big four reinsurers as revenues slow
Fitch Ratings’ half-year review shows Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR all achieved exceptional returns in the first six months of 2025, but softening renewals and currency pressures point to tougher conditions ahead.
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NewsDWIC 2025: Closing the catastrophe protection gap across MEASA
Panellists from Munich Re Underwriting Agents, Gallagher Re and AM Best discussed the catastrophe reinsurance market in the Middle East and beyond.
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NewsRecord earnings for ‘big four’ Continental reinsurers; discipline held amid casualty, wildfire claims
Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR have raised their earnings targets after strong performance and €11bn of combined earnings in 2024, according to a paper from rating agency Moody’s.
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NewsMunich Re appoints Hanh P&C treaty head for India & SE Asia
Hanh Nguyen will succeed Joachim Zagrosek from 1 March after serving as deputy.
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NewsUS casualty: Reinsurance is part of the problem – Munich Re
Reinsurers should ’stop fooling themselves’ about rate improvements in US casualty business, when this is being more than cancelled out by higher claims activity, Munich Re warned at its RVS 2024 briefing.
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NewsStronger results at Hannover Re, Munich Re, SCOR, Swiss Re – Moody’s report
Improved underwriting results have driven strong earnings and improved resilience at the four biggest continental European reinsurers, according to rating agency Moody’s.
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NewsMunich Re ups 2023 outlook with P&C-driven Q3 profit
The world’s biggest reinsurer reported a net profit of €1.2bn for the third quarter of 2023, with major-loss expenditure in P&C reinsurance slightly below average.
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NewsMunich Re’s Winter predicts a hard market for casualty in 2024
The casualty reinsurance market is firming up, due to US legal trends and inflation, said Marcus Winter, president and CEO of North American P&C reinsurance at Munich Re.
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NewsAM Best’s ranks top 50 reinsurers: Munich Re, Swiss Re make up a quarter of GPW
Munich Re was ranked top, across non-life and life business, followed by Swiss Re, Hannover Re, Canada Life Re and Berkshire Hathaway.
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NewsFirst half catastrophes “much higher than the 10-year average” – Munich Re
Earthquakes, thunderstorms and floods led the natural disaster figures for the first half of 2023.
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NewsResults comparison: solid Swiss Re result just short of Munich’s combined ratio
Swiss Re’s P&C combined ratio was 97.2% for the first quarter, slightly less profitable than the 86.5% posted by German rival Munich Re; both reinsurers had higher than anticipated cat losses, driven by Turkey’s earthquakes.
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NewsMunich Re quits Net Zero Insurance Alliance
Reinsurance giant cites potential for antitrust risks as it commits to pursuing decarbonisation goals on its own
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NewsTürkiye quakes to cost an estimated $1 billion
Devastating earthquakes will add to an already challenging operating environment for Turkish re/insurers, warns AM Best
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News2022 nat cats set new records with $120 billion in claims
Hurricane Ian accounted for half of insured losses, making it the second most costly storm in history - Munich Re
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NewsMunich Re raises profit guidance for 2023
In its reinsurance business, the group is aiming for a profit of around €3.3 billion next year with a COR of 86%
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NewsMixed picture for global reinsurers’ YTD results
SCOR, Swiss Re and MS&AD experienced the most deterioration in combined ratios following Hurricane Ian - Gallagher Re
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NewsMunich Re posts Q3 profit of €527m
Reinsurer is maintaining its annual guidance of €3.3 billion, despite property casualty losses of €2.3 billion in Q3
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NewsBaden Baden: German motor insurers face 2022 underwriting loss
Ongoing supply chain disruption and inflation are impacting German motor books
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NewsBaden Baden: Trapped capital will further dent European capacity - Munich Re
Hurricane Ian will exacerbate Europe’s reinsurance supply and demand imbalance, further driving up rates
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NewsMunich Re estimates Ian loss of €1.6 billion
It has become ‘significantly more challenging’ to hit its FY profit target of €3.3 billion
