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Munich Re

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author (Munich Re), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

German reinsurance company

Munich Re Group or Munich Reinsurance Company (German: Münchener Rück; Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft) is a German multinational insurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is the world's largest reinsurer.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Apr 3, 1880Founded1

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  • TickerMUV2 on Frankfurt Stock Exchange1
  • Industryfinancial services, insurance, insurance industry, reinsurance1
  • HeadquartersMunich1
  • Founded inMunich1
  • Websitewww.munichre.com
  • Legal formAktiengesellschaft1

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Aerial image of the headquarters of Munich Re (view from the southeast)
Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Munich Re Group or Munich Reinsurance Company (German: Münchener Rück; Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft) is a German multinational insurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is the world's largest reinsurer. ERGO, a subsidiary of Munich Re, serves as the primary insurance arm of the Group. Munich Re's shares are publicly listed. Munich Re is included in the DAX index at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, the Euro Stoxx 50, and other indices.2

The story

Founded by Carl von Thieme and Wilhelm von Finck on Apr 3, 1880, in Munich.1

Leadership

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Board members and other officers (1)

Products and brands

  • reinsurance

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

Subsidiaries

  • American Modern Insurance Group, Inc.
  • Ergo
  • Gisela, Deutsche Lebens- und Aussteuer-Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft
  • MEAG
  • Munich Reinsurance America

Also owns

  • Munich Re Art Collection

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 202039,6421
  • 201939,6621

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Munich Re revenue by year160.8B EUR in 2024+25% since 2016
020.0B EUR40.0B EUR60.0B EUR80.0B EUR2016: 48.9B EUR48.9B EUR20162017: 49.1B EUR49.1B EUR2017+1%2018: 40.1B EUR40.1B EUR2018−18%2019: 51.5B EUR51.5B EUR2019+28%2020: 54.9B EUR54.9B EUR2020+7%2022: 55.4B EUR55.4B EUR2022+1%2023: 57.9B EUR57.9B EUR2023+5%2024: 60.8B EUR60.8B EUR2024+5%
  • 202460.8B EUR1
  • 202357.9B EUR1
  • 202255.4B EUR1
  • 202054.9B EUR1
  • 201951.5B EUR1
  • 201840.1B EUR1

Timeline

  1. Apr 3, 1880Founded Founded in Munich1

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