Latest Munich Re Headlines
All the headlines from our Munich Re Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Stocks Suffer Following Disaster
Sep 24 2001 // The disasters had an immediate and devastating effect on international trading. Reuters reported that the DJ Stoxx insurance index reportedly fell to a three-year low, following a 13 percent drop the previous day. In...
Swiss Re, Munich Re Raise Catastrophe Loss Estimates
Sep 21 2001 // The world’s two largest reinsurance companies, Swiss Re and Munich Re, have practically doubled their estimates of potential losses and have lowered their earnings forecasts as a result of the terrorist attacks in...
Munich Re Net Up, Insures World Cup
Aug 31 2001 // Munich Re followed its announcement that its net profit for the 1st half of the year almost doubled to $1.18 billion with the announcement that it had structured an innovative event cancellation policy for the 2002 Soccer...
S&P Affirms Munich Reinsurance Rating
Aug 7 2001 // Standard & Poor’s has affirmed its “AAA” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings on leading global reinsurer, Munich Reinsurance Co. (MRC) and all core reinsurance...
Munich Re Posts 9% Q1 Premium Growth to $3.7 Billion
May 30 2001 // Munich Re, the world’s largest reinsurer, reported that premium income for the the first quarter reached €4.3 billion ($3.7 billion), a solid 9 percent increase over last year’s figures. N et profits...
Allianz Makes Deal to Purchase Dresdner Bank for $20.5 Billion
Apr 9 2001 // After a week of intensive negotiations, Allianz AG and Dresdner Bank, Germany’s third largest, announced on April 1 that they have agreed to join forces to create Germany’s biggest financial institution. With...
Munich Re Affirmed
Apr 9 2001 // The “AAA” counterparty credit rating and insurer FSR on Munich Reinsurance Co. AG were affirmed by S&P. The rating action includes all core reinsurance members, which together comprise the Munich...
Allianz, Munich Re Near Agreement on Bank Takeover, Share Swap
Mar 29 2001 // The German banking and insurance sector, like a volcano that has long been threatening to erupt, may finally explode this weekend. Two of the world’s largest insurance groups, Allianz AG and Munich Re are reportedly...
Hartford Steam Boiler Launches International Coverage
Mar 14 2001 // It didn’t take long for HSB to start expanding internationally once it became part of AIG. Tuesday the company announced the introduction of “a new international insurance product called HSB OneSource.”...
The Global Picture: Debate Over Climate Change Continues to Storm
Feb 12 2001 // Experts agree that the world’s climate is changing, but the debate continues about the causes and consequences. Multiple interactive factors are involved. The oceans warm and cool, the sun goes through an 11-year...
Best Affirms Munich Re Group
Jan 15 2001 // The “A++” FSR of Munich Reinsurance Co. was affirmed by A.M. Best. The rating action also applies to the company’s core reinsurance subsidiaries, including American Re-Insurance Company and its...
Munich Re Survey Shows Natural Disasters Increase – Less Losses
Dec 29 2000 // Munich Re has released a survey of the natural disasters which occurred in the year 2000, citing over 850 worldwide catastrophes, 100 more than last year, but finds that the economic consequences were less, as many of them...
HSB Upgraded
Dec 25 2000 // Following the completion of AIG’s acquisition of HSB Group Inc., the FSR on HSB Engineering Insurance Ltd. was upgraded from “AA” to “AAA” by Fitch. Also upgraded and removed from Rating Watch...
A.M. Best Affirms Munich Re, Gerling Global Ratings
Dec 21 2000 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed high ratings for two of Germany’s biggest insurance groups, giving its A++(superior) rating for Munich Re and its subsidiaries, including American Re and related companies, and its A...
Swiss Re, Munich Re Start Joint Internet Venture
Dec 19 2000 // The world’s two largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Swiss Re, whose combined premiums total over $25 billion, have teamed up with Internet Capital Group, a leading B2B provider, and Andersen Consulting to launch...
Equipment Breakdown Coverage: Not Your Father’s Boiler & Machinery Insurance
Nov 27 2000 // Equipment breakdown coverage: it’s the modern-day descendant of what has been traditionally referred to as boiler and machinery insurance. And today’s businesses need it just as much as they did in the old...
Connecticut DOI Approves Acquisition of HSB by AIG
Nov 22 2000 // HSB Group Inc. announced that yesterday the Connecticut State Insurance Department approved the acquisition by American International Group Inc. of The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company and The...
Munich Re Posts 15 Percent Rise in 1st Half Premium
Sep 22 2000 // Munich Re’s 1st half results seem to indicate that maybe reinsurance rates are finally firming. The world’s largest reinsurer posted a 15 percent increase in gross premium revenues for the period to €15.2...
AIG TO ACQUIRE HSB GROUP
Sep 4 2000 // American International Group Inc. and HSB Group, Inc. have entered into a definitive agreement whereby AIG will acquire 100 percent of the outstanding stock of HSB Group. The total value of the transaction is approximately...
AIG Agrees to Purchase HSB Group Inc.
Sep 4 2000 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) announced it made a definitive agreement to acquire HSB Group Inc. for a price of approximately $1.2 billion. “We think that the synergies are terrific, and we look forward to...
