Munich Re results News

Natural Disasters, Ukraine War Weigh on Q1 Results of Europe’s Major Reinsurers

Three out of four of the major European reinsurers reported their profits were negatively affected as a result of elevated natural catastrophe claims and a first round of claims reserves from the Russia-Ukraine war, according to Fitch Ratings in a …

Munich Re Doubles Q3 Profit Despite Big Storm Losses in Europe, U.S.

German reinsurer Munich Re doubled its profit in the third quarter, despite big losses from storms in Europe and the United States, it said on Tuesday, but left its forecasts for the year unchanged. Profit rose to around 400 million …

Munich Re Reports €800M of COVID-19-Related Losses During Q3

Munich Re reports approximately €800 million (US$935 million) in COVID-19-related losses in reinsurance during the third quarter. The losses were attributable to various business lines, such as insurance for major events and other property-casualty lines, and the life and health …

Munich Re’s Q2 Net Profit Slumps 42% on COVID-Related Losses

German reinsurance group Munich Re posted a 42% decline in second-quarter net profit, with around 700 million euros ($832 million) in losses related to the coronavirus pandemic in the period. The company, which had already announced preliminary earnings in July, …

S&P Affirms Munich Re’s ‘AA-‘ Ratings, Reflecting Sufficient Capital for COVID-19 Crisis

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed its “AA-” long-term issuer credit and financial strength ratings for Munich Re and its subsidiaries, with a stable outlook. The stable outlook reflects S&P’s view that Munich Re will maintain capital adequacy above the “AA” …

Munich Re Expects Coronavirus-Related Claims in Excess of $1 Billion During 2020

Munich Re said on Thursday it expected to receive claims for canceled or postponed events because of the coronavirus crisis in excess of 1 billion euros ($1.08 billion) this year after it posted a 65% drop in first-quarter profit. The …

Munich Re Withdraws 2020 Profit Guidance on COVID-19 Uncertainties

Munich Re is withdrawing its profit guidance of €2.8 billion (3.1 billion) for 2020 as a result of the “great uncertainty” caused by the macroeconomic and financial impacts of COVID-19 in combination with the reinsurer’s expected man-made and natural-catastrophe losses …

Munich Re Raises 2012 Profit Forecast on Stronger 9-Month Results

Munich Re said it expects a higher consolidated result for 2012 than previously envisaged. Following a profit of €2.7 billion [$3.47 billion] for the first nine months of 2012 (same period last year: €80 million [$102.7 million]), Munich Re said …