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Munich Reinsurance Company (Munich Re)
- Organization type:Private Sector
General contact information
- URL: http://www.munichre.com/
- Address: Münchener, Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Aktiengesellschaft in München, Königinstr. 107
- Postal Code: 80802
- City: Munich
- Country: Germany
- Telephone: +49 8938910
- Fax: +49 89399056
- Email: info@munichre.com
Mission & Disaster Reduction Profile
Munich Re is not only a world leader in reinsurance but it has also strategically strengthened its business with strong involvement in primary insurance and in asset management. It covers a range of special subjects such as: risk management and industrial insurance, alternative risk transfer. Munich Re holds one of the most comprehensive global loss databases on natural disasters: the Munich Re NatCatSERVICE.
- Natural catastrophe statistics for 2012 dominated by weather extremes in the USA
3 Jan 2013 - Munich Re: Review of natural catastrophes 2011 - Earthquakes result in record loss year
4 Jan 2012 - Munich Re: Outcome of climate summit disappointing
12 Dec 2011 - Munich Re expects losses from floods in Thailand to total around €500m
8 Dec 2011 - Munich Re: New insurance solutions to protect states particularly vulnerable to climate change
5 Dec 2011 - 2011 a year of unprecedented losses - MunichRe
12 Jul 2011 - Munich Re: Increased loss due to high claims from natural catastrophes
21 Apr 2011 - Munich Re '2010 - not an easy year but successful close'
10 Mar 2011 - '2010 among the six most loss-intensive years since 1980' - Munich Re
3 Feb 2011 - Munich Re: Overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2010
3 Jan 2011 - Munich Re: Number of weather extremes a strong indicator of climate change
8 Nov 2010 - Munich Re climate summit highlights risks and opportunities of climate change
22 Jun 2010 - MunichRe: 2009 total number of destructive natural hazard events above the long-term average
29 Dec 2009 - MunichRe: Heavy losses due to severe weather in the first six months of 2009
27 Jul 2009 - Munich Re: Climate agreement is urgently needed
29 Dec 2008 - High death toll marks the 2008 half-year natural catastrophes figures
9 Jul 2008 - Natural catastrophe figures for 2007: Higher losses despite absence of megacatastrophes, very many loss events
27 Dec 2007
- Topics Geo natural catastrophes 2011: analyses, assessments, positions
2012 - Climate change and migration: rethinking policies for adaptation and disaster risk reduction
2011 - Climate risk adaptation and insurance in the Caribbean
2011 - Topics Geo natural catastrophes 2010: analyses, assessments, positions
2011 - Topics Geo natural catastrophes 2009: analyses, assessments, positions
2010 - From knowledge to solutions: Solvency II, climate change
2009 - Topics Geo natural catastrophes 2008: analyses, assessments, positions
2009 - Topics Geo natural catastrophes 2007: analyses, assessments, positions
2008 - Topics Geo natural catastrophes 2006: analyses, assessments, positions
2007 - Schadenspiegel: special feature issue, risk factor of earth
2007 - Topics: cycle management, climate neutrality, Kyoto multi risk policy
2007 - Topics Geo annual review: natural catastrophes 2005
2006 - Topics climate change: Solvency II, Occupational disability
2006 - 1906 earthquake and hurricane Katrina: similarities and differences - implications for the insurance industry
2006 - Perspectives: today ideas for tomorrow's world
2006 - Weather catastrophes and climate change: is there still hope for us?
2005 - Invest to prevent disaster: a Re-insurer’s foundation perspective on microfinance
2005 - Topics Geo annual review: natural catastrophes 2004
2005 - Megacities - Megarisks: trends and challenges for insurance and risk management
2005
- 5th International microinsurance conference
03 Nov - 05 Sep 2009 - International conference on environment, forced migration and social vulnerability
09-11 Oct 2008
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2012
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2011
- Natural loss events January – June 2011
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2010
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural catastrophes in 2009
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of insured losses in 2009
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural disasters in 2006
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural disasters in 2005
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural disasters in 2004
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural disasters in 2008
- Munich Re: Worldwide distribution of natural disasters in 2007
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