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title: "Munich Re: AI company profile, people and coverage"
description: "Munich Re Group or Munich Reinsurance Company is a German multinational insurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is the world's largest reinsurer."
canonical: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-munich-re
type: Organization
wikidata: Q166637
wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Re
website: http://www.munichre.com
source: AI News Monitor
publisher: Paciva
license: CC BY 4.0 for this page's own layer; facts from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
---

# Munich Re

> Munich Re Group or Munich Reinsurance Company is a German multinational insurance company based in Munich, Germany. It is the world's largest reinsurer.

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## Facts

- Category: Artificial intelligence
- Country: Germany
- Founded: 1880-04-03
- Headquarters: Munich
- Status: public
- Website: http://www.munichre.com
- Employees: 39,642 (as of 2020-01-01)
- Also known as: MUNICH RE (Munich), Munich Reinsurance Company
- Industries: insurance, reinsurance, financial services, insurance industry

## Accounts

- x: https://x.com/munichre
- linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/munich-re
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaCH9EusCN-5h-2F9EKGn7Q
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/munichre

## Key people

- Wilhelm von Finck, founder (German entrepreneur and banker (1848–1924))
- Carl von Thieme, founder (German bankier (1844-1924))
- Bernd Pischetsrieder, director (German automobile engineer)
- Joachim Wenning, director (CEO Munich RE), since 2017-01-01
- Ron Sommer (Austrian manager)

## Revenue

- 2016-01-01: EUR 48.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2017-01-01: EUR 49.1 billion (Wikidata)
- 2018-01-01: EUR 40.1 billion (Wikidata)
- 2019-01-01: EUR 51.5 billion (Wikidata)
- 2020-01-01: EUR 54.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2022-01-01: EUR 55.4 billion (Wikidata)
- 2023-01-01: EUR 57.9 billion (Wikidata)
- 2024-01-01: EUR 60.8 billion (Wikidata)

## Ownership

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

## Products

- reinsurance

## Coverage on the Monitor

Every article, podcast, video and market the Monitor holds on Munich Re, dated and linked to its publisher: https://monitor.paciva.ai/company-munich-re#connections

## Sources

- Facts: Wikidata (CC0 1.0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q166637, read 2026-11-11
- Summary: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munich_Re

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