1. Company information
1. Company information
With the entry in the commercial register of Hannover County Court the transformation of Hannover Rückversicherung AG to the legal form of a European Company, Societas Europaea (SE), came into effect on 19 March 2013. The company thus bears the name Hannover Rück SE and its registered office is located at Karl-Wiechert-Allee 50, 30625 Hannover, Germany. The designation Hannover Rück SE is used consistently in the present Group annual financial report, including when discussing facts and circumstances that materialised in the period prior to transformation. Hannover Rück SE (“Hannover Rück SE”) and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Hannover Re Group” or “Hannover Re”) transact all lines of non-life and life and health reinsurance and maintain business relations with more than 5,000 insurance companies on every continent. With gross premium of approximately EUR 14.0 billion, Hannover Re is one of the largest reinsurance groups in the world. The company’s network consists of more than 100 subsidiaries, affiliates, branches and representative offices worldwide with a total workforce of roughly 2,400. The Group’s German business is conducted by the subsidiary E+S Rückversicherung AG (“E+S Rück AG”).
An interest of 50.2% in Hannover Rück SE is held by Talanx AG, which in turn is majority-owned (with a stake of 79.0%) by HDI Haftpflichtverband der Deutschen Industrie V.a.G. (HDI).