Key personnel ratios
The Hannover Re Group employed 2,312 (2,217) staff as at 31 December 2012. The turnover ratio at Home Office in Hannover of 2.8% was appreciably lower than in the previous year (4.3%). The rate of absenteeism – at 3.5% – was virtually unchanged from the previous year (3.4%). The turnover ratio and rate of absenteeism nevertheless continued to be below the average expected across the industry as a whole.
| Breakdown of employees by country | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2011 | |
| Germany | 1,164 | 1,110 |
| United States | 283 | 279 |
| United Kingdom | 186 | 162 |
| South Africa | 164 | 177 |
| Sweden | 86 | 85 |
| Australia | 75 | 70 |
| China | 60 | 55 |
| France | 55 | 49 |
| Ireland | 45 | 46 |
| Bermuda | 41 | 36 |
| Malaysia | 36 | 34 |
| Bahrain | 36 | 30 |
| Columbia | 20 | 21 |
| Italy | 13 | 13 |
| Korea | 9 | 9 |
| Japan | 9 | 8 |
| India | 8 | 9 |
| Spain | 7 | 7 |
| Canada | 4 | 5 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 4 |
| Brazil | 4 | 4 |
| Mexico | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 2,312 | 2,217 |