SHAPING THE FUTURE
WITH A SENSE OF TRADITION
As a member of the HanseMerkur Group, HanseMerkur Insurance is a top-tier Insurance Consultancy with head office based in Hamburg, Germany. Since beginning 2015, HanseMerkur Insurance is registered with the UAE Insurance Authority now the Central Bank of the UAE.
HanseMerkur Insurance works closely with well reputed Insurance Companies such as Emirates Insurance and Union Insurance through supporting the portfolios reinsured through the HanseMerkur Group.
HanseMerkur Insurance has been established to assist customers and partners in any service related aspects and to ensure that the service levels are maintained at a level superior to the rest.
THE PARTNERS
The HanseMerkur Group is the second-oldest insurance provider in Germany. With a legacy dating back more than 125 years, HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG operates as reinsurer for GlobalCare Health Insurance Plans. The HanseMerkur Group has more than 12 Million individuals around the globe covered by their products, making them an exclusive, dependable, and highly experienced partner.
Based in Abu Dhabi since 1982 and with shares held by the UAE government, Emirates Insurance Company PSC is rated A- from AM Best. Emirates Insurance Company PSC is present in more than 25 locations around the UAE and is one of the premier insurance solutions provider.
The HanseMerkur Group is represented directly through HanseMerkur Global at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). HanseMerkur Global oversees the interests of the HanseMerkur Group including reinsurance management and intermediation of the GlobalCare Health Insurance Plans.
Union Insurance is licensed by the UAE Insurance Authority and listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, and has its corporate office in Dubai. It was established in 1998 with paid-up capital of over AED 330 million. Led by some of the most experienced and respected professionals in the industry, Union Insurance offers Innovative & Superior-value insurance coverage.
EXPERIENCE YOU CAN TRUST
HanseMerkur is a well-established insurer in Germany, specializing in health and travel insurance. It’s the second oldest health insurer in the country and offers both supplementary and comprehensive private health insurance. The company has a premium income exceeding two billion euros, marking it as a financially robust medium-sized insurer. Its business segments include health and long-term care, risk and old-age provision, travel and leisure, and property and accident insurance.
Key Points:
- Founded around 150 years ago, HanseMerkur has evolved into a modern entity with over 2,400 employees and independent agents.
- A significant portion of the German population, one in seven citizens, is insured by HanseMerkur.
- The parent company is a mutual insurance association (VVaG), focusing on customer and employee commitment.
- The company reported a premium income of EUR 1,965.8 million in 2023.
- HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung AG has grown consistently in recent years, with 9,400 new policyholders in 2023.
- The company is one of Germany’s largest private supplementary health insurance providers, collaborating with organizations like DAK-Gesundheit and Hamburger Sparkasse.
- HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG is a major player in the tourism insurance market in Germany.
- Future goals include becoming a leading pet insurer.
- In 2024 HanseMerkur Global celebrates 20 years of offering IPMI products to expatriates outside Europe.
SOUND AND REPUTABLE
The insurance group’s roots, dating back more than 130 years, lie in health insurance and is still the company’s largest area of activity. As a specialist in the field of private complementary insurance, HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung AG (HanseMerkur Health Insurance AG) has established a name for itself throughout the whole of Germany. The HanseMerkur Insurance Group has also established its position in the market through its innovative all-round health insurance premium rates that offer additional benefits for women, children and high-earning employees and the self-employed. The Group is also one of the largest providers of private complementary health insurance cover.
SHAPING THE FUTURE WITH A SENSE OF TRADITION – LEADING IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND TRAVEL INSURANCE
The HanseMerkur Insurance Group is the largest travel insurer in Germany called HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG (HanseMerkur Travel Insurance AG) and the only independent insurance company in Hamburg’s financial centre that is independent of any group that operates throughout Germany. HanseMerkur Travel Insurance AG was established in 1977 with its focus primarily on the travel business.
YOUR PARTNER IN THE MIDDLE EAST
The Group has developed significant experience in the GCC region by providing reinsurance through distributors for various health insurance products in the United Arab Emirates since January 2004. Reinsurance in the GCC region is carried out by HanseMerkur Travel Insurance AG.
HANSEMERKUR GLOBAL
The HanseMerkur Group is represented directly through HanseMerkur Global Insurance Management (DIFC) Limited at the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC). HanseMerkur Global Insurance Management (DIFC) Limited was established at the Dubai International Financial Centre in March 2014 by the Group and oversees the interests of the HanseMerkur Group including Insurance Management and Intermediation of Insurance Plans reinsured by the HanseMerkur Group and insured through its professional clients.
HanseMerkur Global Insurance Management (DIFC) Limited is incorporated as a company limited by shares under the laws of the Dubai International Financial Centre and is licensed and regulated by the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA).
CONTACT
P. O. Box: 114994
Blue Bay Tower, Office 417
Business Bay, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Phone: +971 (0) 4 453 47 49
E-Mail: info@hmgme.com
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Address and Company Data
HanseMerkur Insurance Consultancy GmbH (Dubai Branch)
P.O. Box: 114994
Blue Bay Tower, Office 417
Business Bay
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Email info@hmgme.com
Legal Status and Branch of
HanseMerkur Insurance Consultancy GmbH
Siegfried-Wedells-Platz 1
20351, Hamburg
Germany
HanseMerkur Insurance is the Trade Name of HanseMerkur Insurance Consultancy GmbH (Dubai Br)