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23 June 2010
Munich Reinsurance Company of Canada's Toronto Head Office will be closed on Friday, June 25 because of the security precautions around the G20 Summit. Please see attached notice. (PDF)

7 May 2010
Munich Re starts the financial year 2010 with a quarterly profit of €485m »more

28 April 2010
Munich Re pays out nearly €1.1bn to shareholders  »more

10 March 2010
Munich Re increases profit by almost two-thirds in 2009  »more

20 March 2010
Topics Geo Natural catastrophes 2009
2009 was a year of relatively moderate losses, with no major natural catastrophes, although the actual number of events continued to rise. PDF 13MB »more

20 January 2010
Munich Re’s CEO Nikolaus von Bomhard recently spoke at the Digital-Life-Design Conference sharing his views with CNBC-Europe’s Patricia Szarvas on Desertec, renewable energies, and climate change »more

29 December 2009
Few major natural catastrophe losses in 2009 General trend confirmed by large number of weather extremes »more

25 November 2009
Ambitious climate protection targets are needed – or the cost of climate change will keep rising »more

5 November 2009
Munich Re posts €1.8bn profit for the first nine months of 2009 »more

1 October 2009
Munich Re to resume share buy-back programme »more

24 September 2009
Munich Re, RSA and CarbonRe, with support from the Global Environment Facility and the United Nations Environment Programme, cooperate to insure renewable energy projects in developing countries. »more

6 September 2009
Munich Re redefines its positioning in reinsurance: Emphasis on expanding risk knowledge and creating individual solutions for clients »more

4 August 2009
Munich Re posts €1.1bn profit for first half-year 2009 »more

16 June 2009
New insurance solutions for a low-carbon energy supply »more

26 May 2009
Measures needed to combat climate change – Conference hosted by Munich Re and the German Embassy in Rome »more

6 May 2009
Munich Re starts the financial year 2009 with a quarterly profit of €420m »more

1 April 2009
Munich Re concludes purchase of Hartford Steam Boiler »more

3 March 2009
Munich Re: Continuing on a solid path »more

27 February 2009
Geo Risks Research: Storm surge major loss driver in 2008 »more

4 February 2009
Munich Re with clear profit for 2008 despite financial crisis »more

29 December 2008
Catastrophe figures for 2008 confirm that climate agreement is urgently needed »more

22 December 2008
Munich Re agrees to terms for acquisition of AIG subsidiary Hartford Steam Boiler  »more

25 November 2008
Munich Re Sees Reinsurance Opportunities from Financial Crisis »more

25 November 2008
Munich Re 08 Profit Warning As 3Q Net Profit Plunges »more

29 September 2008
Munich Re exhibition in Tokyo highlights risks and opportunities of global warming »more

7 September 2008
Munich Re well positioned for turnaround in the cycle »more

6 August 2008
Munich Re keeps on course: Medium-term profit targets affirmed »more

25 July 2008
Munich Re Group: Lower profit in 2nd quarter of 2008 due to capital market turmoil; more cautious profit forecast for the financial year 2008 as a whole; medium-term target for the period up to 2010 confirmed »more

9 July 2008
High death toll marks the 2008 half-year natural catastrophes figures »more

4 July 2008
Are You Ready For The Cost Of Future Care?
Has the bar for tort catastrophic bodily injury claims in Canada taken a significant leap higher or does it just seem that way? Certainly, the trend over the past 18 months in the Ontario judiciary could lead one to believe the former. »more
Êtes-vous prêts à faire face aux coûts des soins futurs?
La barre du coût des réclamations en responsabilité civile délictuelle pour blessures corporelles catastrophiques a-t-elle été relevée de façon significative au Canada ou est-ce là une fausse impression? La tendance des 18 derniers mois dans les tribunaux de l’Ontario est de nature à nous convaincre qu’il ne s’agit pas d’une fausse impression. »more

8 May 2008
Munich Re: Satisfactory first quarter in difficult environment / Solid quarterly profit of €785m, despite substantial major losses and volatile capital markets / Operating result of €1.2bn pleasingly robust / CFO Jörg Schneider confirms expected profit range of €3.0–3.4bn for 2008, in spite of reduced premium volume in reinsurance »more