Product responsibility
Our range of reinsurance products and services is geared to the needs of the market and our clients. In response to changing social challenges, new economic, social and ecological risks – known as emerging risks – are increasingly reflected in our risk assessment. Examples include climate change and its impacts on global development (natural disasters, environmental damage, shortage of resources) as well as pandemics and demographic change. We use all internally and externally acquired insights in order to be able to offer better insurance solutions. In so doing, we devote special attention to protecting against risks that result from climate change and providing insurance coverage for socially vulnerable groups in developing countries.
We additionally include the management of our investment portfolio under product responsibility. The goal of our investment strategy is to generate a commensurate market return in the interests of our clients, institutional investors and private investors. In this context we pay attention not only to traditional financial considerations but also to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria. Since 2012 our investment policy has been guided specifically by the ten principles of the United Nations Global Compact and thus also factors in aspects relating to human rights, working conditions, the environment and anti-corruption.