2nd June 2019
Mutual insurers lead the German market. Mutual/cooperative insurance ceos have emerged as the top leaders according to analysis undertaken by German insurance magazine Versicherungswirtschaft. Assessing criteria such as leadership style, innovation and external perception, the magazine has placed leaders of the mutual/cooperative insurance sector firmly in the first, second and third places in a “performance check”.
The top position is given to Norbert Rollinger, ceo of R+V, who the magazine describes as versatile, convincing and approachable. Klaus-Jürgen Heitmann, ceo of HUK-Coburg, fills the second place on the list, and in third place is Ulrich Leitermann, ceo of Signal Iduna.
All three insurers are members of AMICE, the Association of Mutual Insurers and Insurance Cooperatives in Europe, the voice of the mutual and cooperative insurance sector in Europe. Rollinger and Heitmann are both Board members of AMICE.
Grzegorz Buczkowski, AMICE president comments “AMICE is proud to count these three industry leaders amongst its members and our Board is honoured to include two in its ranks. I am particularly pleased to note how highly all three were noted for their human relations with their workforces. AMICE extends its congratulations to all the individuals identified in the study as insurance leaders, particularly those from our membership who are upholding the mutual aims of strong, inclusive leadership.”
AMICE’s secretary general, Sarah Goddard, added "This ranking backs up remarks made by Oliver Bäte, Chairman of Allianz, at last week’s Insurance Europe conference, that local mutual insurers in Germany are providing benchmarks for other insurers in terms of client service.”
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