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    EY GmbH & Co. KG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft (EY) has been the external auditor of the annual and consolidated financial statements of Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft Aktiengesellschaft in München (Munich Reinsurance Company) and of the Group since 1 January 2020.

    EY duly audited the annual Group and Company financial statements and the combined management report as at 31 December 2024 and issued them with an unqualified auditor’s opinion. EY also reviewed the half-year financial report as at 30 June 2024.

    Appointment of the external auditor and the auditor for the sustainability reporting

    As of the 2022 financial year the Annual General Meeting appoints the external auditor.

    EY was appointed as auditor and Group auditor, each for the 2025 financial year, and as auditor for the review of the condensed financial statements and the interim management report for the first half-year of the 2025 financial year and as auditor for a possible review of additional interim financial information for the 2025 financial year.

    Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting appointed EY as auditor for the sustainability reporting for the 2025 financial year, provided that national legislation provides for appointment by the Annual General Meeting.

    Auditor for the audit of Company and consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2026

    In the 2024 financial year, Munich Reinsurance Company carried out a procedure to select the future auditor in accordance with Article 16(3) first subparagraph of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014.  

    On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Supervisory Board decided to suggest KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin (KPMG) as auditor and Group auditor, each for the 2026 financial year, and as auditor for the review of the condensed financial statements and the interim management report for the first half-year of the 2026 financial year and as auditor for a possible review of additional interim financial information for the 2026 financial year.

    KPMG was appointed by the Annual General Meeting 2025 as auditor for a possible review of interim financial information for the first quarter of the 2026 financial year, as the Annual General Meeting in 2026 is expected to take place on April 29, 2026, and therefore the first quarter of the 2026 fiscal year will be completed before the Annual General Meeting.

    The new auditor and Group auditor for the 2026 financial year should be appointed by the 2026 Annual General Meeting.