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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 2023, and issued them with an unqualified auditor’s opinion. EY also reviewed the half-year financial report as at 30 June 2023.
Appointment of the external auditor
As of the 2022 financial year the Annual General Meeting appoints the external auditor.
EY was appointed as the auditor and Group auditor, as well as the auditor for the solvency balance sheets, for the 2024 financial year respectively, and as auditor for the review of the condensed financial statements and the interim management report for the first half-year of the 2024 financial year, and for any additional mid-year financial information for the 2024 financial year and the first quarter of the 2025 financial year.
Furthermore, the Annual General Meeting appointed EY as the auditor for the sustainability reporting according to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive for the 2024 financial year in case that the national legislator provides for the appointment by the Annual General Meeting. Besides, the audit will take place in the form of a limited assurance engagement.
Invitation for Tenders for the Munich Re Audit Engagement
Munich Reinsurance Company, Munich, intends to put out to tender the engagement for the audit of the company and consolidated financial statements and of the combined management report of Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft, Aktiengesellschaft in München and Munich Re (Group) for the financial year 2026 (1 January 2026 to
31 December 2026) in accordance with Article 16 of Regulation (EU) no. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 as amended from time to time ( “the EU Regulation”). The invitation for tenders will include the audit of the Solvency II balance sheet at company and group level, the review of the combined non-financial statement/sustainability report as well as the review of the condensed interim consolidated financial statements and the interim management report for Munich Re for the first half of the 2026 financial year.
The following public-interest entities included in Munich Re’s consolidated financial statements each intend to simultaneously put the engagement for the audit of their financial statements out to tender in accordance with Article 16 of the EU Regulation. The content of the audits can be found in the tender documents of the companies concerned.
ERGO Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft, Austria
D.A.S. Société anonyme belge d'assurances de Protection Juridique, Belgium
DKV Belgium S.A., Belgium
ERGO Insurance N.V., Belgium
ERV Evropská pojišt'ovna a.s., Czech Republic
Europaeiske Rejseforsikring A/S, Denmark
ERGO Insurance SE, Estonia
DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung Aktiengesellschaft, Germany
ERGO DIREKT Versicherung AG, Germany
ERGO Krankenversicherung AG, Germany
ERGO Lebensversicherung Aktiengesellschaft, Germany
ERGO Reiseversicherung AG, Germany
ERGO Versicherung Aktiengesellschaft, Germany
ERGO Vorsorge Lebensversicherung AG, Germany
Great Lakes Insurance SE, Germany
nexible Versicherung AG, Germany
Victoria Lebensversicherung Aktiengesellschaft, Germany
ERGO Insurance Company Single Member S.A., Greece
ERGO Life Insurance SE, Lithuania
ERGO Life S.A., Luxembourg
Munich Re of Malta p.l.c., Malta
Munich Re PCC Limited, Malta
Storebrand Helseforsikring AS, Norway
Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen Ergo Hestia Spolka Akcyjna, Poland
Sopockie Towarzystwo Ubezpieczen na Zycie Ergo Hestia Spolka Akcyjna, Poland
DKV Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A. Española, Spain
ERGO Generales Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A., Spain
ERGO Vida Seguros y Reaseguros, S.A., Spain
Unión Médica la Fuencisla, S.A., Compañía de Seguros, Spain
Other subsidiaries in addition to those listed above for which an audit is to be performed will be included in the invitation for tenders. Since the requirements of Article 16 of the EU Regulation do not apply to those subsidiaries, they will be subject to a simplified tender process.
Interested auditors and audit firms were able to express their interest in the relevant invitation for tenders by 6 p.m. CET on 12 February 2024.