Shaping a more balanced world

Climate change is causing an imbalance. In many parts of the world, natural catastrophes are hitting harder and more frequently than ever, impacting countless people – including those least able to recover.

Leading the way to combat climate change

See how Munich Re is helping our world regain its balance – today and for the future.

For 50 years, Munich Re has taken a leadership role in combating climate change in order to contribute to a more sustainable world. Today, through credible expertise, innovative solutions, and climate commitments of our own, Munich Re is helping mitigate the risks of climate change, lessening the depletion of natural resources, and ensuring that underserved communities around the world are included in the quest for resiliency.

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Natural catastrophes are more frequent and intense in many regions of the world. Therefore, in order to manage those unavoidable impacts of climate change, we need solutions to protect people and communities, institutions and investors by mitigating the risks.

Ernst Rauch

Chief Geo & Climate Scientist / Climate Change Solutions Department

Innovative solutions

At Munich Re, we are pushing the boundaries of insurability to help the world advance with confidence. We provide performance warranties for low carbon technologies to encourage their development and adoption, utilize parametric solutions to bridge coverage gaps and accelerate benefits for those who can’t wait for the traditional claims process, and develop policies to increase access to recovery by underserved communities.

Through our support of nature-based risk mitigation solutions, we encourage the protection of ecosystems that help alleviate the effects of extreme weather events.

For over a decade, Munich Re has been tackling climate change, enabling business and facilitating finance by de-risking long-term investment and insuring green technologies’ performance.

Andreas Dill

Head of established Green Tech Solutions

Climate commitments

US$250 billion

in ESG-prioritized investments

As part of our Global Ambition 2025, Munich Re will make reductions in the carbon emissions of our assets and our insurance business, pulling out of coal and reaching net-zero emissions for oil and gas upstream. In addition, we will do our part to enable climate-friendly technologies and support a future in line with the Paris Climate Agreement.

We are members of the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance and support the founding of a Net-Zero Insurance Alliance. We prioritize ESG criteria in our US$250 billion investment portfolio, which is managed by MEAG, our core asset manager. We also share this ESG expertise with external clients: institutional investors can benefit from the same sustainable asset management we access through MEAG.

Selected climate commitments over time

We are deeply convinced that the goals of the Paris Climate Agreements have to be achieved for ecological, social, economic, and humanitarian reasons.

Michael Menhart

Head of Economics, Sustainability and Public Affairs

Sustainability

Sustainability at Munich Re

Impact and influence

Environmental and climate protection at Munich Re

MEAG

One of the world’s leading asset managers

Credible expertise

Since the 1970s, Munich Re has charted the trajectory of extreme weather events, garnering a singular reputation for expertise in the impact of climate change on natural catastrophes.

By sharing insights and analysis, based on data, with corporations, financial institutions, and investors, we inform and advise the world’s stakeholders. But it all starts with our experts.

Selected climate expertise

Thought leadership

We contribute research, writing, and presentations to further society‘s understanding of the impact of climate change.

Policy insights

Our climate data and analysis have helped inform the decisions of policy makers around the world.

Industry knowledge

Our deep renewable energy expertise enables us to make investments in this industry
more attractive.

Financial awareness

Our knowledge and data allow financial institutions and investors to better understand the risks within their portfolios.

We have been advising our clients on the adverse effects of global warming since the 70s. We have a wealth of experience with respect to loss data from natural catastrophes worldwide and experts on the ground who translate the latest climate science into risk management practices.

Tobias Grimm

Senior Manager Climate and

Nat Cat