Communication - Internal and external

Munich Re seeks dialogue with its stakeholders throughout the world. As their preferred partner in risk, we have made the long-term creation of value for our clients one of our central company objectives.

In order to attain our objectives, we share our international expertise and experience with our clients, staff, investors, and the public. This applies especially to the subjects of environmental protection and sustainable development. Some examples of this are shown below.

Internal communication

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  As far as in-house communication is concerned, in which the staff are the target group, we continue to concentrate on providing information that is related to specific occasions and activities. Concrete examples help the staff to get a feel for the maxims of the environmental guidelines and above all to shape them. Besides the information channels that have now become part of everyday corporate life, e.g. the regular appearance of our staff magazine go ahead_>> and the online magazine on the intranet in Munich there are regular presentations with environmental content in MR Forum, Munich Re colloquia.
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  The subject of environmental protection is now a regular feature of the three-day introduction course for new staff. Geo Risks Research gives a presentation on natural catastrophes, the implications for underwriting, and the services provided by the department, after which the Environmental Management Unit introduces itself. At a small in-house fair, we describe the areas of work covered by environmental management and answer the questions posed by interested staff.

External communication

Munich Re sponsored various exhibitions in 2005 with a view to making our know-how in handling risks and natural hazards available to a broader public.

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  Risk exhibition
  CHANCE : RISIKO - This was the title of an exhibition staged by Munich Re at the Haus der Kunst in Munich, which confronted visitors with numerous aspects of their risk-taking lives and presented risk and opportunity as two sides of the same coin. It revealed the vulnerability of complex networked systems and showed how we deal with knowledge and the lack of it. The general theme of the exhibition was that if you want to take opportunities, you have to live with risk. The exhibition was one of Munich Reinsurance Company's activities marking the 125th anniversary of its foundation.
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  Involvement in BUGA 2005
  As part of its partnership with BUGA 2005, Munich Re incorporated its many years of experience in the field of climate change in the design and realisation of the Weather Change Cell Garden. What are the causes and effects of climate change? How is the insurance industry reacting? Visitors could find answers to these and other questions in the House of Knowledge, which was also designed by Munich Re.
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  Water in Myth and Nature
  The aim of Water in Myth and Nature, an exhibition held at the Hypo Foundation for Culture's gallery in Munich and supported by Munich Re, was to approach the topic of water from an artistic angle. Around 70 masterpieces by such artists as Arnold Böcklin, Lukas Cranach, and Caspar David Friedrich presented the subject from various perspectives. The exhibition at the gallery was accompanied by a series of talks which the Munich Re Foundation helped organise.