Germany's leading insurance broker
Find out everything you need to know about our group of companies.
Introducing the Ecclesia Group
With more than 3,000 employees and a placed premium volume of around three billion euros p.a., the Ecclesia Group is the largest German insurance broker for companies and institutions and is one of the leading insurance brokers in Europe. In addition to our headquarters in Detmold, we have our own companies located throughout Germany and in five other European countries.
Your risks are our strengths
Our aim is to minimize risks in the best possible way and ensure the insurability of our customers in the long term. To this end, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and services that goes far beyond the mere brokerage of insurance contracts.
The Ecclesia Group has a strong network with a wide range of expertise from which our customers benefit. These include specialist brokers for M&As, credit insurance and reinsurance. We also have experts in major claims management, and our underwriters act as product providers within the Group and underwrite risks for our clients.
Our common goal: optimum cover for you.
A wide range of services from a single source
Our services range from advising customers and purchasing the necessary insurance cover from an insurer to contract management, claims management and consulting and management services to avoid, reduce and actively manage risks. We also develop our own insurance products and solutions for customers in sectors that are difficult to insure or with special requirements. Our aim is to protect you and your processes so that you always remain capable of acting and ensure that your existence is secured.
We benefit from our special positioning in the market due to the size of our company and the insurance services and solutions we offer, which gives us a strong negotiating position. This allows us to optimally represent your interests and always find the right insurer with the best possible contract conditions for you.
We protect your assets and safeguard your existence
To ensure that you can reliably protect your assets against all risks, we are continuously expanding our value chain with new products and innovative services. This enables us to offer you even better solutions. We attach great importance to comprehensive advice and support.
To prevent losses from occurring in the first place, prevention, risk provision and advice are just as essential to us as the selection of suitable insurance solutions and the development of comprehensive insurance conditions and supplementary services.
Innovative insurance solutions for special risks
Due to the size of our group of companies and the negotiating leverage this affords us, we can not only offer you the best products at the best price, but also encourage insurers to offer new insurance products to cover very specific risks or areas of business. In addition, we ensure that insurers remain involved in extremely risky and costly areas by acting as a so-called product provider, arranging risks and forming consortia to provide the necessary capital cover.
This allows us to ensure the long-term, secure and reliable operation of necessary technologies and critical infrastructures. We benefit from our special positioning in the market as our company size and the insurance services and solutions we offer give us a strong negotiating position. This enables us to optimally represent your interests and always find the right insurer with the best possible contract conditions for you.
Our values - the foundation of our corporate culture
Shared values are crucial for the long-term success of any company. They give us orientation in everyday life and are the basis for good and successful cooperation. That is why we have jointly defined five core values that we stand for as the Ecclesia Group and which guide us in our cooperation with our customers and partners.
#Confidence
We face the future with confidence.
- We seize opportunities and think positively.
- We are curious and open to new ideas and innovations.
- We see different perspectives as an opportunity to learn from each other.
- We like to experiment and deal constructively with mistakes.
- We actively promote diversity in order to improve our performance together.
#Professionalism
Our first priority is professionalism.
- We always strive for the highest quality and operational excellence.
- We want to be a trendsetter and pacemaker in our industry.
- We contribute our personal skills and abilities and continuously develop them further.
- We know our professional and personal limits and communicate them clearly.
- We are flexible and adaptable and develop our work processes with an eye to the future.
#Customer orientation
Customer orientation is at the heart of our day-to-day work.
- We place our customers at the center of our thoughts and actions.
- We create added value for our customers with everything we do.
- We treat our customers as equals and see ourselves as partners.
- We work together with our customers to find optimal solutions.
- We live our service orientation towards internal and external partners alike.
#Responsibility
Everyone takes responsibility for themselves and others.
- We take responsibility and have confidence in each other.
- We support each other in achieving our common goals.
- We responsibly fulfill our long-term shareholder mandate.
- We always act sustainably: economically, ecologically and socially.
- We keep our promises and you can rely on us.
#Respect
Everyone is treated with respect.
- We trust each other because we respect each other.
- We place our common goals at the center of our actions and learn from each other.
- We are transparent in our actions and explain them to others.
- We talk to each other, not about each other.
- We exchange our opinions openly and respectfully.
Our shareholders: Your mission is our mission
The shareholders of Ecclesia Holding GmbH are Evangelisches Werk für Diakonie und Entwicklung e. V., Deutscher Caritasverband e. V. and the Evangelical Church in Germany. The German Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband has also been a shareholder in UNION Versicherungsdienst GmbH, which belongs to the Group, since 1960.
Our shareholders founded Ecclesia together in order to protect their assets and those of their institutions against potential risks in the best possible way. We apply this principle to all our customers by developing tailored products and services for them that are not available on the market in comparable quality. Customer orientation is the be-all and end-all for us. This is the only way we can understand the specific requirements and translate them into suitable solutions.
Our locations in Germany
For you on site
Short distances guarantee proximity to our customers. That is why we rely on a decentralized location concept. In addition to our headquarters in Detmold, we are represented by our own companies in numerous German cities, many European countries and Turkey. Our location map gives you an overview of all German branches of the Ecclesia Group.
European subsidiaries at a glance
Our footprint in Europe
We are continuously expanding our footprint in Europe and building our presence step by step. As Ecclesia, our focus is not just on Germany. We are Europeans - in our hearts and in our business activities. We are aware of the achievements of cross-border trade in services and goods. At the same time, we recognize that the economy is becoming increasingly networked.
If you want to be successful, you have to think internationally. This calls for cross-border solutions in order to provide our customers with the best possible support. This is because the requirements for the internationalization of companies are increasing, as are the potential risks for their own business model. We have the answers.
International partner network
Globally active, independent and flexible
The ECCLESIA GLOBAL NETWORK combines international insurance solutions with country-specific expertise. Our strong network comprises more than 25,000 local specialists in 170 countries who have many years of international experience. True to the motto "think global, act local", we keep an eye on our clients' global risk management, look for the best possible local solutions and ensure compliance - even across national borders. We advise on which insurance services are required locally, which partners are suitable for our clients, purchase the necessary insurance policies and manage the process in case of a claim.
Find out more about the Ecclesia Group
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