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The history of HanseMerkur

HanseMerkur has been able to gain so much experience in its 125 years history such that it is well able to meet future challenges with confidence.

As a traditional Hanseatic enterprise, we consider this one of our duties. Our roots are anchored in the health insurance. By 1875 one of our predecessor companies had already been founded. This makes us, HanseMerkur, the second-oldest private health insurer in Germany - long before the founding of HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung as an independent company offering travel insurance products in 1977. Our company history fills us with pride and is at the same time a further enticement to do our best.

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2010
Participation in impuls Finanzmanagement AG
2010
Founding of "HanseMerkur Zentrums für Traditionelle Chinesische Medizin" at the university clinic of Hamburg-Eppendorf" (TCM am UKE)
2009
Founding of subsidiary HM Trust AG
2008
Founding of HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung AG (HanseMerkur)
2007
Start of direct insurance HanseMerkur 24 Lebensversicherung AG (Riester Rente)
2006
Cooperation with drugstore Budnikowsky (dentures tariff) and takeover of Jacobsen AG
2005
Cooperation with optician Fielmann (Nulltarif-Versicherung)
2004
Cooperation partner of Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa), Deutsche Angestellten-Krankenkasse (DAK), Hamburg Münchener Krankenkasse and Hanseatischen Ersatzkasse (HEK) for the supplementary private health cover
2003
Participation in Deutsche Pensionskasse DPK
1999
Acquisition of the shares in ALBINGIA Krankenversicherungs-AG by HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung aG
1997
Founding of Hanse Regional Krankenversicherung AG (together with Landschaftlichen Brandkasse Hanover and Fördergesellschaft des Niedersächsischen Sparkassen- und Giroverbandes mbH, Hanover)
1983
Amalgamation of HanseMerkur Lebensversicherung AG with Braunschweigischer Lebensversicherung AG
1977
Founding of HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG
1974
Founding of HanseMerkur Allgemeine Versicherung AG
1972
Founding of HanseMerkur Lebensversicherung AG, formerly Merkur Lebensversicherung AG
1875
Founding of Hanseatische Krankenversicherung VVaG
1836
Founding of Hanse-Krankenschutz VVaG
1806
Founding of Braunschweigische Lebensversicherung A.G.

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