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HANNOVER, Germany, Oct. 29, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The rating agency Standard & Poor's has announced today that it has placed its financial strength rating of Hannover Re (Other OTC:HVRRF) (AA,...

HANNOVER, Germany, Oct. 7, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover Re (Other OTC:HVRRF) is calling an Extraordinary General Meeting on November 14, 2002. The principal item on the agenda is an amendment of the...

HANNOVER, Germany, Sept. 16, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- In an article in today's "Financial Times Deutschland" the paper writes about latent risks of billions of euros for reinsurers involved in business...

HANNOVER, Germany, Sept. 2, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover: Now that the situation in the flooded areas of Central and Eastern Europe is slowly returning to normal, our clients the primary insurers...

HANNOVER, Germany, Aug. 21, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover Ruckversicherungs-AG: -- EBIT +32% -- Net income +23% -- Gross written premiums +36% -- Profits forecast for the year as a whole...

HANNOVER, Germany, July 31, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- -- Neither the WTC losses nor the US business create a need for additional reserves -- Only a moderate decrease in net investment income --...

HANNOVER, Germany, July 9, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- At our Annual General Meeting on May 24, 2002 it was decided by a large majority to increase the capital stock of Hannover Re out of company funds and...

HANNOVER, Germany, July 1, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Dr. Lutz Koehler (42) assumes responsibility for Corporate Communication, comprising primarily Investor Relations and Public Relations, with effect of...

HANNOVER, Germany, May 24, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- At today's Annual General Meeting of Hannover Re in Hannover, Wilhelm Zeller, Chairman of the Executive Board, presented the Group's figures for the...

HANNOVER, Germany, April 25, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover Re: -- Property and casualty reinsurance heavily impacted, all other business segments on target or above -- Net embedded value of...