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HANNOVER, Germany, May 12, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover Re: -- Making use of the current attractive interest rate environment -- Exchange of an existing outstanding subordinated debt issue ...

Hannover, Germany, March 29, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover: -- Return-on-equity target surpassed again despite hurricanes: 12.5% -- Sharply higher profitability in property and casualty ...

HANNOVER, Germany, Nov. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover Re: - Strategy of diversification ensures return-on-equity target will be reached - Property and casualty reinsurance generates...

HANNOVER, Germany, Oct. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hurricane "Jeanne" was the fourth severe hurricane to make landfall in the USA within just a few weeks. Such an accumulation of losses in a single U.S....

HANNOVER, Germany, Sept. 9, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Having been crowned "Reinsurance Company of the Year" only last year by the UK trade magazine "Reactions", the company has now been awarded this title...

HANNOVER, Germany, Sept. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover, 6 September 2004: Having been hit hard only three weeks ago by Hurricane "Charley", the US state of Florida has now suffered a second severe...

HANNOVER, Germany, Aug. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Hannover Ruckversicherungs-AG: -- Profits rise again with planned reduction of gross premium volume -- Operating...

HANNOVER, Germany, July 16, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Only a few months after implementing our first e-business product in August 2003, we launched a second online product on 1 June 2004. Since that date...

HANNOVER, Germany, June 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- In a survey conducted by the well-known US-based Flaspohler Research Group, Hannover Re emerged as the best overall reinsurer on the North American...

HANNOVER, Germany, June 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- The Annual General Meeting of Hannover Re, which was very well attended with more than 1,500 participants, approved all proposed resolutions by a large...