HanseMerkur's success story is based on both its innovative strength and its more than years of experience. HanseMerkur's roots lie in health insurance. One of HanseMerkur's predecessor companies was founded as early as 1875 – Hanseatische Krankenversicherung by 1875 Merkur VVaG. This makes HanseMerkur the second oldest private health insurer in Germany. Long before 1977, the year HanseMerkur Travel Insurance was founded as an independent company, the company was already active in the sale of tourism products. Innovative ideas and tradition are a performance incentive for the challenges of tomorrow.
Company history – Tradition und Innovation
Overview
| 2019 | Incorporation of HanseMerkur International AG |
| 2017 | 100 per cent takeover of Advigon Versicherung AG |
| 2014 | Incorporation of HanseMerkur Grundvermögen AG |
| 2013 | Start BD24 Berlin Direkt Versicherung AG |
| 2012 | Opening of the HanseMerkur Reiseversicherung AG service office in Vienna |
| 2012 | Incorporation of Hanse Vertriebspartner AG |
| 2010 | Participation in impuls Finanzmanagement AG |
| 2010 | Incorporation of the HanseMerkur Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine at the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf |
| 2009 | Incorporation of the subsidiary HM Trust AG |
| 2008 | Incorporation of HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung AG |
| 2007 | Start of Direktversicherung HanseMerkur 24 Lebensversicherung AG |
| 2006 | Cooperation with the Budnikowsky drugstore chain (dental prosthesis plan) Takeover of Jacobsen AG |
| 2005 | Cooperation with the optician chain Fielmann (zero-cost insurance) |
| 2004 | Cooperation in private supplementary insurance business with Deutsche Angestellten-Krankenkasse (DAK), Hamburg Münchener Krankenkasse and Hanseatische Ersatzkasse (HEK) as well as Hamburger Sparkasse (Haspa) |
| 2003 | Participation in Deutsche Pensionskasse DPK |
| 2003 | Merger of the portfolios of GRUNDEIGENTÜMER LEBEN Lebensversicherung AG with HanseMerkur Lebensversicherung AG |
| 2002 | Acquisition of shares in GRUNDEIGENTÜMER LEBEN Lebensversicherung AG |
| 2000 | Change of name of ALBINGIA Krankenversicherungs-AG to HanseMerkur Speziale Krankenversicherung AG |
| 1999 | Acquisition of ALBINGIA Krankenversicherungs-AG by HanseMerkur Krankenversicherung |
| 1998 | Incorporation of BRUNSVIGA Lebensversicherungs AG as a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanse-Merkur Lebensversicherung AG |
| 1997 | Hanse Regional Krankenversicherung AG is founded (together with Landschaftliche Brandkasse Hannover and Fördergesellschaft des Niedersächsischen Sparkassen- und Giroverbandes mbH, Hannover); today, Provinzial Krankenversicherung Hannover AG |
| 1993 | Move to new head office in Hamburg |
| 1991 | Foundation of ALBINGIA Krankenversicherungs-AG |
| 1983 | Merger of Hanse-Merkur Lebensversicherung AG with Braunschweigische Lebensversicherung AG |
| 1977 | Foundation of Hanse-Merkur Reiseversicherung AG |
| 1974 | Foundation of Hanse-Merkur Allgemeine Versicherung AG |
| 1972 | Foundation of Hanse-Merkur Lebensversicherung AG, formerly Merkur Lebensversicherung AG |
| 1969 | Merger of Hanseatische Krankenversicherung VVaG with Hanse Krankenschutz VVaG to form Hanse-Merkur Krankenversicherung aG |
| 1875 | Foundation of Hanseatische Krankenversicherung VVaG |
| 1836 | Foundation of Hanse-Krankenschutz VVaG |
| 1806 | Foundation of Braunschweigische Lebensversicherung A.G. |