MUNICH RE.

MUNICH RE Munich Re AG, in German Münchener Rück AG (ISIN: DE0008430026), is the world's second largest reinsurance company with over 5,000 customers in 160 countries and has its headquarters in Munich, Germany. , the world's largest reinsurer re·in·sure
tr.v. re·in·sured, re·in·sur·ing, re·in·sures
To insure again, especially by transferring all or part of the risk in a contract to a new contract with another insurance company. , bought a 20% stake in Colombian insurance company Inversura for an undisclosed sum.

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Author:	DEMPSEY, MARY
Publication:	Latin Trade
Date:	Sep 1, 2001
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