Leadership @Hannover Re

Our leaders promote a sense of purpose in their work and are committed to lifelong learning and the well-being of our employees. Our Leadership Fundamentals, with their six dimensions, represent an ambitious and group-wide shared understanding of our leadership culture. They are based on our values and how we see ourselves.

how we lead, how we think, and how we build trust within teams operating in global environments. The "how" is the foundation of our collective success. We understand that leading a high-performing team comes with its own set of challenges. Adding to that, the task of building trust in newly formed teams—while working virtually across different time zones, navigating cultural differences in language, legislation, and priorities—makes leadership even more complex and demanding.

As role models, our managers are committed to holistic leadership and strive to maintain good working relationships with all employees in the Hannover Re Group. In this way, our managers create a greater sense of purpose in their work and support the lifelong learning and well-being of our employees.

We support our managers with a range of programmes that start at entry level and continue at every stage of their career. Each programme is more challenging than the last and helps our managers to develop further.

With our LEAD programme, our managers benefit from a special development programme offered exclusively to (future) team leaders and managers. Based on Hannover Re's Leadership Fundamentals, LEAD creates a common understanding of good leadership and forms the basis for our daily interaction with our teams, colleagues and clients. We empower our managers to implement our values and Leadership Fundamentals in the organisation worldwide and to build a global network.