Private company

DKV

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DKV is a German health insurance company based in Cologne, founded in 1927.1 It employed 836 people.1 It is part of Ergo.1

Die DKV Deutsche Krankenversicherung Aktiengesellschaft ist ein deutscher Anbieter von privaten Krankenversicherungen mit Hauptsitz in Köln. Das Unternehmen wurde am 11. Januar 1927 in Berlin gegründet und ist eine der größten privaten Krankenversicherungen Deutschlands sowie eine der größten in Europa. Seit 1998 ist die DKV ein Teil der Ergo Group, die wiederum zur Münchener Rück ist.2 From the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 11, 1927Founded1
  • Industryinsurance1
  • HeadquartersCologne, Germany1
  • Websitewww.dkv.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

Corporate structure

DKV is part of a group headed by Munich Re. 371 entities, 36 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Munich Re München, Germany
    • Ergo 100% · Düsseldorf, Germany
      • DKV Cologne, Germany
      • D.A.S. LUXEMBURG ALLGEMEINE RECHTSSCHUTZ-VERSICHERUNG S.A. Subsidiary · Strassen, Luxembourg
      • Ergo Hestia Subsidiary · Poland, Poland
      • ERGO Life S.A. Subsidiary · Grevenmacher, Luxembourg
      • Ergo Versicherung Subsidiary · Germany
      • Victoria Tower, Mannheim Owned · Mannheim, Germany
    • ERV Evropská pojišťovna 100% · Praha 8, Czechia
      • Etics ITP Subsidiary · Czechia
    • DKV Belgium Brussel, Belgium
    • ERGO International Aktiengesellschaft Düsseldorf, Germany
      • ERGO Insurance SE Tallinn, Estonia
      • Akcine draudimo bendrove "Gjensidige" Subsidiary · 100% · Vilnius, Lithuania
    • Ergo Lebensversicherung Hamburg, Germany
    • ERGO Vorsorge Lebensversicherung Düsseldorf, Germany
    • Europaeiske Rejseforsikring København, Denmark
    • Forst Ebnath Ebnath, Germany
    • Great Lakes Insurance München, Germany
    • Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Hartford, Connecticut, United States
    • MUNICH-AMERICAN HOLDING CORPORATION Wilmington, Delaware, United States
      • American Family Home Insurance Company Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • AMERICAN MODERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • AMERICAN MODERN INSURANCE COMPANY OF FLORIDA, INC. Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • AMERICAN MODERN LLOYD'S INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • AMERICAN MODERN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • AMERICAN MODERN SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • BRIDGEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Princeton, New Jersey, United States
      • MIDLAND-GUARDIAN CO. Subsidiary · Batavia, Ohio, United States
      • MIDWEST ENTERPRISES INC Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • MUNICH AMERICAN REASSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
        • MUNICH AMERICAN LIFE REINSURANCE COMPANY Subsidiary · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
        • MUNICH AMERICAN REASSURANCE COMPANY PAC, INC Subsidiary · Atlanta, Georgia, United States
      • MUNICH RE CVC INVESTMENT CORP. Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
      • MUNICH RE DIGITAL PARTNERS US HOLDING CORPORATION Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
      • MUNICH RE WEATHER & COMMODITY RISK HOLDING INC. Subsidiary · The Woodlands, Texas, United States
        • MUNICH RE ENERGY TRANSITION FINANCE INC. Subsidiary · Dover, Delaware, United States
        • MUNICH RE TRADING LLC Subsidiary · The Woodlands, Texas, United States
      • SPECIALTY INSURANCE SERVICES CORPORATION Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • THE ATLAS INSURANCE AGENCY, INC. Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
      • THE MIDLAND COMPANY Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
    • American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. Subsidiary · Amelia, Ohio, United States
    • MEAG Subsidiary · Munich
    • Munich Reinsurance America Subsidiary
    • MUNICH HOLDINGS OF AUSTRALASIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · 100% · Sydney, Australia
      • CORION PTY LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Sydney, Australia
      • MUNICH REINSURANCE COMPANY OF AUSTRALASIA LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Sydney, Australia
    • PONGA SILVA LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Rotorua, New Zealand
    • "HESTIA LOSS CONTROL" SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA Subsidiary · Sopot, Poland
    • 13TH & F ASSOCIATES L.P. Subsidiary · Houston, Texas, United States
    • 1880fwd GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • ADVIA Subsidiary · Antwerpen, Belgium
    • AKCIONERNOE OBSESTVO "UNITI STRAHOVANIE" (АКЦИОНЕРНОЕ ОБЩЕСТВО "ЮНИТИ СТРАХОВАНИЕ") Subsidiary · Moskau, Russia
    • ALLYSCA Assistance GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION Subsidiary · Princeton, New Jersey, United States
    • Battery Park Holding GmbH Subsidiary · München, Germany
    • BELL & CLEMENTS (LONDON) LIMITED Subsidiary · London, United Kingdom
    • and 197 more

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Leadership

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Timeline

  1. Jan 11, 1927Founded Founded1

Sources

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