Private company

German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association

Association of German insurers of the nuclear industry

The German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association (German: Deutsche Kernreaktor-Versicherungsgemeinschaft — DKVG) is an association of German insurers of the nuclear industry located in Cologne. The German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association also is involved in the reinsurance industry.2 It employed 9 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1957Founded1
  • HeadquartersCologne1
  • Legal formcivil law partnership1

The German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association (German: Deutsche Kernreaktor-Versicherungsgemeinschaft — DKVG) is an association of German insurers of the nuclear industry located in Cologne. The German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association also is involved in the reinsurance industry.2

The story

The first associations of insurers of the nuclear industry in Europe were founded in Sweden and England in 1955. The German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association was founded shortly thereafter in 1957. Throughout the association's history, it has only once had to pay a claim; the claim amounted to approximately €10,000 to €15,000.

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Products and brands

Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant was insured for some tens of millions of euros with German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association. Under the terms of the insurance policy, the policyholder was not insured for damage caused by earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Therefore, the German Nuclear Reactor Insurance Association had no resulting liability to Tokyo Electric Power Company, the owner of the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, because of Fukushima I nuclear accidents.

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Timeline

  1. 1957Founded Founded1