Munich Re controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1940
Munich Re and Nazi-era insurance business
Historical accounts state that Munich Re benefited from the forced early cancellation of Jewish life-insurance policies and acquired Jewish-owned property below market value. From 1940, it also acted as reinsurer for insurance contracts connected with barracks and operations at several Nazi concentration and extermination camps.