Hannover Re: New Head of Corporate Communications

New Head of Corporate Communications

Hannover, 16 November 2009: Karl Steinle (39) is to assume
responsibility for Corporate Communications at Hannover Re with
effect from 16 November 2009. Mr. Steinle's brief in this role covers
Investor Relations as well as Public Relations.

Karl Steinle is leaving his former position as Head of Investor
Relations/Rating at HSH Nordbank AG in Hamburg. He was previously a
communications consultant and Member of the Board with the
consultancy agency equinet Communications in Frankfurt. In the course
of his professional career he has also served as Head of Investor
Relations with Krones AG and Creaton AG.

His predecessor, Stefan Schulz, is moving within Hannover Re to the
company's Insurance-Linked Securities department.

Your other accustomed contacts, namely Gabriele Handrick for Public
Relations and Klaus Paesler for Investor Relations, remain at your
disposal.

For further information please contact:

Press and Public Relations / Investor Relations:
Karl Steinle (tel. +49 511 5604-1500,
e-mail: karl.steinle@hannover-re.com)

Press and Public Relations:
Gabriele Handrick (tel. +49 511 5604-1502,
e-mail: gabriele.handrick@hannover-re.com)

Investor Relations:
Klaus Paesler (tel. +49 511 5604-1736,
e-mail: klaus.paesler@hannover-re.com)

Please visit: www.hannover-re.com

Hannover Re, with a gross premium of around EUR 9 billion, is one of
the leading reinsurance groups in the world. It transacts all lines
of non-life and life and health reinsurance. It maintains business
relations with more than 5,000 insurance companies in about 150
countries. Its worldwide network consists of more than 100
subsidiaries, branch and representative offices on all five
continents with a total staff of roughly 2,000. The rating agencies
most relevant to the insurance industry have awarded Hannover Re very
strong insurer financial strength ratings (Standard & Poor's AA-
"Very Strong" and A.M. Best A "Excellent").

Disclaimer:
Some of the statements in this press release may be forward-looking
statements or statements of future expectations based on currently
available information. Such statements are naturally subject to risks
and uncertainties. Factors such as the development of general
economic conditions, future market conditions, unusual catastrophic
loss events, changes in the capital markets and other circumstances
may cause the actual events or results to be materially different
from those anticipated by such statements. Hannover Re does not make
any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the
accuracy, completeness or updated status of such statements.
Therefore, in no case whatsoever will Hannover Re and its affiliate
companies be liable to anyone for any decision made or action taken
in conjunction with the information and/or statements in this press
release or for any related damages.

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