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KNOW-HOW SINCE 1988

History

Growth in numbers and knowledge

Kick-off was in 1988, when the Daimler-Benz Versicherungsdienst GmbH was founded as affiliated insurance broker of the DaimlerChrysler Group. After two corporate renamings – first as debis Assekuranz Makler GmbH and then as Daimler-Chrysler Services Assekuranz-Makler GmbH – and some acquisitions, the brokerage firm, which had in the meantime grown considerably in size and staff, became independent of its parent group by management buy-out.

deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH, which is now a fully owned subsidiary of the Ecclesia Group, was born.

2023

Merger of Middelberg GmbH Versicherungsmakler into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH

Merger of GEREON Versicherung-Vermittlungd GmbH into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH

2022 Merger of API Assekuranz Partner der Industrie Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Beckum, into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH, Beckum
2020 Merger of
  • deas Deutsche Risk Consult GmbH, Berlin,
  • EOS RISQ Deutschland GmbH, Detmold,
  • Hemmer & Felder GmbH, Köln,
  • IHA Industrie- und Handels-Assekuranz Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Koblenz,
  • ISO Interassekuranz Sitt & Overlack GmbH, Köln,

into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH.

Additional appointment of the Messrs. Dirk Meyer-Hetling, Andreas Felder, Dirk Hemmer, Stefan Köster and Jörg Schröder to be members of the deas Management Board 

2019

Foundation of our own international broker network ECCLESIA GLOBAL NETWORK (EGN)

deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH becomes the leading brand for the industrial business of the Ecclesia Group

Merger of J. L. Orth GmbH Assekuranzmakler, Nuremberg, into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH

2017 Gerhard Kulbarsch appointed to be member of the deas Management Board
2015 Merger of IAA Industrie-Assekuranz Augsburg Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Augsburg/Nuremberg, with J. L. Orth GmbH Assekuranzmakler
2012 Andreas Wendt appointed to be member of the deas Management Board
2011 Foundation of an international broker network with leading international insurance brokers
2008

Creation of the umbrella brand 'deas' for the following companies of the Ecclesia Group:

  • deas Deutsche Assekuranz-Makler GmbH, Detmold
  • deas Deutsche Risk Consult GmbH, Berlin
  • IAA Industrie-Assekuranz Augsburg Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Augsburg/Nuremberg
  • IHA Industrie- und Handels-Assekuranz Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Koblenz
  • Interassekuranz Sitt & Overlack GmbH, Cologne
  • J. L. Orth GmbH Assekuranzmakler, Nuremberg
2007

Ecclesia acquires 100% of business shares in deas

Holger Wendorff appointed to be member of the deas Management Board

2006 Acquisition of the GEREON Versicherungs-Vermittlungs-GmbH (Klosterfrau), Cologne
2005 Acquisition of all shares in Lutz Assekuranz-Makler GmbH and foundation of a joint stock company in Istanbul as subsidiary of Lutz
2004 Business carve out from the DaimlerChrylser Group through management buy-out and entering into a strategic merger with the Ecclesia Group

Renaming in deas Deutsche Assekuranz-Makler GmbH
2001 Renaming in DaimlerChrysler Services Assekuranz-Makler GmbH
2000 Acquisition of the controlling interest in Lutz Assekuranz-Makler GmbH, Munich and Vienna (logistics and forwarding)

Establishment of  Hemmer & Felder GmbH, Cologne
1997 Establishment of  API Assekuranz Partner der Industrie Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Beckum
1994 Acquisition of IHA Industrie- und Handels-Assekuranz Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Koblenz (services for the waste and recycling sector, publishing houses, printeries and media industry)
1990 debis Assekuranz Makler GmbH emerged by merging several risk management and insurance divisions (Daimler-Benz, MTU, MBB, Dornier, AEG)
1988 Foundation of Daimler-Benz Versicherungsdienst GmbH (insurances of all types, reinsurance, risk assessments, provision for risk), fully-owned subsidiary of debis AG
1976 Establishment of Interassekuranz Sitt & Overlack GmbH, Cologne
1969 Establishment of IHA Industrie- und Handels-Assekuranz Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Koblenz
1798 Establishment of J. L. Orth Assekuranzmakler GmbH, Nuremberg