Our know-how for your success
KROSE is the key partner of major German companies dealing with all aspects of industrial insurance. Founded in 1920, we have long been offering customers tailor-made insurance solutions to our clients. Our highly qualified staff will convince you providing profound and field-tested expertise individual problem-solving approach as well as highly efficient services.
As an independent, privately owned and managed company, we think and act with a long-term view. We have built long-lasting and stable business relationships with our customers as well as insurers, many of them we have had for decades. These relationships we have with our business partners are based on fairness, trust, stability and reliability.
„Performance, reliability and trust are the key elements for long-term business partnerships“
History
Continuity in times of transition
The origins of KROSE can be traced back to the Bremen-based raw tobacco importer Meyer & Krose, founded by Otto von Meyer and Wilhelm Krose in 1854. Wilhelm Kroses’s son Friedrich took over the company in 1885. He started the insurance business as a managing agent, i.e. as authorized underwriting agent. His sons continued the business from 1920 under the name GEBRÜDER KROSE. After taking on non-family shareholders in the 1960s, KROSE established itself focusing on industrial insurance.
Today, KROSE is a highly specialized company with international clients and special expertise in the design and placement of global insurance programs. In contrast to the market trend, KROSE has been growing organically for many years. Contributing to this success is our focus on core business areas, our reputation and targeted investments in employee qualifications and technical infrastructure.
Experts in their field
Armin Beier-Thomas
Armin Beier-Thomas joined KROSE in 1991 and has been Managing Partner since 2011.
He was born in Frankfurt am Main in 1960. After graduating from high school, completing his university studies in law and practical training in law, he worked as an attorney at law in Constance, Mannheim and Sydney.
Armin Beier-Thomas is married and has two children.
At KROSE, he is responsible for the Financial Lines division, which he helped to establish. Additionally, he is in charge of the company’s communication and organization.
Dr. rer. pol. Oliver Cullmann
Dr. Oliver Cullmann joined KROSE in 2003 and became Managing Partner in 2008.
He was born in Hamburg in 1971. Dr. Oliver Cullmann studied industrial engineering (specializing in mechanical engineering) at the Technical University of Darmstadt and subsequently obtained his doctorate degree as a scholarship holder of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. From 1999 to 2003, he worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company Munich, managing projects in Europe, Japan and the USA.
Dr. Oliver Cullmann has three children.
At KROSE, hs is responsible for property and Marine insurance as well as structuring and designing of captive concepts. Furthermore, he is in charge of IT operations, finance and controlling.
Urs Gottwald
Urs Gottwald joined KROSE in 2018 and has been Managing Partner since 2023.
He was born in Bremen in 1973. After completing his apprenticeship as insurance broker, he studied law at the University of Osnabrück. He began his professional career in Düsseldorf for Ergo and worked for HDI as a casualty underwriter in Hanover, most recently in an executive role in Mainz.
Urs Gottwald is married and has two children.
At KROSE, he is responsible for Liability insurance as well as for law and human resources.
Johannes Jung
Johannes Jung joined KROSE in 2000 and became executive manager in 2005.
He was born in Versmold (Westphalia) in 1959. After an apprenticeship as insurance broker and finished his degrees in Insurance Business Studies in Cologne and Norwich (UK). He started his professional career in the peak risks division of the Association of Property Insurers followed by positions as an underwriter for Munich Re in Munich and underwriting manager for I.N.I. (International Network of Insurers) in Brussels (Belgium).
Johannes Jung is married and has two children. He volunteers with Lions Club International.
At KROSE, he is responsible for the international business expansion and for the insurance lines Terror & Political Violence (TPV) and Political Risk.
Dr. Andreas Keller
Dr. Andreas Keller joined KROSE in 2022 and became executive manager in 2023.
He was born in Bergisch Gladbach. Dr. Andreas Keller studied law at the University of Münster where he obtained a doctoral degree on an insurance law topic and a Master in Insurance Law (LL.M.). From 2013 to 2022, he worked as an insurance lawyer at DLA Piper in Cologne.
Dr. Andreas Keller is married and has two children.
At KROSE, his focus is on Financial Lines insurances. He is also responsible for the claims sector.
Leopold Muhle
Leopold Muhle joined KROSE in 2014 and is manager partner since 2021.
He was born in Bremen in 1982. After studying business administration with a focus on insurance at the Technical University of Cologne, he graduated as MBA-FSI (Financial Service Industry) at the University of St. Gallen. Before joining KROSE, he started his professional carrer working for leading reinsurance brokers in Hamburg, Munich and London.
Leopold Muhle is married and has three children.
At KROSE, he is responsible for Cyber insurance as well as Reinsurance. In addition, he is responsible for IT security and business development.
Our code of ethics
Challenge our word
KROSE is one of the leading insurance brokers in Germany. We cooperate with insurance departments as well as in-house insurance brokerage subsidiaries of multinational enterprises. With our expertise and services, we create sustainable value by supporting our clients to optimize their risk and insurance management. We contribute to an efficient and competitive structuring, purchase and administration of risk protection and transfer. It is our highest aspiration to supply superior quality services in the best interest of our business partners.
Our guiding principles are founded on those of an honorable Hanseatic merchant – we keep our word and our contracts. We are an honest and reliable partner for our clients, to insurers and employees. We develop our company continuously and sustainably. We only enter into new customer relationships if and when we are able to fulfill the associated tasks without neglecting existing customers.
We will tell you honestly what we can do just as we say what we cannot do. We obey all applicable laws, rules and regulations and work with our clients, with insurers, employees and the public with integrity, fairness and transparency. We ensure the confidentiality of all information and agreements with our business partners. We coordinate insurance placement together with our clients. We receive an appropriate remuneration from the insurer with whom we place business. There is no compensation system which jeopardizes our objectivity in assessing the performance of insurers.
