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1963~1980
  • March 19, 1963
    Established as a state-owned company, the Korean Non-life Reinsurance Corporation
  • March 2, 1978
    Reorganized as a publicly owned company,Korean Reinsurance Company
  • Nov 24, 1978
    Opened Singapore Branch
창업과 도약
1981~2001
  • Built new headquarters in Susong-dong
    June 26, 1984
  • Total assets exceeded 1 trillion won
    Dec 31, 1996
  • Announced the mid to long term growth plan entitled 'Vision 2020'
    May 27, 1999
  • Received the 10th Financial Award from M.O.F.E. and the Korea Economic Daily
    Jan 4, 2001
성장과 도전
2002~2004
  • Feb 28, 2002
    Operating assets exceeded 1 trillion won
  • May 28, 2002
    Received an A- grade from A.M. Best
  • June 27, 2002
    Renamed Korean Re, with the launch of a new Corporate Identity (CI)
  • Oct 12, 2002
    Became the largest reinsurance company
    in Asia
  • Oct 20, 2002
    Nominated as Reinsurance Company of the Year by the Asia Insurance Review Magazine (Singapore)
  • Jan 3, 2004
    Received the 13th Financial Award from M.O.F.E. and the Korea Economic Daily
도약과 혁신
2005 ~
  • Received the Most Admired CEO Award (from the President of the Federation of Korean Industries, 2005)
    Jan 27, 2005
  • Received the Most Innovative Management in Korea Award (2005)
    Nov 23, 2005
  • Acquired an A- rating from S&P
    Dec 6, 2006
  • Total assets surpassed 3 trillion won mark
    Dec 31, 2006
  • Opened Dubai Liaison Office
    April 8, 2008
  • Total assets surpassed 4 trillion won mark
    April 28, 2008
  • Recognized by Reinsurance Magazine as 'Emerging Market Player of the Year'
    Dec, 2009
  • Ranked the 11th reinsurer in the world and
    No. 1 in Asia (S&P) Recieved
    'Young Enterpreneur Award of the Year'
    from Ernst & Young
    Nov, 2010
  • Recieved the Dasan Award
    Jan 1, 2011
  • Acquired an A rating from A.M. Best
    Feb, 2011
  • Ranked the 10th reinsurer
    in the world and No. 1 in Asia (A.M.Best)
    Sep, 2012
  • Celebrated 50th anniversary
    March 19, 2013
  • CEO Jong Gyu Won was inaugurated
    June 17, 2013
  • Ranked the 9th reinsurer
    in the world and No. 1 in Asia (A.M.Best)
    Sep, 2013
  • Declared 'Vision 2050'
    Jan 2, 2014
  • Issued subordinated capital securities worth
    USD 200 million S&P rating upgraded from
    A- to A
    Oct 14, 2014
  • Established Korean Re Underwriting Ltd. at Lloyd's in London
    Feb 9, 2015
  • Signed an MOU on business cooperation with IRB Brasil RE
    Feb 24, 2017
  • Opened Labuan Branch in Malaysia
    July 1, 2017
  • Opened DIFC Branch in Dubai, the UAE
    Dec 29, 2017
  • Established Korean Reinsurance Switzerland AG in Zurich
    June 1, 2019
  • Opened Shanghai Branch in China
    Jan 13, 2020
  • Opened Bogota Liaison Office in Colombia
    Feb 27, 2020
  • Established KoreanRe Insurance Services, Inc.in New Jersey
    Sep 24, 2021
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