Gossler Gobert & Wolters Group

What Gossler Gobert & Wolters Group does

GGW GmbH, operating under the Gossler Gobert & Wolters Group name, is a Hamburg-headquartered insurance brokerage that provides risk management, insurance placement, and claims support to the German Mittelstand and public-sector clients. The current legal entity was formed in 2025 through the consolidation of four traditional insurance houses — BDJ, GBH, GGW, and vR&S — under a single GGW umbrella, with heritage traceable to 1758. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the pan-European GGW Group (2,500+ employees across 15 countries), which also operates the LEADING BROKERS UNITED broker network and the WECOYA UNDERWRITING platform, giving GGW access to underwriting capacity and partner brokers in 130+ countries.

The German operating company (GGW GmbH) employs more than 750 people across 12 regional offices spanning Hamburg (headquarters, Chilehaus B), Saarbrücken, Baden-Baden, Munich, Leipzig, and Berlin, among others. Distribution and delivery are organized by vertical specialization, with dedicated teams covering industrial production, healthcare/social services, trade & logistics, energy & utilities, real estate, agriculture, life sciences, entertainment/film/sports, public sector, legal/advisory professions, and investment funds. A wholly-owned subsidiary, GGW Kreditversicherungs-Makler GmbH, handles trade credit insurance. GGW holds an insurance broker permit under §34d paragraph 1 of the German Trade Regulation (GewO) issued by Handelskammer Hamburg.

Revenue is generated through professional insurance brokerage commissions on placements under a professional-services revenue model, with quote-based individualized pricing, risk-profile-driven coverage terms, and annual billing cycles. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales via specialized consulting teams at each regional office, supported by thought-leadership content (Marktreport, GGW Impulse, topical industry articles), a corporate website, and a LinkedIn presence. The firm is privately held with no public listing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no disclosed external investors.

Name

Gossler Gobert & Wolters Group

Legal name

GGW GmbH

Website

https://ggw.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Gossler Gobert & Wolters Group is a Hamburg-based insurance brokerage serving Germany's Mittelstand and public sector via 12 regional offices, providing industry-specific risk management across 12+ verticals as part of the pan-European GGW Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Insurance Brokerage (Marine, Aviation, Cyber, Professional Lines) (FSAEADAJ)

Keywords

• Insurance brokerage services
• Risk management consulting
• Commercial insurance solutions
• Trade credit insurance
• Industry-specific insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Services: GGW generates revenue as an insurance broker for the German Mittelstand, offering risk management and comprehensive insurance services. The company bundles expertise from four traditional houses (BDJ, GBH, GGW, vR&S) since 2025 under the GGW umbrella.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

GGW operates as an insurance broker for the German Mittelstand, providing industry-specific risk management and tailored insurance solutions across 12+ vertical sectors including industrial production, healthcare, trade & logistics, energy, real estate, agriculture, life sciences, public sector, and legal advisory. The firm bundles expertise from four traditional houses (BDJ, GBH, GGW, vR&S) since 2025 under the GGW umbrella, with a specialized subsidiary GGW Kreditversicherungs-Makler GmbH handling trade credit insurance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industry-Specific Risk Management & Insurance Brokerage End-to-end insurance brokerage and risk advisory services for German Mittelstand companies, providing individualized coverage solutions, claims support, and access to international insurance markets across 12+ specialized industry verticals.
• Trade Credit Insurance Brokerage Trade credit insurance and credit management services delivered through GGW's wholly-owned subsidiary GGW Kreditversicherungs-Makler GmbH, targeting enterprise clients such as municipal utilities and energy providers.
• Public Sector Insurance Solutions Specialized insurance brokerage for municipalities, public institutions, and government entities, including support for EU-compliant procurement processes.
• Municipal Utilities (Stadtwerke) Insurance & Risk Management Targeted insurance and credit risk solutions for municipal utilities (Stadtwerke) and energy providers, covering receivables protection and operational risk.

Named customers3 records

Segments13 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GGW GroupcoreOthers · 1 January 2025GGW GmbH is part of the GGW Group, a pan-European insurance group operating under the LEADING BROKERS UNITED brand and WECOYA UNDERWRITING. The GGW Group employs over 2,500 people across 15 countries.
• Leading Brokers UnitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGW operates under the LEADING BROKERS UNITED brand, a network of high-quality, owner-managed insurance brokers across Europe.
• WECOYA UNDERWRITINGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGW Group offers underwriting services through WECOYA UNDERWRITING, providing profiled insurance underwriting alongside broker services.
• AU-GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGGW Kreditversicherungs-Makler GmbH collaborates with AU-Group for international market studies and credit insurance research, including the annual 'Global Credit Insurance Market' study.
• BDJ, GBH, vR&ScoreOthersSince 2025, four traditional insurance houses (BDJ, GBH, GGW, vR&S) have bundled their expertise under the GGW umbrella, creating one of Germany's leading insurance brokers for the Mittelstand.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Howden: Pan-European specialty insurance broker with deep mid-market and complex-risk expertise across multiple countries. Closely comparable to GGW's LEADING BROKERS UNITED model and multi-vertical specialty positioning for SMEs.
• Ecclesia Group: Major German insurance broker with a strong focus on healthcare, social institutions, and public-sector clients — directly overlapping GGW's healthcare and öffentlicher Sektor verticals.
• MRH Trowe: German insurance broker and risk consultant focused on SMEs and mid-market enterprises, with similar industry-specialized teams and a growing footprint across multiple German cities.
• Funk Gruppe: Germany's largest family-owned insurance broker, also headquartered in Hamburg, serving mid-sized German companies with industry-specific risk consulting. Most direct domestic peer to GGW in Mittelstand-focused brokerage.
• Jauch & Hübener: Specialized German industrial insurance broker serving manufacturing and engineering Mittelstand clients. Comparable vertical focus and relationship-driven distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Global insurance brokerage and risk advisory giant with significant German operations targeting mid-market and large corporate clients. Competes head-to-head with GGW in specialty and commercial lines.
• Marsh McLennan: World's largest insurance broker and risk advisor with deep German presence. Broad incumbent competitor that overlaps with GGW across multiple industry verticals.
• WTW (Willis Towers Watson): Global advisory, brokerage, and solutions firm operating across all major insurance lines in Germany. Comparable to GGW's enterprise-level Mittelstand and corporate risk advisory work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gossler-gobert-&-wolters-gruppe
• Instagraminstagram.com/ggw_insights
• Xx.com/ggw_gruppe

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments

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