Sikom

What Sikom does

Sikom GmbH is a privately held, owner-managed insurance broker (Versicherungsmakler) headquartered in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, with additional offices in St. Florian (Austria) and Munich (Germany), and a separate German legal entity (Sikom Versicherungsmakler GmbH Deutschland, HRB 255120) serving mid-market and industrial clients. The company places commercial and industrial insurance lines through a network of over 70 national and international insurers, generating revenue primarily via commission embedded in placed premiums, with an alternative fee-based advisory model available by written agreement. Its product portfolio spans vehicle, property, liability (including D&O), transport, technical, legal expenses, personal, occupational pension, and cyber insurance, packaged into specialized concepts for leasing/rental companies and transport/logistics operators.

The business serves six named customer segments: industry and commerce, international trading houses, financial service providers, sales and distribution companies (including automotive dealers), transport and logistics operators, and leasing and rental companies. Distribution combines direct field sales with dedicated account managers for Mittelstand and industrial clients in Austria and Germany, alongside a channel partnership with VANSELECT (established August 2023) for the light commercial vehicle segment. Internationally, Sikom coordinates placements through a network of globally active large brokers in Frankfurt and Munich to support cross-border clients.

The firm's competitive positioning rests on relational continuity (30+ years since founder Peter Korb's 1996 general agency), broker-side expertise (Rüdiger Barth, ex-AON and AKTIV Assekuranz, co-managing director since 2016), and multi-carrier access. The business is entirely self-funded with no external investors, operates without disclosed AI/ML or digital tooling beyond standard brokerage workflow, and shows no product-launch or acquisition activity in the available record.

Name

Sikom

Legal name

Sikom GmbH

Website

https://sikom.gmbh

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sikom GmbH is a privately held, owner-managed insurance broker headquartered in Ried im Innkreis, Austria, with German operations in Munich. It places commercial and industrial insurance through 70+ carriers, serving Mittelstand, transport and logistics, leasing, and financial services clients across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (52421)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale Insurance Brokerage (Excess & Surplus Lines) (FSAEADAD)

Keywords

• Commercial insurance brokerage
• Industrial risk management
• Transport insurance solutions
• Cyber insurance advisory
• Property liability insurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Ried

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Insurance Broker Commission: Sikom receives commission from insurance companies for placing insurance contracts. The commission is included in the insurance premium. Commission rates vary by insurance provider.
2. Client Fee-Based Wealth Advisory: Alternative compensation model where clients pay directly for advisory services instead of commission-based compensation. This must be agreed upon in writing between broker and client.
3. Commercial Wealth Management: Commercial financial consulting and wealth management services for corporate clients, including asset allocation and financial planning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sikom is an owner-managed insurance brokerage (Versicherungsmakler) that designs and places tailored insurance solutions for industrial and commercial clients across Austria and Germany. Operating independently of any insurer, the firm accesses a network of more than 70 national and international insurance carriers to broker coverage across property, liability, motor, transport, technical, cyber, legal expenses, and personal lines, with specialized concepts for transport/logistics and leasing/rental operators.

Product overview

Sikom GmbH is an insurance broker (Versicherungsmakler) offering a comprehensive portfolio of insurance products and customized insurance concepts. The core product portfolio includes: KFZ-Versicherung (vehicle insurance), Sach-Versicherung (property insurance), Haftpflicht-Versicherung (liability insurance), Transport-Versicherung (transport insurance), Technische Versicherungen (technical insurance), Rechtsschutz-Versicherung (legal expenses insurance), Personen-Versicherung (personal insurance), Betriebliche Altersvorsorge (company pension), and Cyber-Versicherung (cyber insurance). These products are complemented by specialized add-on concepts: Konzept für Leasing- und Vermietgesellschaften (customized concepts for leasing and rental companies) and Konzept für Transport und Logistik (specialized concepts for transport and logistics companies). The company works with over 70 national and international insurers to provide tailored insurance solutions for industrial and commercial businesses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vehicle Insurance (Kfz-Versicherung)

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• VANSELECTcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 31 August 2023Partnership with VANSELECT, a network for light commercial vehicles, established August 31, 2023. Sikom exhibited with VANSELECT at IAA Hannover 2024 (Hall 13, Stand C65) to meet customers and partners.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Marsh: Global insurance broker and risk advisor with a substantial DACH presence; overlaps with Sikom across commercial property, casualty, transport, and D&O placements and competes for the same mid-market and large corporate accounts.
• Aon: Global insurance and reinsurance broker with large DACH operations across Austria and Germany; competes with Sikom for the same industrial, financial services, and transport clients but offers a much wider risk consulting, analytics, and international network.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): Global advisory and insurance brokerage firm with significant DACH activity; serves the same industrial and financial client base as Sikom and offers integrated risk, brokerage, and consulting capabilities that exceed Sikom's scope.
• Howden: London-headquartered specialist insurance group that has expanded aggressively across DACH; targets the same commercial, transport, and specialty lines as Sikom and competes on international carrier access and specialty broking expertise.

Direct peers

• Ecclesia Group: German commercial insurance broker with deep specialty expertise (including transport, fleet, and complex commercial lines) and a long-standing owner-managed heritage; close functional analogue to Sikom's mid-market, multi-line brokerage model.
• MRH Trowe: Frankfurt-based commercial insurance and risk consultant serving industrial, logistics, and financial clients in Germany; comparable mid-market commercial focus and similar role as a multi-carrier broker competing for the same DACH accounts.
• Funk Gruppe: Hamburg-headquartered, owner-managed commercial insurance broker in Germany with a multi-line portfolio for industrial, transport, and mid-market clients; directly comparable in size, ownership structure, and customer mix to Sikom.
• JDC Group: German-listed insurance intermediary and platform operator connecting brokers, banks, and insurers; comparable in being a DACH-rooted multi-line insurance broker, though with a heavier technology/platform and B2B2C distribution layer than Sikom.

Regional players

• Aon Austria: Austrian operation of the Aon global broker network; directly competes with Sikom's Austrian headquarters in Ried im Innkreis for the same industrial, financial, and mid-market clients within the same regulatory jurisdiction.
• Gebrüder Kofler Versicherungsmakler: Smaller owner-managed Austrian commercial insurance broker focused on mid-market and industrial clients; directly comparable in regional positioning, size band, and customer mix, and competes with Sikom in Upper Austria for similar Mittelstand accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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