What LEUE & NILL does

LEUE & NILL GmbH + Co. KG is a privately held, family-owned international insurance broker (Versicherungsmakler) headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, founded in 1875. The company employs approximately 500 people across six German offices (Dortmund HQ plus Bielefeld, Hamburg, Köln, München, and Münster) and serves both commercial/industrial clients and private individuals through a personalized advisory and brokerage model. Commercial offerings span liability (including D&O), property, technical, cyber, transport, environmental, terrorism, motor fleet, M&A, and employee benefit products, with vertical specialization across automotive supply, machinery, plant construction, food and beverage, metalworking, hospitality, real estate, and sports; the private line covers household, building, motor, accident, art, travel, life, and health insurance.

Revenue is generated through commissions from insurers placed on behalf of clients, with pricing conducted on a quote-by-quote basis against individually assessed risk profiles; the company states no publicly disclosed pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led, anchored in face-to-face consultation, comprehensive risk analysis, competitive tendering across insurer offers, and ongoing claims handling support, supplemented by digital claims webforms, content marketing (annual Marktreport), an annual specialist conference (Risk Dialogue), and social channels including LinkedIn, Instagram, and Xing. International capabilities for multinational clients are delivered through membership in two broker networks, Assurex Global and Aesis Network, which provide global coverage without internal geographic expansion.

The business is structured as a German GmbH + Co. KG under owner-management, with no external investors or parent company disclosed. Recent strategic activity includes the August 2025 appointment of Andreas Faden as Managing Director (joining from Chubb European Group SE) and continued investment in specialty product lines and thought-leadership marketing. The company does not disclose revenue, headcount trends, or financials in available source material.

Name

LEUE & NILL

Legal name

LEUE & NILL GmbH + Co. KG

Website

https://leue.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1875

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

LEUE & NILL is a German family-owned international insurance broker founded in 1875, serving commercial, industrial, and private clients across six German offices with commission-based advisory, risk analysis, and claims management services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Insurance Agencies and Brokerages (524210), Agencies, Brokerages, and Other Insurance Related Activities (5242)

SIC

Insurance Agents, Brokers & Service (6411)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Retail (Personal Lines) Insurance Brokerage (FSAEADAA), Management Liability (D&O/EPL/Fiduciary) (FSAJAGAD)

Keywords

• Insurance brokerage services
• Commercial insurance solutions
• Industrial risk management
• Insurance consulting
• Claims management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Insurance Brokerage Services: As an insurance broker, LEUE & NILL generates revenue by providing insurance advisory and brokerage services to commercial and industrial customers. They analyze customer risk situations, tender risks, evaluate insurer offers, and provide ongoing claims management support. Revenue is likely generated through commissions from insurance providers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LEUE & NILL is an international insurance broker (Versicherungsmakler) that advises commercial, industrial, and private clients on risk analysis, places insurance coverage with insurers through tendering, and supports clients with claims handling. The offering spans business liability, D&O, M&A, property, technical, cyber, transport, employee benefit, and specialty insurance lines, alongside private lines such as household, building, motor, and art insurance.

Product overview

LEUE & NILL is an international insurance broker (Versicherungsmakler) offering a comprehensive portfolio of commercial and personal insurance solutions. For business customers, the portfolio centers on liability insurance products (Haftpflichtversicherung, D&O-Versicherung), property and technical insurance (Sachversicherung, Technische Versicherungen, Maschinenversicherung, Elektronikversicherung), and specialized coverage (Cyberversicherung, Transportversicherung, Umweltschadenversicherung, Terrorismusversicherung). The offering also includes employee benefits (Betriebliche Altersvorsorge, Gruppenunfallversicherung, Betriebliche Krankenversicherung) and sector-specific solutions for industries including automotive, machinery, food, metalworking, hospitality, and real estate. For private customers, the portfolio encompasses household, building, motor, accident, art, travel, life, and health insurance. The company provides these products through individual consultation, risk analysis, and claims management services, positioning itself as a full-service insurance broker rather than a digital-first insurer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Haftpflichtversicherung (Business Liability Insurance)

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Assurex GlobalcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLEUE & NILL is a member of Assurex Global, an international insurance brokerage network that provides global coverage capabilities for multinational clients. This partnership enables the company to serve clients with international insurance needs.
• Aesis NetworkcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerLEUE & NILL is a member of Aesis Network, another international insurance broker network. This membership provides additional global reach and expertise for serving international clients and complex insurance programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Ecclesia Group: One of Germany's largest independent industrial insurance brokers, headquartered in Detmold. Directly comparable in industrial client base, specialty lines expertise and German regional office network.
• Funk Gruppe: Hamburg-headquartered, family-influenced German insurance broker serving industrial, commercial and private clients with a comparable risk advisory and brokerage model. Directly comparable to LEUE & NILL in size, geographic footprint and Mittelstand client focus.
• MRH TROWE: Frankfurt-based insurance broker focused on industrial and commercial clients with specialty risk expertise. Comparable to LEUE & NILL in targeting complex industrial placements and offering specialty lines alongside core P&C.
• Gossler, Gobert & Wolters: Independent German insurance broker serving industrial and commercial clients with risk analysis and placement services. Comparable in scope and target segments to LEUE & NILL's industrial brokerage.
• Howden: UK-headquartered international insurance broker expanding across Europe. Comparable in independent broker positioning, specialty expertise and family/employee-owned heritage (Howden was PE-backed and re-IPO'd).

Broad incumbents

• Aon: Global insurance and reinsurance broker with significant German operations. Overlaps directly with LEUE & NILL in commercial P&C, D&O and specialty lines, but operates at materially greater scale and with global program capabilities.
• Willis Towers Watson (WTW): Global advisory, broking and solutions firm with established German presence. Competes in commercial brokerage and risk advisory for large industrial clients, overlapping with LEUE & NILL's enterprise segment.
• Marsh: Global insurance brokerage and risk advisory giant operating in Germany. Competes with LEUE & NILL for mid-market and large enterprise accounts, with materially deeper resources and proprietary analytics.
• Arthur J. Gallagher: US-headquartered global insurance broker with growing European footprint. Competes in industrial and commercial placement, risk management and specialty lines — directly relevant to LEUE & NILL's mid-to-upper market clients.

Others

• R+V Versicherung: Large German insurance carrier and cooperative that also operates broker and advisory arms. Adjacent rather than directly competing; relevant as a counterparty for placements and a reference point for German insurance market structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leueundnill
• Instagraminstagram.com/leueundnill

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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