Arbeitgeberverband Der Versicherungsunternehmen

What Arbeitgeberverband Der Versicherungsunternehmen does

Arbeitgeberverband der Versicherungsunternehmen in Deutschland e.V. (AGV Versicherungen, founded 1946) is the recognized employers' association for the German insurance industry, headquartered in Munich (Arabellastraße 29) and registered as a non-profit eingetragener Verein at Amtsgericht München (VR 11518). It represents both tarifgebundene and tarifungebundene Versicherungsunternehmen in collective bargaining negotiations with ver.di, labor law and social policy matters at national and European levels, and on issues such as telework, digitization, demographic change, diversity, and artificial intelligence via the European Sectoral Social Dialogue. AGV serves a sector that employs approximately 1.3 million people in Germany.

The organization's product surface is delivered through a TYPO3-based member portal (Mitgliederbereich) and consists of member services including the BV-Datenbank (Betriebsvereinbarungen database), Statistikservice (industry HR statistics), Gehaltsindizes (salary benchmarking), Expertenkreise (expert circles on D&I, demographics, health management), and a Veranstaltungsprogramm (conferences and virtual events). Its publishing program comprises the HR magazine vis a vis (six issues per year), three recurring circulars (AR, STR, TN), labor-law Leitfäden, and the AGV-Verlagsprogramm covering tariff agreements, commentaries, and handbooks; multimedia content is distributed via the "AGV on air" podcast/video format. Public projects include Mitdenken 4.0, Women in Leadership & Culture, the European Demografieprojekt, and Diversity/Inklusion initiatives.

AGV is member-funded through membership dues from German insurance companies, with all services — circulars, guidelines, statistics, the BV database, and event registrations — provided to members and their designated employees at no additional charge beyond membership. The organization does not publish financial statements; revenue, ARR, and headcount figures are not disclosed. Leadership comprises a Vorstand chaired by Dr. Andreas Eurich, with deputy chairs Prof. Dr. Frank Walthes, Thomas Brahm, and Ulrike Zeiler, and executive management including Dr. Michael Niebler, Dr. Sebastian Hopfner, Dr. Michael Gold, and Betina Kirsch.

Name

Arbeitgeberverband Der Versicherungsunternehmen

Legal name

Arbeitgeberverband der Versicherungsunternehmen in Deutschland e. V.

Website

https://agv-vers.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AGV Versicherungen is the German insurance industry's employers' association, representing member insurers in collective bargaining, labor law, and HR benchmarking, and publishing industry statistics, circulars, and the vis a vis HR magazine.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Employment & Labor Law (BPAHAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Workforce Compliance & Employment Law Risk Management (Local Labor Law, Tax, Statutory) (BPACAHAH), Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle Administration (BPACAHAL)

Keywords

• Employers association services
• Collective bargaining representation
• Labor law advisory
• Industry HR statistics
• Insurance industry advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

AGV Versicherungen is the employers' association (Arbeitgeberverband) for insurance companies in Germany, operating as a registered non-profit association (e.V.). It represents its member companies in collective bargaining negotiations with ver.di, provides labor law advisory, publishes industry HR statistics and salary indices, and delivers publications, events, and expert forums covering diversity, demographics, and health management.

Product overview

Arbeitgeberverband Der Versicherungsunternehmen operates as an employers' association providing a suite of member services for insurance companies in Germany. The organization's offerings center on a digital member portal (Mitgliederbereich/Benutzerverwaltung) that provides access to the BV-Datenbank for company agreements, the Statistikservice for industry statistics, and Gehaltsindizes for salary benchmarking. The publishing program includes the HR magazine vis a vis (6 issues annually), Rundschreiben newsletters (AR, STR, TN), Leitfäden Arbeitsrecht legal guides, and the comprehensive AGV-Verlagsprogramm covering tariff agreements and handbooks on labor law and occupational pensions. Member engagement is facilitated through Veranstaltungsprogramm (event programs with Klassische Tagungen and Virtuelle Formate) and Expertenkreise (expert circles). All services are accessible through TYPO3 CMS infrastructure with Matomo web analytics and SSL/TLS encryption.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• BV-Datenbank A database providing access to Betriebsvereinbarungen (company/works agreements) for member insurance companies, accessible through the member area.
• Statistikservice Statistical services offering branch data including employment structure, turnover rates, absenteeism, and training statistics for member companies.
• Rundschreiben Newsletter services including AR (Arbeitgeber-Rundschreiben), STR (Statistisches Rundschreiben), and TN (Tarifnachrichten) available by subscription for members.
• vis a vis An HR magazine published 6 times per year, providing industry news, expert articles, and updates on labor relations in the insurance sector.
• Leitfäden Arbeitsrecht Legal guides on labor law topics for member companies, including practical handbook and template resources.
• AGV-Verlagsprogramm Publishing program including tariff agreements (TV PV), commentaries, handbooks on labor law, occupational pension schemes, and management in the insurance sector.
• Veranstaltungsprogramm Event program including classical conferences (Klassische Tagungen), virtual formats (Virtuelle Formate), and online registration for member attendance.
• Expertenkreise Expert circles providing forums for member company professionals to exchange knowledge and best practices on various HR topics.
• Gehaltsindizes Salary indices providing compensation benchmarking data for member companies, available in snapshot and annual views.
• Mitgliederbereich (Benvutzerverwaltung) Authenticated member area providing access to company agreements database, guidelines, event registration, and subscribed round letters.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• European Sectoral Social Dialogue – InsurancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGV Versicherungen participates in the European Sectoral Social Dialogue for Insurance (Sektoraler Sozialer Dialog) as the recognized employers' organization, engaging with European trade unions and institutions on issues such as telework, digitization, diversity, and demographic change.
• European Intersectoral Social DialoguecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAGV Versicherungen participates in the Intersektoraler Dialog (cross-sector social dialogue) at the European level, addressing broader labor market and social policy topics relevant to the insurance sector alongside other sectoral social partners.
• Universities and Research InstitutionsminorOthersAGV Versicherungen works together with universities and research institutions on topics including labor market research, demographic change, and HR best practices, as evidenced by references to academic experts and studies in its publications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• BDA – Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände: The umbrella organization of German employers' associations, of which AGV is a member; sets cross-sectoral employer-side positions on labor and social policy while AGV focuses on sector-specific execution.
• Insurance Europe: The European insurance and reinsurance federation; analogous to the EU-level body in which AGV participates through social dialogue and represents the broader continental counterpart AGV engages with.

Regional players

• France Assureurs: The professional federation of French insurance companies — the main French counterpart to the German insurance industry associations, providing a useful comparison point for European insurance employer-side strategy.
• ABI – Association of British Insurers: The UK's central insurance trade association; organizationally analogous to the German equivalent for the British insurance market and serves as the most relevant cross-border functional peer despite different regulatory and labor-law environment.

Direct peers

• AGV Banken – Arbeitgeberverband des privaten Bankgewerbes: Employers' association for Germany's private banking sector — adjacent financial-services Tarifpartner with the same collective-bargaining, salary-index, and works-agreements-database functions AGV provides for insurance.
• Gesamtmetall – Arbeitgeberverband der Metall- und Elektroindustrie: The employers' association for Germany's metal and electrical industry and historically the most influential sectoral Tarifpartner; mirrors AGV's structure, bargaining mandate, and member-services model almost exactly.
• DBV – Deutscher Bauernverband: Sector membership/lobby association for German agriculture — operates with the same Tarifpartner-style representation model for a different sector, providing structural parallels in member dues, expert committees, and regional chambers.
• DEHOGA – Hotel- und Gastronomieverband: Sector employers' association for hotels and gastronomy in Germany — same Tarifpartner structure (collective bargaining with NGG, member statistics, advisory services) as AGV, applied to hospitality.
• BAVC – Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie: The Tarifpartner employers' association for the German chemical/pharmaceutical industry — same structural role (sectoral collective bargaining, labor-law advisory, HR statistics) as AGV but for a different industry; one of the closest organizational analogs.
• GDV – Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft: The central German insurance industry association; while GDV represents the industry on policy/regulation and AGV specifically handles employer/labor side, both serve the same membership base of German insurers and operate in the same industrial context.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AVersicherungen
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/agv-versicherungen

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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