VMD Prinas GmbH Versicherungsmakler

Name

VMD Prinas GmbH Versicherungsmakler

Legal name

VMD-PRINAS GmbH Versicherungsmakler

Website

https://vmd-prinas.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Insurance Brokerage

NAICS

Pharmacy Benefit Management and Other Third Party Administration of Insurance and Pension Funds (524292)

SIC

Fire, Marine & Casualty Insurance (6331)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Safety & Major Hazard Risk Management (PSM) (BPAHAJAE)

Keywords

• Commercial insurance brokerage
• Industrial risk management
• Energy facility insurance
• Thermal waste treatment
• Technical large-scale facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Essen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Commission (Courtage): Standard commission received from insurance premiums, typically included in the insurance premium. This is the primary revenue stream for insurance brokerage activities.
2. Fee-based consulting (Honorar): Direct fees charged to customers for consulting services when agreed upon. Combination of commission and fee is possible.
3. Collection interest income: Interest income arising from collection activities (Inkassotätigkeit).
4. Separate compensation from insurers: Separate compensation received from insurance companies for services performed on behalf of insurers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VMD-PRINAS provides specialized insurance brokerage and holistic risk management consulting for operators of technical large-scale facilities, particularly municipal thermal waste treatment plants and energy generation facilities. The core offering encompasses risk identification, ongoing risk landscape monitoring, risk classification aligned with each client's risk philosophy, insurance policy procurement, contract management, and professional claims handling. Services are delivered through permanent mandates with a dedicated on-site personal contact and supported by the ecconnect digital platform for contract and damage documentation.

Product overview

VMD-PRINAS offers a comprehensive suite of insurance and risk management services for operators of technical facilities, organized as a core consulting service (Leistung nach Maß) complemented by digital tools and specialized industry solutions. The core offering includes professional insurance consulting, policy procurement, contract management, and claims processing. This is supported by the ecconnect digital platform for contract and damage management, the annual Fachforum for professional exchange, and the vgbe energy-Service for technical consulting. The company provides specialized solutions across multiple industries: thermal waste treatment (with detailed coverage for every plant component from delivery hall to chimney), conventional energy (gas, oil, coal), renewable energy (biomass, biogas, hydropower, wind power, photovoltaics), and large-scale technical facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leistung nach Maß (Bespoke Risk and Insurance Consulting)

Quantifiable outcome

• Annual documented confirmation that facilities meet current risk management requirements
• +1 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ecclesia GruppecoreOthers · 1 January 2001Parent company since 2001. Ecclesia Gruppe is the largest German insurance broker for companies and institutions. VMD-PRINAS operates under the Ecclesia umbrella as a specialized broker for technical large-scale facilities. The group has its own companies in Austria, Belgium, Spain, Netherlands, and Turkey, and is present globally through the Ecclesia Global Network.
• vgbe energycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPermanent cooperation between VMD-PRINAS and vgbe energy, a renowned industry association for operators of electricity and heat generation and storage facilities. The partnership provides customers with plant-overarching technical expertise, including consulting on specifications for revisions, general plant operation, and oil and water chemistry. The insurance industry recognizes vgbe energy's independence and technical expertise.
• Ecclesia Global NetworkminorOthersGlobal network of insurance brokerage partners that extends the Ecclesia Gruppe's worldwide presence beyond its own European offices.
• VdS (Vertrauen, Sicherheit, Qualität)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVMD-PRINAS participates in dialogue with associations for creating fire protection technical standards (such as VdS), influencing planning and approval foundations for new facilities and structural changes.
• ITAD (Industrieverband Thermische Abfallbehandlung und energie)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive dialogue with industry associations including ITAD representing the thermal waste treatment sector.
• ATAB (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Thermische Abfallbehandlungsanlagen)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive dialogue with industry associations including ATAB representing thermal waste treatment facilities.
• VGB (Vereinigung der Großkraftwerksbetreiber)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive dialogue with VGB power plant operators' association to represent technical and overall economic sector interests.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MRH Trowe: German independent insurance broker and risk consultant serving industrial, energy, and infrastructure clients. Similar size and German-focus to VMD-PRINAS, with comparable specialism in industrial and energy insurance brokerage.
• Funk Gruppe: German independent insurance broker and risk consultant serving corporate and institutional clients, including industrial and energy sectors. Similar mid-to-large German broker profile with industrial specialism, making it a direct comparable to VMD-PRINAS.

Broad incumbents

• Ecclesia Gruppe: Parent company of VMD-PRINAS and Germany's largest insurance broker for companies and institutions. Directly comparable as the parent platform that VMD-PRINAS operates within, providing industrial and institutional risk advisory across multiple sectors.
• Marsh Germany: One of the world's largest insurance brokers with a German practice serving energy, power, and industrial clients. Competes for mandates on technical large-scale facilities and offers risk engineering and claims management comparable to VMD-PRINAS's service.
• Howden Germany: International insurance broker with growing German presence focused on industrial and energy risks. Competes for complex technical facility accounts with specialized energy and power expertise.
• Aon Germany: Global insurance and reinsurance broker with a German presence serving large industrial and energy clients. Competes for the same large-scale facility insurance mandates that VMD-PRINAS holds, but offers a much broader portfolio of services.
• Arthur J. Gallagher Germany: Global insurance brokerage with a German practice serving industrial and energy clients. Competes for large-scale facility insurance and risk management mandates through a broader service portfolio.
• Willis Towers Watson Germany (WTW): Global advisory and brokerage firm with significant German operations serving energy and industrial clients. Competes for risk management and insurance brokerage mandates on complex technical facilities.

Others

• Risktec (Munich Re): Risk engineering and consulting services linked to Munich Re, providing technical risk assessment for industrial and energy clients. Adjacent peer serving the same plant operators that VMD-PRINAS brokers insurance for, often working alongside brokers during underwriting.
• HDI Risk Consulting: Risk consulting arm of HDI/Talanx, providing industrial risk engineering and loss prevention services for large technical facilities. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but operates in the same industrial risk ecosystem that VMD-PRINAS serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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