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Plans are underway to construct a new power plant fuelled by waste material on the premises of Rondo Ganahl AG as part of the Initiative “Energy Autonomy Frastanz”. The new plant in Austria’s most western province will cover the future thermal energy demand of the Rondo paper mill and corrugated board plant and will also supply other businesses and private households.
Danijela Jurcic joins GrECo Health & Benefits in Croatia, further reinforcing the wider group strategy to become the employer of choice across the Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) region.
Emerging risks and new threats that are hard to grasp and estimate are a much-discussed topic. Add to that today’s increasing number of Black Swan events. These are unprecedented and unexpected events which nobody could have imagined, making them almost impossible to predict.
According to the International Monetary Fund food and energy are the main drivers of today’s inflation. That is obvious to each of us as we pay more for both food and energy these days.
From an HR perspective, the past three years were predominantly shaped by the challenges and crises that have influenced our activities since the beginning of the pandemic. The impact of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity – the VUCA world – has become more pronounced with each crisis that has hit both the economic environment of organisations and people`s personal lives.
Max Pernsteiner, Vice President Global Purchasing & Supply Chain at ENGEL Austria GmbH, spoke with Johannes Vogl, General Manager at GrECo Risk Engineering GmbH, about supply chains and their risks.
In the last two years, supply chains were exposed to unforeseen risks. The impact of the pandemic, Evergiven’s blockade of the Suez Canal, or the recent disruptions as a result of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, to name a few. What else must we prepare for?
Optimist Day a global annual celebration falling on the first Thursday of February. The day’s key theme is focussed on building and sustaining a positive future!
Preslava Gencheva joins Adam Riley to further build the Health & Benefits business across the Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE) region.

Company News

Read about new developments, initiatives and business decisions in the GrECo Group.

Read about new GrECo clients, claims management successes and our plans for a more sustainable future in our publication Annual Report 2021.
The global supply chain is so important for the worldwide flow of goods that we have made it the focus of this issue of Spotlight publication.
The market leader in risk and insurance management in Austria and Eastern Europe is preparing a reorganisation in the Executive Board and Supervisory Board of GrECo International Holding AG.
GrECo, the leading insurance broker and risk management provider in Central and Eastern Europe, has announced to transfer its operation in Russia to the local management.
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the threat of heavy sanctions to be imposed by the Western world as consequence of Russian military action, have brought the topic of financial sanctions and the position of insurance again into the focus of consideration.
Specialist insurance broker GrECo acquires 100% of MAI CEE Ltd., a major risk, insurance and employee benefits consultant in CEE.
Pawel Kowalewski, renowned expert in the energy sector, will develop power & renewables solutions.
GrECo Ukraine, together with insurance partner ARX Ukraine have launched the pilot project for the Affinity parametric insurance solution for Corteva Agriscience customers.
Maksym Shylov, long-standing expert in agricultural insurance, established as Group Practice Leader.

Petra Steininger

Head of Group Communications

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