This strategic partnership strengthens our regional presence and expertise in the Düsseldorf area in the automotive, transportation, and specialized solutions sectors for small and medium-sized businesses.
HBC (Hanseatic Broking Center) GmbH continues on its growth trajectory and is acquiring HORBACH GmbH, a specialized company with 15 employees based in Düsseldorf and Gladbeck. HORBACH has been successfully established in the market for many years and possesses proven expertise in serving small and medium-sized businesses as well as private clients. Its core competencies include, in particular, insurance solutions for car dealerships, automotive service shops, motorhomes, and transport and logistics companies. The portfolio is complemented by comprehensive specialized concepts for private clients. With the addition of HORBACH, HBC is strategically strengthening its market position in these segments and further expanding its regional presence in western Germany. At the same time, HORBACH customers will benefit in the future from expanded capabilities, broader product access, and the technological infrastructure of the HBC Group.
Johannes Schmidt, CCO of HBC, says: “With HORBACH, we are gaining a superbly positioned brokerage firm with a clear specialization and strong customer loyalty. HORBACH complements our portfolio very well, both in terms of business focus and regional coverage, particularly in the automotive-related sectors and among small and medium-sized enterprises. Together, we aim to further build on our existing strengths and drive additional growth.”
For Andreas Rump, managing director of HORBACH GmbH Insurance Brokerage and Financial Services, the company’s Düsseldorf location—which has been in operation for over 70 years—is particularly close to his heart.
I am pleased that, by joining the HBC Group, we will be able to maintain this location and expand it in the future, thereby ensuring that we remain close to our customers.
Andreas Rump, Managing Director of HORBACH GmbH Insurance Brokerage and Financial Services
Michael Dutine, Managing Director of HORBACH GmbH Insurance Brokerage and Financial Services, adds: “HBC offers us the ideal platform to further strengthen our areas of expertise while benefiting from group-wide synergies.” “We view our decision to join HBC as the next logical step, particularly in terms of access to expanded markets, insurers, and digital infrastructure solutions,” adds Tobias von Ohlen, Managing Director of the HORBACH Group and Managing Director of the insurance subsidiary “anag versicherungspartner” at Automobile Nord AG. In addition, von Ohlen sees particularly good opportunities to attract additional underwriters for insuring car dealership operations.
As part of the transaction, HORBACH’s existing management team will remain in place. The locations in Düsseldorf and Gladbeck will remain operational. The goal is to combine and expand HORBACH’s operational strengths with the structural and technological capabilities of the HBC Group.
