Insurer profile
Great Lakes Insurance SE – Italian Branch (General Representative Office for Italy)
Great Lakes Insurance SE – Italian Branch (General Representative Office for Italy) · Italy
Overview
Great Lakes Insurance SE is a German specialty insurance company, fully owned by Munich Re, that conducts delegated authority and coinsurance business and operates in Italy through its Milan-based Italian Branch, distributing motor, home, pet and commercial property/casualty products via partner underwriting agencies such as Prima Assicurazioni, Telepass Assicura, DUAL Italia and Barkibu.
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Company details
- Parent group
- Munich Re (Münchener Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG)
- Regulator
- Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin, Germany) for prudential supervision; IVASS (Institute for the Supervision of Insurance, Italy) for consumer-protection matters relating to the Italian Branch
- Phone
- +39 02 76416031
- [email protected]
Products from Great Lakes Insurance SE – Italian Branch (General Representative Office for Italy)
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Car Third-Party Liability (RC Auto)
Compulsory motor third-party liability insurance for private cars, distributed via Prima Assicurazioni as underwriting agent for Great Lakes.
Comprehensive Car Cover (Autovetture - Kasko)
Optional own-damage cover (fire, theft, kasko/collision, natural events, glass breakage) for private cars complementing RC Auto.
Motorcycle Third-Party Liability (Motocicli)
Compulsory third-party liability insurance covering motorcycles and mopeds used for own purposes.
Van/Light Commercial Vehicle Liability (Furgoni)
Compulsory third-party liability insurance for vans and light commercial vehicles up to 35 quintals used for own purposes.
Telepass Assicura Auto
Motor insurance (RCA, fire/theft, kasko) underwritten by Great Lakes and distributed to Telepass Group customers, now limited to renewals of existing contracts since October 2024.
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Home & Family (Casa & Famiglia)
Home and family multi-risk policy covering property damage, fire, theft, personal accidents, third-party liability, legal protection and assistance, distributed by Prima Assicurazioni.
Natural Catastrophe Cover (Catastrofi Naturali)
First-loss property cover for damage caused by named natural catastrophes (earthquake, flood, volcanic eruption, etc.) aimed at SMEs, underwritten via DUAL Italia.
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Legal Protection (Tutela Legale)
Legal expenses cover with four protection levels, offered as part of the Home & Family and motor product lines, claims handled by D.A.S.
General Liability (RC Generale) for SMEs
General third-party liability and property & casualty cover (fire, theft, accident, illness, general liability) for small and medium businesses, underwritten via DUAL Italia.
Regulatory updates
Great Lakes Insurance SE remains registered with IVASS (Elenco I, No. I.00093) and authorised to operate in Italy in regime di stabilimento; IVASS 2025 complaints statistics show Great Lakes with 11.58 complaints per 10,000 motor contracts, below both the Italian and foreign insurer averages. Since 1 October 2024, Telepass Assicura stopped distributing new Great Lakes RCA/CVT policies to new customers, continuing only to manage the existing portfolio. From 15 January 2026 the new IVASS 'Arbitro Assicurativo' (AAS) alternative dispute resolution body became operative for consumer complaints against companies including Great Lakes.
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Motor third-party liability
motor third-party liability insurance from Prima Assicurazioni for the Italy market, with online purchase and 24/7 assistance.
Last verified Aug 31, 2026