Sustainability Report 2015
Employee development and employee advancement
The development and advancement of our personnel in terms of their professional and personal growth and their health is closely linked to Hannover Re's business success. In our Sustainability Strategy 2015-2017, which has been approved by the Executive Board, we therefore again set ourselves concrete goals and we are constantly working to accomplish them. In 2015, for example, we expanded the range of training opportunities and for the first time surveyed our employees on an international and Group-wide scale about their satisfaction.
The focus of our (further) training activities in the year under review was on our experienced personnel. With this in mind, we are pressing ahead with our specialist training programmes and individual supporting activities on a worldwide basis. Since 2015 we have simplified access to our range of further training options through a learning management system, which is available online to the employees of the Group. Members of staff can use the system to view and book seminars. Hannover Re is increasingly offering blended learning opportunities – a mixture of face-to-face events and online study – through the system.
In order to ensure the optimal personal advancement of our employees we offer them annual performance reviews with their direct supervisor. In addition, with a view to consistently improving the quality of our leadership, we conduct a management appraisal every two years and organise suitable advanced training measures.
The preservation and transfer of knowledge within the company is safeguarded by a standardised process for succession planning. Every two years we hold discussions with the two highest levels of management to identify potential successors for all positions and we define individual development measures.
In order to keep our staff healthy, we are maintaining our commitment to health management with a focus on the prevention of disease. Given that most of our staff work at a desk, good ergonomic working conditions, relief from eye and back strain and the ability to cope with stressful situations are particularly important.