ERGO Insurance Group AG came into being at the end of 1997 by fusion of Victoria Holding AG and Hamburg-Mannheimer AG, the latter evolved from Hamburg-Mannheimer Versicherungs-AG, the life insurance company of Hamburg-Mannheimer-Gruppe. Since August 1, 1997 Hamburg-Mannheimer AG stood as holding of the group. In October the company changed its name in ERGO Insurance Group AG.