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Kick-off was in 1988, when the Daimler-Benz Versicherungsdienst GmbH was founded as affiliated insurance broker of the DaimlerChrysler Group. After two corporate renamings – first as debis Assekuranz Makler GmbH and then as Daimler-Chrysler Services Assekuranz-Makler GmbH – and some acquisitions, the brokerage firm, which had in the meantime grown considerably in size and staff, became independent of its parent group by management buy-out.
deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH, which is now a fully owned subsidiary of the Ecclesia Group, was born.
| 2023 | Merger of Middelberg GmbH Versicherungsmakler into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH Merger of GEREON Versicherung-Vermittlungd GmbH into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH |
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| 2022 | Merger of API Assekuranz Partner der Industrie Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Beckum, into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH, Beckum |
| 2020 | Merger of
into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH. Additional appointment of the Messrs. Dirk Meyer-Hetling, Andreas Felder, Dirk Hemmer, Stefan Köster and Jörg Schröder to be members of the deas Management Board |
| 2019 | Foundation of our own international broker network ECCLESIA GLOBAL NETWORK (EGN) deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH becomes the leading brand for the industrial business of the Ecclesia Group Merger of J. L. Orth GmbH Assekuranzmakler, Nuremberg, into deas Deutsche Assekuranzmakler GmbH |
| 2017 | Gerhard Kulbarsch appointed to be member of the deas Management Board |
| 2015 | Merger of IAA Industrie-Assekuranz Augsburg Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Augsburg/Nuremberg, with J. L. Orth GmbH Assekuranzmakler |
| 2012 | Andreas Wendt appointed to be member of the deas Management Board |
| 2011 | Foundation of an international broker network with leading international insurance brokers |
| 2008 | Creation of the umbrella brand 'deas' for the following companies of the Ecclesia Group:
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| 2007 | Ecclesia acquires 100% of business shares in deas Holger Wendorff appointed to be member of the deas Management Board |
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| 2006 | Acquisition of the GEREON Versicherungs-Vermittlungs-GmbH (Klosterfrau), Cologne |
| 2005 | Acquisition of all shares in Lutz Assekuranz-Makler GmbH and foundation of a joint stock company in Istanbul as subsidiary of Lutz |
| 2004 | Business carve out from the DaimlerChrylser Group through management buy-out and entering into a strategic merger with the Ecclesia Group Renaming in deas Deutsche Assekuranz-Makler GmbH |
| 2001 | Renaming in DaimlerChrysler Services Assekuranz-Makler GmbH |
| 2000 | Acquisition of the controlling interest in Lutz Assekuranz-Makler GmbH, Munich and Vienna (logistics and forwarding) Establishment of Hemmer & Felder GmbH, Cologne |
| 1997 | Establishment of API Assekuranz Partner der Industrie Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Beckum |
| 1994 | Acquisition of IHA Industrie- und Handels-Assekuranz Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Koblenz (services for the waste and recycling sector, publishing houses, printeries and media industry) |
| 1990 | debis Assekuranz Makler GmbH emerged by merging several risk management and insurance divisions (Daimler-Benz, MTU, MBB, Dornier, AEG) |
| 1988 | Foundation of Daimler-Benz Versicherungsdienst GmbH (insurances of all types, reinsurance, risk assessments, provision for risk), fully-owned subsidiary of debis AG |
| 1976 | Establishment of Interassekuranz Sitt & Overlack GmbH, Cologne |
| 1969 | Establishment of IHA Industrie- und Handels-Assekuranz Versicherungsmakler GmbH, Koblenz |
| 1798 | Establishment of J. L. Orth Assekuranzmakler GmbH, Nuremberg |