Welcome to GEERKEN + PARTNER - Your specialized insurance broker for the private care sector of the Ecclesia Group
We're glad you're here! For over 25 years, we have been concentrating all our efforts on insurance and risk provision for the private care industry - inpatient, outpatient, assisted living and all related and residential property sectors. Whether you are an operator, owner or manager: we understand your requirements.
Personalized. Reliable. A perfect fit.
We believe in individual solutions rather than standard products. Each customer has a dedicated contact person who listens carefully, asks questions and provides advice on an equal footing. This creates long-standing trust with our customers.
Accompanying private care providers
Who we are
G+P was born out of the desire to provide optimal support for the special insurance needs of private care facilities. Over time, property companies and landlords were added, which today are also among our most important customer groups.
In 2003/2004, we pooled our expertise with the Ecclesia Group - a step that enabled us to provide even more comprehensive support to the entire care market. As part of the Ecclesia Group , we benefit from a strong network whose expertise we can draw on for our clients at any time.
The reality of private geriatric care providers
Between economic pressure, a shortage of skilled labor and increasing demands
As the operator of a private care facility, you work in a challenging environment. Economic pressure, a shortage of skilled staff and constantly increasing demands for quality, safety and compliance characterize your day-to-day tasks. At the same time, the expectations of investors, relatives and care insurers are high.
Added to this is the complexity of insurance issues:
- How do you organise the insurance cover so that it remains economically viable on the one hand and reliably takes effect in the event of a claim on the other?
- How do you avoid conflicts with landlords or property companies when it comes to liability and costs?
- How do you protect yourself against existential risks - from liability claims to natural hazards or business failures?
This is exactly where we come in. We know that private providers are often caught between the interests of many parties. That's why we provide transparent, fair and binding advice - and put your perspective at the centre. With our specially developed nursing home policies, we offer insurance solutions that are precisely tailored to the needs of private facilities and comprehensively cover risks.
What sets us apart
Double perspective. Double the strength.
We look after operators and property companies in equal measure - not only separately, but above all together. In this way, we ensure that your insurance structures are sustainable and also function smoothly in the event of a claim.
While other brokers often focus solely on the most favourable premium, we rely on a clear understanding of your risk philosophy. We ask:
- What risks do you want to cover?
- How high should the indemnity limits be?
- What excess is acceptable for you?
- What does security mean to you?
Together with the Ecclesia Group, we offer you a range of services that goes far beyond mere brokerage:
- Purchasing and brokering insurance policies with excellent conditions
- Risk consulting and risk management to cover your risks in the long term
- Development of customised insurance concepts - including specially developed nursing home policies that optimally cover your operational risk
- Comprehensive claims management and support in the event of a claim
- 24/7 support and contract management - always available when you need us
- Our own insurance solutions that offer you flexibility and maximum security
– Carsten Meier, Managing Director GEERKEN + PARTNEROur value proposition in one sentence: Protect private long-term care, protect liquidity - with modular concepts from GEERKEN + PARTNER and the strength of the Ecclesia Group.
Carsten Stracke is an insurance business economist (DVA) and has worked in the insurance industry for more than 30 years. He initially joined the Ecclesia Group in 1997 as an assistant to the management, took over the management of the Hamburg branch in 2002, and became he managing director of GEERKEN + PARTNER GmbH in 2005. In 2018, he was appointed to the management board of Ecclesia Versicherungsdienst GmbH in Detmold, among others, and has been responsible for the Ecclesia Group's traditional business areas - healthcare, social economy and church - together with Gunnar Pepping on the Group's top management body since 2022.
Carsten Meier began his insurance career in 2001 with an international insurance broker specializing in property insurance for national and international companies. Through various functions in the industrial insurance business, Carsten Meier gained extensive practical experience in setting up and managing complex insurance programs, handling claims and providing personal support to corporate clients throughout Europe. Carsten Meier joined GEERKEN + PARTNER in 2021 and is now responsible for the operational business within the management team alongside Carsten Stracke.
Silke Geerken is a co-founder of GEERKEN + PARTNER and, following the sale of the company to the Ecclesia Group, initially worked for several years in internal sales as a key account manager. Since 2015, she has headed the claims department at GEERKEN + PARTNER, which currently has a team of ten employees nationwide to support customers with claims processing.
Mareike Schulz has been working in the insurance industry for more than 20 years. Mareike Schulz advised corporate clients in various functions before joining GEERKEN + PARTNER in 2006. Mareike Schulz's professional focus developed into a pronounced expertise in larger and complex client relationships. Since 1 January 2023, Mareike Schulz has been responsible for GEERKEN + PARTNER's specialist customer service team as team leader.
Tom Geerken recognized early on that specialization and a high level of professional expertise lead to a better service. In his more than 35 years of professional life, he built up various successful specialized insurance brokers. In 1990, GEERKEN + PARTNER GmbH laid the foundations for the leading insurance brokerage company focusing exclusively on the private care industry in all forms of care and real estate. GEERKEN + PARTNER GmbH has been part of the Ecclesia Group since 2005. Since 2023, GEERKEN + PARTNER has been the central brand within the Ecclesia Group for the private care industry. Tom Geerken retired from active service at GEERKEN + PARTNER on 1 January 2024. However, he will remain with GEERKEN + PARTNER as a valuable consultant.
How the Ecclesia Group's specialist team secures private geriatric care with modular concepts, keeps unplanned costs at bay and uses its negotiating power and expertise to achieve better conditions
Interview with Carsten Meier, Managing Director GEERKEN + PARTNER
What does GEERKEN + PARTNER stand for within the Ecclesia Group?
We are the specialized unit for private geriatric care - with a deep understanding of inpatient and outpatient structures. Our aim is to identify risks in a practical manner, provide professional cover and thus keep unplanned costs away from the business.
Why does private geriatric care need its own specialization?
Private providers have a particular dynamic in terms of refinancing, staffing and occupancy; many homes have been in intensive use for years. Solutions must be a perfect fit in terms of business management and operations - not "off the shelf".
Which solutions do you use?
At the core are two modular complete solutions: the nursing home policy (inpatient) and the care-at-home policy (outpatient). Both are based on comprehensive property cover with business interruption - i.e. cover for buildings, technology and inventory including loss of income, with a few exceptions - and liability cover that explicitly includes the practical requirements of care, such as giving injections or dispensing remedies. All in a single contract, with few gaps and everyday coverage.
How would you describe your role as a broker?
We translate the reality of your business into clear insurance logic, develop the appropriate cover architecture and negotiate terms on an equal footing - based on expertise and trusting cooperation with insurers. In the event of a claim, we hold the strings together and ensure speed and reliability.
How do customers benefit from the Ecclesia Group?
Through negotiating strength based on expertise, experience from many placements and targeted access to specialist teams. This results in tailor-made, stable solutions - over and above standard cover.
Your value proposition in one sentence?
Securing private care, protecting liquidity - with modular concepts from GEERKEN + PARTNER and the strength of the Ecclesia Group.
Claims reporting made easy
With our online claims report, you simply submit your claim digitally and the team responsible will take care of processing it. If you use ecconnect, you can also report your claim directly in the tool.
In the Ecclesia network: specialist teams from a single source
As part of the Ecclesia Group, we expand your scope of action and orchestrate tailor-made teams of specialists as required - for cyber, succession planning and M&A, for complex construction projects - as well as for financing and liquidity, liability and D&O issues. We bring together the right experts exactly when they are needed, remain your single point of contact and maintain the common thread in the support. In this way, a sustainable, everyday solution is created from many building blocks - with clear follow-up options if further services are required.
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GEERKEN + PARTNER
Paul-Stritter-Weg 7
22297 Hamburg
Phone +49 40 52909-60