Insurance broker and risk consultant serving mid-market and enterprise across 39 countries
Funk is Germany's largest family-owned insurance broker, operating across 39 international locations with ~1,850 experts. The tech stack—.NET, C#, Azure, SQL Server, Oracle—reflects a traditional enterprise insurance infrastructure being augmented with modern tooling: LangChain, Azure AI Services, and ChatGPT integration signal experimentation with AI-driven underwriting and customer workflows. Hiring is sales-heavy (92 roles) with decelerating velocity, while engineering teams are small (10 active roles), indicating continued reliance on legacy systems paired with selective modernization efforts.
Notable leadership hires: Team Lead
Funk provides insurance brokerage, risk management, and employee benefits consulting to mid-market and large enterprises across construction, industrial, and international sectors. Founded in 1879, the company has grown to 1,001–5,000 employees and operates 15 offices in Germany plus 24 international locations. Service lines span insurance placement, captive solutions, pension scheme design, and risk advisory. Current project focus includes construction insurance programs, premium calculation systems, new product development, and digital innovation initiatives—with acknowledged challenges around international coordination, software reliability, and identifying relevant digital innovations.
Funk's core stack includes .NET, C#, SQL Server, Oracle, and Microsoft Office. Cloud infrastructure runs on Azure with DevOps and container orchestration via Kubernetes and Docker. Recent additions include LangChain, Azure AI Services, and ChatGPT for emerging AI workflows.
Funk is headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. The company operates 15 offices across Germany and 24 additional international locations spanning 39 countries total. Current hiring is concentrated in Germany.
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