1990 – Christoph Herrmann founded the company as a GmbH (LTD)

1991 – First contacts established to customers in agricultural enterprises in Brandenburg and Saxony via agricultural IT centers in Frankfurt/Oder, Cottbus and Chemnitz

1994 – Customer service was extended to all new states by setting up additional sites in Luckau (Brandenburg), Leizen (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Schwabhausen (Thuringia) and Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt)

2000 – The company was transformed into a stock corporation under the name gvf VersicherungsMakler AG

2005 – gvf purchased and modernized an adminstration building in Chemnitz

2008 – In search of new fields of operation, the idea was developed of  improving the marketing structures and market infrastructure for agriculture

2010 – gmv affiliate gruuna GmbH & Co. KG launched as www.gruuna.com – the agricultural online marketplace. The online portal enables quick, easy and safe trade of all produce and agricultural products.

2011 – gvf celebrated its 20th anniversary with its staff and their families along with its Board of Directors and the Chairman of the Board

2013 – gvf started a worldwide innovation by introducing the hitherto unknown product “Weather Insurance” with the purpose of insuring harvested products against the hazards of weather