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IPT compliance guide from Sovos highlights changing regulatory landscape
An insurance premium tax (IPT) guide for insurers has been launched by tax compliance firm Sovos. It focuses on IPT…
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New chief executive officer appointed by MS Amlin
Reinsurer MS Amlin has appointed Robert Wiest as chief executive officer. He will take up the role on 3 January…
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Injuries cost Europe’s leading football clubs €472.6m with Covid-19 losses just short of €50m
There were 494 reported Covid-19 cases across Europe’s top five leagues last season, resulting in players missing 7,068 days at…
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LSM names AXA XL’s Harth new country manager in Germany
Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) has named AXA XL’s Michael Harth as its country manager for Germany. Mr Harth will join…
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European companies drive surge in M&A claims during Q1
European companies filed more notifications against merger and acquisition (M&A) policies in the first quarter of 2021 than for the…
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Brokerage GrECo acquires MAI to boost CEE operations
Specialist Austrian broker GrECo has acquired MAI CEE, a risk, insurance and employee benefits consultant in central and eastern Europe…
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Generali ready to support corporates through recovery phase
Generali Global Business Lines is composed of two units: Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) and Generali Employee Benefits (GEB),…
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German firms face criminal action for alleged human rights abuse in China
The Berlin-based European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights (ECCHR) has filed a criminal complaint in Germany against several high-profile…
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Hannover Re expects further hardening at renewals next year
Insurance and reinsurance buyers of natural catastrophe, German industrial and cyber cover are all expected to see further price increases…
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Talanx mourns the passing of Wolf-Dieter Baumgartl
Both Talanx Group, parent of HDI Global, and the wider German insurance market has lost another leading individual in its…
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German business needs greater cooperation to secure resilience and supply chains
Dr Martin Wansleben, CEO of the Association of German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), addressed the difficulties experienced by…
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Insurers must embrace the flexible workplace of tomorrow: Allianz
Bettina Dietsche, chief operating and people officer at Allianz, shared her experience of working arrangements during Covid-19, including a look…
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AIG promises German risk managers improved access to decision-makers
GVNW members will have been delighted to hear Peter Zaffino, president and CEO of AIG, tell them to pick up…
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Zaffino tells German risk managers tough cyber market here to stay
Peter Zaffino, CEO of AIG, is the latest insurance industry leader to clearly rule out any softening in the cyber…
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HDI formalises home working for ‘new normal’ post-pandemic
Hannover-based insurance group HDI has today announced binding regulations on working in the ‘new normal’, which will enable staff to…
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German broker chief backs call for state backing for systemic risks
Dr Hans-Georg Jenssen, chairman of the German brokers’ association BDVM echoed GVNW chairman Alexander Mahnke’s call yesterday for a public-private…
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QBE continues German expansion with new hires
QBE Germany has shown further commitment to growth in the German market with the recent appointment of five new, experienced…
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GVNW: Customer voice needed in ESG insurance debate
The role of insurers as underwriters and investors in the battle to halt climate change has come into sharp focus…
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SiriusPoint increases European July flood estimate
Global specialty (re)insurer SiriusPoint has increased its loss estimate for European floods in July from $30m to between $70m and…
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GVNW members told now or never on climate change
Professor Dr Hans-Joachim Schellnhuber, director emeritus of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), painted a sobering picture of…