DACH
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September 5, 2022
MRH Trowe expands in northern Germany with afm acquisition
German commercial lines broker MRH Trowe has bought a majority stake in industrial lines intermediary afm to expand its offering…
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September 1, 2022
Ferma urges OECD to exclude captives from BEPS tax guidelines
Ferma has urged the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to amend its coming technical guidelines designed to tackle…
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August 31, 2022
Product safety regulations ripple out from green transition, says Sedgwick in recall update
Europe’s transition to greener industries is having a “ripple effect” on product regulation and safety, with manufacturers facing tighter rules…
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August 31, 2022
Europe’s ‘big four’ reinsurers improve results despite nat cat losses, says Best
Europe’s ‘big four’ reinsurers – Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – benefited from material premium rate increases…
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August 31, 2022
War, inflation and supply chain bottlenecks dampen outlook for German firms
German risk and insurance managers will gather for the annual GVNW Symposium in Munich next week, amid an increasingly bleak…
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August 30, 2022
Moderate EMEA P&C price rises in Q2 but German buyers suffer challenging conditions: Aon
Moderate price increases continued for most P&C insurance buyers in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) during the second…
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August 26, 2022
Compre continues European growth with acquisition of medical malpractice portfolio in France
Bermuda’s Compre has acquired a French medical malpractice (medmal) portfolio in a further bid to build out its medmal expertise…
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August 25, 2022
Germany’s Talanx reportedly latest European carrier to exclude east African pipeline
German insurance group Talanx, parent of HDI Global and Hannover Re, is the latest leading German and European carrier to…
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August 19, 2022
PERILS raises European storm loss estimate for third time to €3.74bn
Insured loss estimates from a series of windstorms in Europe have been increased for the third time since they affected…
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August 19, 2022
Strong growth in Austria and CEE drives healthy result for VIG
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has broken the recent trend in insurance company half-year results by reporting strong growth in premiums…
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August 19, 2022
Descartes expands into DACH region as interest in parametrics grows
Traditional reinsurers continue to pull capacity from the natural catastrophe market in the face of rising climate change-related losses, ultimately…
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August 19, 2022
Zurich Insurance appoints Moss and Schmitt to boost group cyber team
Zurich Insurance Group has boosted its group underwriting team with the appointment of Stephen Moss as group head of financial…
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August 17, 2022
Credit Suisse unit doubles Greensill insurance claims to $2.2bn
Credit Suisse Asset Management (CSAM) has filed additional insurance claims related to the collapse of Greensill Capital bringing the total…
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August 16, 2022
German firms ill-prepared for sustainable finance disclosure regime
Only half of companies on Germany’s benchmark DAX-40 stock market have reported on more than four of 16 indirect greenhouse…
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August 11, 2022
Zurich says hard market to continue into 2023
Zurich reported its highest business operating profit in the first half of 2022 since 2008 on the back of a…
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August 11, 2022
Cyber MGA Corvus names former AIG CUO Tadikonda as CEO to spur global expansion
Corvus Insurance, the insurtech MGA offering smart AI-driven cyber products, has named Madhu Tadikonda, the company’s president and former global…
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August 10, 2022
Higher prices in industrial lines and specialty bolster Talanx result
Strong growth in industrial lines and specialty business at HDI Global and rate increases above inflation helped drive a healthy…
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August 10, 2022
Market flattening but opportunities still rich for nimble European MGAs: Van Loon
Fast-growing Brussels-based European MGA Alta Signa expects to benefit from market conditions over the next two years as the financial…
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August 9, 2022
No relief in sight for insurance and reinsurance buyers says Munich Re
Munich Re reports strong reinsurance renewals on 1 July, particularly in the US, Latin America and Australia. Prices across its…
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August 5, 2022
AGCS posts strong underlying results on back of 13% rate increases
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) reported strong premium growth in the first half the year on the back of…