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Swiss Re Corporate Solutions names Kuno Linder as German country manager
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has named Kuno Linder as country manager for Germany as the firm prioritises the country for…
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Cyber risk and transfer needs overhyped says Germany’s Funk
Broker Funk has criticised certain German insurers, brokers and risk managers for overhyping cyber risk and the need to transfer…
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Ralf Oelssner dies aged 70
Ralf Oelssner, long-standing risk manager of Lufthansa and one of the most prominent figures in the German risk management industry,…
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Talanx targets international business for growth
Talanx has signalled its intention to grow its international business to deliver profits of €1bn in 2017.
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German firms face credit insurance crunch for Ukraine business
German companies are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain credit insurance for deliveries to the Ukraine with cover off limits…
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Can alternative capital provide breakthrough for primary buyers?
While cat bonds and collateralised reinsurance have become commonplace in the reinsurance world, experts are still divided as to whether…
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Mahnke of Siemens takes over from Allerdissen at DVS
The Siemens chief risk manager Alexander Mahnke has been appointed the new chairman of the German risk managers' association Deutscher…
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Cover for German offshore wind parks complicated but achievable says broker
While there is not enough insurance capacity in the German market for all of the country's offshore wind park projects,…
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Growing interest in fine art market
As the art world attracts increasingly wealthy investors and prices for art skyrocket the number of insurers in the market…
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Global programmes to take centre stage in Zurich strategy ‘adjustment’
Zurich CEO Martin Senn has promised shareholders that it will take its 'foot off the brakes' and adopt a more…
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DVS chair Hans-Jürgen Allerdissen leaves Deutsche Bahn
In a surprise move DVS chairman Hans-Jürgen Allerdissen has left German Railway's captive Deutsche Verkehrs-Assekuranz-GmbH (DVA).
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Russian troubles set to hit German firms hardest: DVS concerned over sanction clauses
German companies will be the hardest hit of all EU member states if Europe decides to impose economic sanctions on…
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German risk management community loses key players to insurance industry
Germany's risk management community lost two prominent members to the insurance industry over the last week with Klaus Greimel of…
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Competitive Swiss market but discipline remains-Fitch
Competition in the Swiss insurance market remains high but participants are maintaining underwriting discipline, according to a new report by…
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New HDI-Gerling tool helps buyers track global supply chain and nat cat exposure
Hannover-based industrial insurer HDI-Gerling Industrie Versicherung has introduced a new geo-information system that will help the company in risk analysis…
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Lack of cyber cover putting managers at risk warns insurer
The refusal of many German companies to fully acknowledge cyber risks and buy respective cover may have serious consequences for…
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Hot Seat: Prices up but further work needed–Christian Hinsch, HDI-Gerling Industrie
HDI-Gerling Industrie, the Hannover-based Talanx group's industrial insurance arm, has managed to implement price rises of 3% in the fire…
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€10bn more SII capital for German insurers by 2016 warns Hufeld
German life insurers may need additional equity capital of up to €10bn by 2016 when the new EU Solvency II…
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Corporate round-up
ACE enhances D&O cover for UK and Irish market, AGCS appoints key account manager, FM Global appoints Nicholas Batten as…
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European windstorm Xaver losses €680m say PERILS
Insured property losses from European windstorm Xaver that struck in early December will total around €680m, according to the catastrophe…