DACH
-
No rate increases for German buyers, says Mahnke
Increased capacity within industrial insurance from new carriers means German companies will continue to enjoy current market conditions and not…
-
GVNW steps up lobbying effort to ease placement of global programmes
Non-admitted rules that ban insurers from writing industrial business in certain countries are still a major hassle for big companies…
-
Solvency II interpretation threatens Germany as viable captive option: Mahnke
GVNW president Alexander Mahnke is concerned that the strict interpretation of captives under Solvency II in Germany means German companies…
-
German buyers keeping one eye on Brexit repercussions
German risk managers are not overly worried about the disruptive impact Brexit could have upon the London market and continuity…
-
Mitsui Sumitomo committed to Germany and Europe for the long term
Japan’s Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group (MSG) is in Germany and Europe for the long run and vows to continue its…
-
Risk managers welcome supply chain data investment by insurers
Investments by insurers and brokers in the deeper analysis of supply chain risk will be worth the effort, based on…
-
GVNW forges plans to develop risk management profession
Alexander Mahnke was recently re-elected as president of the GVNW, along with the rest of the executive board, and intends…
-
Grappling with old and new risk issues
The underlying concerns of German risk and insurance managers have not changed dramatically in recent years, according to GVNW president…
-
GVNW: The director’s view
Commercial Risk Europe spoke to GVNW director Jörg Henne about some of the big issues facing the association and its…
-
Service is key for insurers as soft market continues: Schilling
The German commercial and corporate insurance market is as competitive as elsewhere in Europe and there are few signs of…
-
The customer is king
The decision by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS) to focus board member Andreas Berger on its core German and…
-
German insurers report 2% rise in engineering premiums
German insurers reported a 2% increase in engineering premiums to €2bn for 2016 on an additional 200,000 policies, strengthening its…
-
XL Catlin appoints new casualty underwriting manager for Switzerland
XL Catlin has appointed Roman Mösli as casualty underwriting manager for Switzerland. Mr Mösli was previously casualty underwriting manager for…
-
Swiss Re’s Alison Martin to take over as Zurich CRO from Cecilia Reyes
Zurich group’s chief risk officer Cecilia Reyes will leave the insurer and be replaced by Alison Martin. Ms Reyes will…
-
Collective actions on the rise in Germany and Europe – Dieselgate as game changer?
For many years, the pros and cons of collective redress have been intensively discussed in Germany and Europe, with the…
-
AIlianz robot doctor app finds favour with policyholders
An app from Allianz Worldwide Care that allows health insurance policyholders to check their symptoms is proving a big success,…
-
Zurich’s half year results hit by Ogden change, but second quarter sees improvements
Zurich Insurance has reported a small increase in business operating profit for the first six months of 2017 to $2.167bn…
-
HDI Global predicts take-off in cyber insurance as it delivers solid H1 results
HDI Global, the industrial insurance arm of Talanx, has reported over 3% growth in gross written premiums during the first…
-
Allianz reports big rise in net income in second quarter 2017
Allianz has reported an 83.4% rise in net income in the second quarter of 2017 to €2.0bn, with total revenues…
-
Generali posts positive first-half numbers
Generali’s net profit increased by 3.7% in the first six months of this year to €1.2bn, with operating income up…