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Zurich to push ahead with telematics in German motor fleets as costs soar
Zurich intends to roll out the use of telematics to better assess and improve motor fleet risk at large German…
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German brokers critical of claims handling standards and rise of pseudo-intermediaries-VDVM
German insurance brokers are growing increasingly frustrated over the claims handling policies of industrial and commercial insurers it emerged at…
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Large German buyers set for flat renewals with lower D&O and fire coverages
Premiums for large German industrial and global clients will remain at current levels and conditions stable during forthcoming renewals, according…
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Flat D&O renewal forecast as reductions taper off say experts
German companies will see no further decline in premiums for their D&O cover and will face flat prices at the…
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Broker pay: Room for improvement says Funk
Brokers of industrial insurance business traditionally hold the upper hand in a stable market that is characterised by high competition…
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Market not ripe for hardening despite renewed calls from insurers—Greimel
Klaus Greimel, Head of the DVS yesterday resisted calls from the insurance industry for a hardening of the industrial insurance…
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Honisch set to leave DVS committee
Jurand Honisch of publishing group Bertelsmann, one of Germany’s most prominent risk managers, is set to leave the committee of…
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CBI market finally on the move
There are signs that sales of business interruption policies that cover damages without a preceding property loss, otherwise known as…
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Schlafende Hunde soll man nicht wecken
German insurance brokers and buyers do not think that the European Commission or national regulators should go further with current…
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Brokers do not expect harsh renewals in coming months as insurers struggle to impose themselves
Leading German brokers interviewed for this year’s Commercial Risk Europe Risk Distribution report, sponsored by Lloyd’s and to be published…
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Claim disputes on the rise but can be managed
German brokers report rising claims disputes in the industrial insurance market just as in the rest of Europe. But they…
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Sailing into uncharted waters
The brokers that took part in this report were asked to identify the key coverage gaps and emerging risks that…
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Brokers see macro risks as the big issue for customers
A group of leading independent German and Austrian industrial insurance brokers were asked to identify the biggest risks that currently…
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Cat risk more influential than Solvency II for Germany’s brokers
Most insurance market experts agree that the combined effects of rising catastrophe losses combined with higher costs and capital charges,…
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Building from the ground up
The big insurers and brokers are currently under pressure from cash-strapped customers to come up with innovative solutions to tricky…
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HDI continues its global growth with Indian venture
Germany and Europe’s corporate insurance buyers expect their insurance partners to demonstrate a proper global reach to meet their fast-rising…
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It takes two to tango-Claudia Hasse
CRE Editor Adrian Ladbury discussed strategy and business development with Munich Re’s Corporate Insurance Partner Chief Underwriting Officer, Property, Claudia…
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Risk managers win breathing space on roll-out of new motor tax rules
German risk managers will probably be given more time to prepare for planned new taxation rules on motor liability that…
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Buyers still worried about effects of Solvency II on industrial insurance, captives
Germanrisk managers that spoke to Commercial Risk Europe ahead of the DVS Symposium remain concerned about the effects that Solvency…
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Supply chain risk mitigation needs work on both sides of the divide
With last year’s catalogue of natural disasters in different parts of the world we asked leading German risk managers about…