DACH
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Admin fees for international D&O programmes on the way warns broker
German brokers will start charging administrative fees for internationally focused D&O programmes as administration costs grow, according to a leading…
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German market under pressure from poor investment returns says S&P
German insurers are under pressure from reduced investment returns as the financial markets provide a big test for the industry,…
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German managers need better D&O protection as litigation mounts
German managers are demanding better protection from their D&O policies as the trend for companies to sue their management continues,…
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Recent prominent incidents highlight supply chain risks
When the acid tanker ‘Waldhof’ capsised on the river Rhine near St Goarshausen in January 2011 and the river was…
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Content, not price, needs to be focus: Kurth
The quality of the relationship between insurance managers and insurers and the struggle to resist commoditisation in the complex industrial…
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Insurance industry can innovate if risks spotted early: Galvagni
Agostino Galvagni, CEO of Corporate Solutions at Swiss Re, defended the insurance industry’s performance on innovation in his speech at…
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It takes two to tango-Comment
With the DVS inviting leading insurers to attend a roundtable this autumn to discuss ways to better achieve more innovative…
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inex24 reports rising interest at home; opens international talks
Interest in inex24, the web-based collaboration platform for the industrial insurance sector, is fast-rising among German insurance managers after news…
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Market finally hits bottom and ready to turn: Insurers
Insurers of German industrial business expect the market to stabilise and start to harden over the next six months, despite…
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Brokers see no hardening but advise more retention and long-term deals
German corporate insurance managers will not suffer a general hardening in rates over the next six months so long as…
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The time for straight talking
This year’s Deutscher Versicherungs-Schutzverband (DVS) symposium will again cover a broad range of key issues and give the German risk…
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Talanx targets international expansion despite delays to IPO
Even without its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO), German industry-controlled mutual Talanx has embarked on a series of international expansion…
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New Ergo policy aimed at victims of violence gets cool reception
Düsseldorf-based insurance company Ergo has developed a new insurance policy that will provide quick psychological counselling for employees of companies…
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Transparent Analysis-Florian Karle
Florian Karle, Managing Director of German broker Südvers, spoke with Friederike Krieger ahead of the publication of Commercial Risk Europe’s…
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Supply chain risk management needs improvement says Zurich
Zurich Financial Services is unhappy with many companies supply chain risk management plans because a survey suggests that certain companies…
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German industrial insurers await fines decision from federal court
German industrial insurers are keen to hear the decision of the Karlsruhe-based Federal Constitutional Court on how interest should be…
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Insurers ill prepared for Solvency II but UK & German p/c segments healthy
Many insurers are ill-prepared for Solvency II and will struggle to meet capital demands, even if its implementation is postponed…
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Willis offer innovative non-damage BI cover to ease buyer concern
Complaints by risk managers about a lack of policies to cover business interruption that occurs without a preceding property loss…
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Higher D&O claims causing supervisory board members to opt for own cover
The trend for higher claims in managerial lawsuits can have severe consequences for supervisory board members who are increasingly opting…
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Compliance departments under pressure as scandals mount
With bribery scandals on the increase despite the deployment of large compliance and ethics departments in many companies, these often-maligned…
