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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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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…
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German motor insurers anger buyers with mid policy price hike demands
German risk managers are angry over the practice of at least four German motor insurers who have attempted to impose…
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Corporate round-up
EIOPA’S stakeholder groups elect new Chair and Vice Chair and Catlin Re Switzerland opens Madrid office and adds senior underwriter.
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German risk managers back Mitsui Sumitomo expansion plans
German risk managers fully support plans by Asian insurer Mitsui Sumitomo to establish a new risk carrier in Germany and…
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Fortune favours the brave-Germany
This year’s Risk Frontiers meeting of leading German risk managers held during the recent Annual General Meeting of the DVS…
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Firmly in the driving seat-Klaus Greimel
Klaus Greimel recently took charge of the DVS, the German insurance buyers’ association. Friederike Krieger asked Mr Greimel about the…
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New German arm of Institute of Operational Risk to boost profession
Operational risk experts have launched a German arm of the Institute of Operational Risk (IOR), a body that helps members…