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April 16, 2024
New climate risk reporting service from HDI Global
HDI Global is launching a new climate risk reporting service to help clients meet their regulatory requirements. The service, provided…
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April 10, 2024
Climate change victory in European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a group of older Swiss women who claimed they…
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April 8, 2024
German insurers upgrading models to include flash floods
German insurers are working to take flash floods into account within their risk models. “The July 2021 flood in particular…
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April 5, 2024
Adelaïde Group ‘resolutely committed’ to further European expansion
France’s Adelaïde Group, the broking firm that owns Verlingue and now operates in five European countries, has announced 18% turnover…
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April 4, 2024
German insurer calls for reduced red tape to combat extremism
Norbert Rollinger, CEO of Wiesbaden-based R+V Versicherung, has called for “urgent political action” to improve economic conditions and prosperity to…
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March 28, 2024
Cyber liability and D&O rise on list of German managers’ concerns
German managers continue to perceive cyber as the most significant liability risk for the next 12 months. The dangers of…
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March 26, 2024
HDI Global posts strong growth despite rising competition
HDI Global has announced double-digit growth in insurance revenue and a further improved combined ratio as the Germany-based insurer continued…
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March 21, 2024
Talanx says industrial lines growth strategy is paying off
German insurance and reinsurance group Talanx has reported that insurance revenue in its industrial lines division, led by HDI Global…
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March 20, 2024
Allianz tops insurer sustainability perception brand value ranking
Allianz has topped a listing of insurance brand value and its sustainability perceptions, carried out by brand valuation consultancy Brand…
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March 19, 2024
German Cartel Office gives green light to Gothaer-Barmenia merger
The German Federal Cartel Office has approved the planned merger between Cologne-based Gothaer and Barmenia from Wuppertal to create one…
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March 15, 2024
German insurers question ‘high risk’ insurance under AI Act
The German insurance association (GDV) has reiterated its criticism of the decision to include life and health insurance within the…
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March 14, 2024
Dutch cybersecurity and insurance firm secures further €36m funding
Eye Security, the fast-growing Netherlands based cybersecurity and insurance firm, has announced a further €36m Series B investment led by…
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March 8, 2024
Compulsory cat cover back on agenda for German state ministers
The German Conference of Federal State Prime Ministers, the committee formed by the 16 German states to coordinate policy, has…
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March 7, 2024
German business calls for heightened protection following Tesla attack
German business groups have called for better protection of critical infrastructure this week after a suspected arson attack by supposed…
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March 7, 2024
New EU payment deadlines will weaken Europe, claim German insurers
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has warned that the EU’s planned payments regulation, which would introduce mandatory payments within 30…
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March 6, 2024
German industrial insurers need to step up digitisation efforts: WTW
Insurers still have a long way to go when it comes to digitising their underwriting, based on a survey of…
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February 28, 2024
Global insolvencies set to peak this year before levelling off, says Allianz
Global insolvencies continued to rebound last year and are now above pre-pandemic levels in most advanced economies, finds Allianz Trade,…
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February 28, 2024
German study finds greater operational safety needed with photovoltaic systems
Leading independent German broker Funk has warned that the worrying rise in the number of cases of damage to photovoltaic…
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February 28, 2024
Online retailer Zalando commits to remove misleading environmental claims
Online German retail firm Zalando has committed to removing misleading sustainability flags and environmental icons displayed next to products offered…
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February 27, 2024
Munich Re urges European politicians to back cyber pool
Munich Re has urged policymakers in Europe and Germany to throw their weight behind a state-funded backstop for systemic cyber…