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Country profile: Germany
16 March 2021Europe's third-largest insurance industry has survived the coronavirus pandemic so far, but continues to be plagued by low rates and poor profitability in motor and home cover, as David Walker describes in this special report featuring interviews with BaFin's Frank Grund and GDV's Jörg Asmussen
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Australian insurers face BI legal slog after "one shot" plan backfires
29 January 2021After failing spectacularly to prove they were not liable for business interruption claims related to Covid-19 lockdowns, Australian underwriters are now facing the prospect of numerous and lengthy court cases. David Walker reports
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Germany's interest rate reserve gets bigger - and better
07 January 2021German life insurers paid more into the Zinszusatzreserve again in 2020, despite the new "corridor method" of calculation that intended to unburden the sector. Industry leaders tell David Walker the ZZR remains fit for purpose nonetheless
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Mounting ZZR contributions "appropriate" in current environment
01 December 2020German trade association backs methodology revised in 2018
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News in brief: GFIA president, Aon adding climate to cat models, and more
16 November 2020Reinsurers' Covid-19 losses begin to fade
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Alternative reinsurance capital issuance stalls
30 September 2020Fitch Ratings estimates little growth for the rest of this year and into 2021
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Fitch turned negative on 30% of insurers during pandemic
17 June 2020Asset stress caused the vast majority of negative actions
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Chinese business cover for Covid-19 risks insurers' underwriting stability
17 April 2020Fitch Ratings warns there is limited data available to actuarially price the products
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Covid-19 turns insurance sector outlooks negative - UPDATED
08 April 2020InsuranceERM summarises the views of credit rating agencies for insurance sectors worldwide
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S&P bucks trend with stable outlook for US insurers amid Covid-19 - UPDATED
27 March 2020InsuranceERM summarises the impact of the pandemic on insurance sectors worldwide