Archive

  • Foreign insurers face challenges in Germany

    14 March 2025
  • Consumer group urges German coalition to adopt mandatory natcat insurance

    12 March 2025

    Only half of German households are insured against natural catastrophes, warns ZEV

  • Eiopa delivers verdict on Solvency II's new proportionality thresholds

    31 January 2025

    EU authority tasked with devising criteria for deciding small and non-complex underwriters

  • US insurability crisis casts a dark cloud on Europe

    21 January 2025

    Climate-driven losses in the US have led insurers to withdraw coverage. Could the same happen in Europe? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Extreme weather events lead to €5.5bn in insured losses in Germany

    30 December 2024
  • Navigating the repair challenges of electric cars

    12 December 2024

    The high cost of fixing electric vehicles is a problem for consumers, insurers and society - and manufacturers and repair shops must take action, argues Anja Käfer-Rohrbach

  • German insurers paid €8bn for extreme weather losses since start of 2023

    28 October 2024

    "Nature won't wait until we've finished debating" how to tackle climate change, GDV warns

  • German insurers dispute natcat recalibrations in Solvency II standard formula

    24 July 2024

    Trade association GDV gives feedback on Eiopa's proposals

  • BaFin asks German insurers if they really need Solvency II transitional measures

    09 July 2024

    GDV expects "vast majority" of German insurers are solid without transitionals

  • GDV renews its querying on whether SFCR documents prove their worth

    05 July 2024

    German trade association recommends culling narrative sections