Archive

  • Germany's R+V reveals high flood cover take-up before storm Bernd

    11 July 2022

    Payments are ready, but "we have no influence on the bottlenecks", says CEO

  • IFRS IC likely to stand its ground on IFRS 17 annuity decision

    08 June 2022

    Staff at the IFRS Interpretations Committee have backed the original decision on annuity accounting, going against the view of most stakeholders. Cintia Cheong reports

  • GDV issues fresh call for post-Bernd natcat mitigation

    07 June 2022

    German homes have been rebuilt on flood-risk sites since last summer's disaster

  • Germany's re/insurers hit with largest ever natcat bill in 2021

    27 May 2022

    Total claims totalled €12.7bn

  • German cyber loss ratios peaked at 275% in 2020

    09 February 2022

    Risk retention is falling as claims patterns evolve, BaFin survey finds

  • Strong life sales buoy spirits at German mid-tier composites

    03 February 2022

    Mid-sized German firms Bayerische, Münchener Verein and LVM beat industry averages

  • Dutch MEP decries privatisation of ESG data important to insurers

    03 February 2022

    Kieler Rück CEO calls European Single Access Point a "game changer"

  • Germany's insurers ready for the green light

    02 February 2022

    Trade association GDV has detailed plans for national-level reforms in 2022, and is hoping progress will not be stalled by the newly formed coalition government. David Walker reports

  • German insurers reveal extent of ESG underwriting

    31 January 2022

    GDV warns de-carbonising Germany risks de-industrialising it

  • Business closure insurers win case in top German court

    28 January 2022

    Judges examined policy that listed specific illnesses covered