Archive

  • German insurers' legal costs in diesel scandal near $1bn

    30 December 2020

    GDV expects further cases as plaintiffs target more vehicle manufacturers

  • German trade insurers win further six months' breathing room

    29 December 2020

    Public-private umbrella protection programme extended to June 2021

  • Mounting ZZR contributions "appropriate" in current environment

    01 December 2020

    German trade association backs methodology revised in 2018

  • German insurance chief hits out at blanket ban on dividends

    24 November 2020

    The GDV's Jörg Asmussen also enthused about the idea of a European pandemic risk pool

  • EU supervisors comment on Eiopa's plans for Solvency II reform

    23 November 2020

    French, German and Italian supervisors are supporting some of Eiopa's proposals to amend Solvency II, while the European Commission has admitted it needs to do more to encourage long-term business. Cintia Cheong reports

  • German insurers explain their vision for successful Solvency II proportionality

    04 November 2020

    GDV paper on proportionality being published later this week

  • German insurers faced €3bn natcat bill in 2019

    09 October 2020

    Costs fell for third consecutive year, GDV data shows

  • German legal insurers face €6bn bill from Dieselgate scandal

    22 July 2020

    GDV calls for measured increase in lawyers' fees next year

  • What German insurers expect from a European recovery post-Covid-19

    24 June 2020

    GDV chairman calls for a more sustainable economy in Europe in the post-crisis period

  • German insurers face €500m bill for voluntary business compensation

    18 May 2020

    GDV says business policies in Germany very clear on pandemics