Archive

  • German insurers hit out at European Commission plans for Eiopa

    10 January 2018

    Proposed reforms "go in the wrong direction"

  • Mafia is targeting German insurers, says trade body

    10 January 2018

    Their fraud is hard to prove, and penalties only mild, according to the GDV

  • German underwriters divulge biggest cyber threats

    03 January 2018

    The disclosure follows recent regulatory changes on how senior roles are assigned to IT specialists.

  • German life firms hold barely one-quarter of required interest reserves

    07 December 2017

    Fitch estimates €150bn is needed in ZZR by 2024, given low interest rates

  • GDV warns German insurers, prepare for hard Brexit

    14 November 2017

    Trade body says rules needed for orderly transfer of contracts if no trade deal is done

  • German insurers plead with regulators for breathing room

    28 September 2017

    Trade body former president makes plea while setting out gripes with regulatory environment

  • GDV responds to BaFin's Orsa criticisms

    22 September 2017

    German insurers express surprise at regulator's public criticisms of Orsas

  • German insurers call for closer analysis of Eiopa's internal model role

    21 September 2017

    Trade body GDV also warns against weakening Eiopa's current funding arrangements

  • German insurers brand Solvency II QRTs a "data graveyard"

    08 August 2017

    Quantitative reporting demands criticised in trade association survey

  • German life firms relying heavily on realised gains to meet policyholder promises

    06 July 2017

    Industry would have made 3.4% return last year without harvesting bond gains, GDV finds