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Germany plots the transit from transitionals
29 September 2021Some life insurers rely on Solvency II's transitional measures to ensure their continued existence. But paradoxically, that does not mean they will fail without them, as David Walker explains
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Bill for storm Bernd keeps rising
15 September 2021German re/insurers' update to regulator reveals escalating claims
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BaFin has 15 life firms under close supervision as low interest rates bite
13 September 2021Average solvency ratio for German life firms is improving, according to GDV
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German insurers tell regulator Bernd to cost €5.7bn
17 August 2021Reinsurers expect to shoulder about €4bn
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Frank Grund seeks "balanced outcome" from Solvency II review...in 2032
17 June 2021Solvency coverage is inadequate at 14 German insurers without transitionals, Insurance Risk Data finds
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European Commission, regulators and insurers clash over Solvency II review
13 May 2021DAV conference finds diverging opinions on underwriters' social role
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BaFin's Frank Grund warns of "very intensive" scrutiny of dividend distribution plans
22 April 2021German regulator also warns underwriters to take sustainability seriously
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German hybrid life products raise risk modelling concerns
13 April 2021Use of GDV model scrutinised by regulator
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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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Frank Grund acknowledges "more difficult" times for building ZZR
16 March 2021BaFin also finds some insurtechs "overly optimistic" on business plans