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Inflation plagues German insurers' full year results
05 July 2023One insurer also noted the zeitgeist for repairing goods, rather than throwing them away
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Full extent of transitional measures in Germany revealed
29 July 2022The measures and the volatility adjustment maintain capital adequacy for some insurers
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Solvency II in Germany: four insurers below 100% ratio without transitional measures
28 July 2022New analysis from Insurance Risk Data picks up where Eiopa left off, evaluating the use of the long-term guarantees measures in Germany, the EEA country where they are most popular. David Walker reports
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R.I.P. traditional life insurance
11 July 2022Low interest rates killed off European life insurance products that offered policyholders guaranteed annual returns. Even now as rates rise, David Walker finds practitioners are ready to bury the concept
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BaFin warns German firms being "intensively supervised" about reporting obligations
24 June 2022Local insurance law demands prompt notification if insurers' financial situation worsens
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Claims inflation rates are double headline inflation, says DEVK
22 June 2022German insurer says "intense competition" likely to limit premium hikes
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Rising interest rates ease ZZR bill for German life firms
21 June 2022Many reported lower ZZR bills in 2021, while two expect none in 2022
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Germany's DEVK broke three records, not all desirable, in 2021
15 June 2022Flooding linked to storm Bernd last summer cost the composite insurer €295m gross
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Europe's insurers predict flood bill exceeding €5bn
22 July 2021Associations in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands reveal claims estimates