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• Coronavirus action plan activated at key German insurer

  02 March 2020

  But trade body says virus still exerting limited influence on country's industry as a whole

• Europe's health insurers spell out pandemic scenarios and effects

  27 January 2020

  Pandemic risk is large part of their catastrophe risk, though small in overall business context

• German life insurers relish €4.5bn-plus saving on ZZR contributions

  14 May 2019

  The revised methodology for calculating Germany's special interest rate reserves is saving billions for the country's life insurers. David Walker reports

• Axis Capital and Insurlab Germany seek brightest student minds

  25 April 2018

  Axis launches risk management academy at University of Illinois

• BaFin warns insurers: 'We're watching you', on own funds and risk

  02 February 2018

  German underwriters on course for €200bn of premium income

• European insurers flock to Cologne to back insurtech venture

  24 May 2017

  And the city hopes to attract yet more underwriters, thanks to Brexit