Tag: insurance
Telefonica Deutschland is making more sales than ever before – Rio Tinto with a slump in profits
Cement group Holcim raises forecast The cement company Holcim raises the outlook after a record result in the first half of the year. New aims the Swiss company sales growth…
Telefonica Deutschland makes more sales than ever before – recovery in aviation inspires engine manufacturer MTU
Cement group Holcim raises forecast The cement company Holcim raises the outlook after a record result in the first half of the year. New aims the Swiss company sales growth…
Telefonica Germany is making more sales than ever before – fund company DWS with less surplus
GE expects difficult business Fragile supply chains and the explosion in costs, especially for wind turbines, are causing problems for the US conglomerate General Electric (GE). GE is trying to…
Motor insurers under pressure: car insurance is likely to become more expensive
The insurers cited the strong claims inflation in the first half of the year as the reason. Berenberg analyst Thomas Bateman is convinced: “The only way out for car insurers…
Gas stop is not insurable for companies
gas hob In Europe, there could be a distribution battle over gas in winter. (Photo: IMAGO/Jochen Eckel) Frankfurt If their production is temporarily stopped because of gas rationing, companies cannot…
These are the best insurers in 2022
Cologne The digital insurer Wefox relies on pure emotion in the competition for attention. The German-Swiss insurtech signed shirt sponsorship deals with Italian soccer champions AC Milan and Bundesliga club…
Statutory health insurance is becoming more expensive – private as an alternative?
Federal Health Minister Karl Lauterbach The Social Democrat has announced higher additional contributions for 2023. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Statutory or private health insurance? For many consumers, this question will be…
Health insurance & gas stop: Insured persons are threatened with rising contributions
health insurance cards The additional contributions for health insurance companies are to increase in 2023. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Stopping gas imports from Russia could also have serious consequences for the…
Insurtech Wefox increases valuation to $4.5 billion
Julian Teicke (left), Fabian Wesemann The Wefox founders were again able to collect money from investors. (Photo: wefox) Frankfurt Digital insurance company Wefox raises another $400 million from investors. Following…
Supervisors warn of serious hacker attacks on insurers
Munich It was only seven words, but the sentence was enough to put an industry on alert: “Insurers are a popular target for cyber attacks,” said Frank Grund, executive director…
Many lessons – few measures
Ahr Valley, Erftstadt When storm “Bernd” caused devastating floods in the Ahr Valley, Erftstadt and other regions almost a year ago, it was initially eerily quiet in the Zurich Insurance…
Strong criticism against Karl Lauterbach’s health insurance law
Karl Lauterbach In addition to a higher additional contribution of 1.6 percent, Lauterbach is also planning cuts for the pharmaceutical industry and a federal subsidy that is two billion euros…
Turkey Insurance Decentraland (MANA) Became the First Insurance Brand to Advertise in the Metaverse
Türkiye Sigorta became the first insurance brand to advertise in the Decentraland (MANA) metaverse. Anadolu Agency (AA) 1 July According to the statement made in the news of Turkey Insurancetaking…
European deposit insurance fails because of German resistance.
Berlin, Frankfurt, Brussels Eurogroup boss Paschal Donohoe has failed in his attempt to complete the European banking union. The main reason for this was the strong resistance from Germany against…
Turkcell Announces It Will Establish a ‘Digital Insurance Company’
Turkcell has announced that it will establish a new insurance company for the digital world. Turkcell Digital Insurance Inc. named company, Turkcell Finansman A.Ş. will serve within. Which services the…
Higher contributions for the statutory health insurance threaten
Karl Lauterbach The Minister of Health is under pressure. He will probably not be able to avoid a major reform of the health care system. (Photo: IMAGO/photothek) A friendly paraphrase…
Insured persons are threatened with higher prices for home and car policies
storm damage Losses from natural disasters are expected to be above average again this year. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt German property-casualty insurers are again burdened by high damage costs from natural…
Approaching an often unapproachable industry
Munich Bastian Kunkel should already pick up many readers in the first few lines in their attitude to the subject of insurance. Nobody wakes up in the morning and says:…
Allianz sells majority stake in Russia
alliance Interholding takes over the majority of the Russian business. (Photo: ullstein bild/Getty Images) Berlin/Munich Allianz does not want to completely withdraw from Russia, but it does want to reduce…
It could be compulsory insurance
Berlin, Frankfort Before the start of the Ministers of Justice Conference this Wednesday, North Rhine-Westphalian Minister of Justice Peter Biesenbach (CDU) is campaigning for compulsory insurance for natural hazards. “The…