Tag: Jörg Asmussen
Company pension schemes are intended to save the business of life insurers
senior couple Life insurers still see potential for growth in company pension schemes. (Photo: www.imago-images.de) Frankfurt High inflation and sharp rises in interest rates are putting life insurers under increasing…
Two years later, insurers draw a sobering conclusion
Flood disaster in the Ahr Valley Less than half of the affected homeowners had elemental protection. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Munich The balance sheet is sobering even two years after the…
Insurers fear premiums will double
Civil protection in transition Floods caused major damage in the Ahr Valley two years ago – but there are still too few insurance companies in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Munich The…
Life insurers are expecting a significant slump in new business
life insurances Lower income is to be expected for life insurance in particular. (Photo: dpa) Munich In new business with life insurance, there should be strong losses in the current…
Insurers are ahead of politics
Frankfurt, Munich Almost two years after the devastating flood disaster in the Ahr valley, the discussion about comprehensive insurance protection for property owners is gaining new impetus. On Friday, the…
Insurers are stable in the current environment
Frankfurt As interest rates have risen, it has become easier for insurers to meet their capital requirements. Thanks to sufficient own funds, the insurance industry sees itself in a good…
Countries require nationwide compulsory insurance for natural hazards
Flood disaster in the Ahr Valley, July 2021 As early as June 2022, the Prime Ministers’ Conference had spoken out in favor of introducing compulsory insurance for natural hazards. In…
Life insurers feel lower demand in 2022
detached house Insurers can grant real estate loans with long fixed interest rates. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt When it comes to real estate financing, consumers do not think of life insurers…
Companies demand courage in sustainable transformation
Frankfurt German insurers want to play an important role in the sustainable transformation of the economy. As institutional investors, they have recently made great efforts to make their investments more…
GDV officially presents new concept
retired couple The insurers want a subsidized old-age provision with simpler subsidies, more flexible guarantees and an annuity for life. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Munich The insurance industry had long campaigned…
Car insurance in the test: These providers are convincing
accident car Car insurance premiums are increasing. (Photo: imago images/Future Image) Cologne The rising prices are noticeable in the car industry. Spare parts cost more because energy is becoming more…
Insurers demand fewer new parts for vehicle damage
Workshop Porsche Center in Stuttgart An appraiser checks the paintwork of a Porsche sports car in the workshop at the Porsche Center in Stuttgart. (Photo: dpa) Munich The alliance demands…
German companies fear AI regulation that is too strict
facial recognition technology How far can artificial intelligence go? That’s what Brussels is all about. (Photo: imago images/Ikon Images) Frankfurt The German economy fears that the planned EU regulation on…
First acknowledgments from Corona for occupational disability
Long Covid patient In the event of longer illnesses, wage replacement benefits are paid before the inability to work is recognized. (Photo: dpa) Koblenz, Berlin For the first time, the…
Life insurers: old-age provision becomes a loser
Munich Despite low interest rates and ever weaker returns, Germans remained loyal to their preferred form of old-age provision for many years. But now savers’ love of life insurance is…
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…
Insurers are demanding an early extension of the state guarantee
Christmas market at Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz In theory, the terror insurer Extremus would have had to pay after the attack – but the financial damage suffered by the insured was below…
When companies can invoke “force majeure”.
hacker attack Cyber criminals can paralyze the operations of companies and their business partners with malware. In addition to sensitive sales losses, there are legal consequences. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf…
When companies can invoke “force majeure”.
hacker attack Cyber criminals can paralyze the operations of companies and their business partners with malware. In addition to sensitive sales losses, there are legal consequences. (Photo: imago images/Westend61) Dusseldorf…
Insurers pay record sums for natural damage
Ahr Valley For the reconstruction in the Ahr valley, the technical relief organization had built a makeshift bridge. (Photo: imago images / Marc John) Munich The year 2021 will go…