Tag: life insurances
Consumers complain about delayed payments – Bafin warns insurers
life insurance An IT migration is causing problems for the life insurer Proxalto. (Photo: imago/imagebroker) Frankfurt The financial regulator Bafin requires insurers to provide contractually agreed services quickly. Sometimes consumers…
“The sustained resilience that was regained was anything but a sure-fire success.”
Dusseldorf The insurer Ergo is confident that it can continue to grow profitably despite the current challenges. “We have worked hard in recent years to regain a strong market position,”…
Homeowners insurance will be up to 30 percent more expensive in 2023
Residential building fire Insurance coverage will be significantly more expensive in 2023. (Photo: imago images/7aktuell) Frankfurt Consumers have to be prepared for significant premium increases in residential building insurance. Brokers…
Customers can expect higher interest rates again
alliance The market leader in life insurance sets standards in ongoing interest payments. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Frankfurt For years, interest rates at German life insurers only went in one direction:…
Customers can expect higher interest rates again
alliance The market leader in life insurance sets standards in ongoing interest payments. (Photo: dpa) Munich, Frankfurt For years, interest rates at German life insurers only went in one direction:…
Bafin warns insurers to be careful when paying dividends to shareholders
BaFin in Frankfurt The head of insurance supervision, Frank Grund, is preparing the industry for difficult times. (Photo: Bloomberg) Frankfurt In view of the current challenges, the financial regulator Bafin…
Numerous insurers complain about a shortage of skilled workers
Businesswoman on her way to the office Insurers are desperately looking for new staff. (Photo: OJO Images/Getty Images) Frankfurt It’s a topic that affects many industries, but poses particular problems…
Consumer advocates warn against pension insurance with disability protection
retired couple Consumer advocates advise separating wealth accumulation and insurance. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Securing one’s own workforce and making provisions for old age with a single product sounds sensible and…
Is life insurance still worth it?
Dusseldorf The most popular private old-age provision for Germans is increasingly under pressure: life insurance. Since 2008, the ECB has always kept the key interest rate low until recently. The…
Allianz, Axa & Co. improve key figures
life insurance The transparency of solvency reports is comparatively high in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Rising interest rates ensure that many life insurers are financially better positioned again. It is…
Allianz, Axa & Co. improve key figures
life insurance The transparency of solvency reports is comparatively high in Germany. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt Rising interest rates ensure that many life insurers are financially better positioned again. It is…
Inflation is curbing new business for life insurers
life insurance It will be years before life insurers can offer their customers higher returns again. (Photo: dpa) For years, an entire industry has been longing for it, even swearing:…
Favorite insurance of the Germans causes trouble
shadows of passers-by For decades, life insurance has been the favorite investment of Germans alongside savings accounts. (Photo: Stone/Getty Images) Munich The dissatisfaction of customers of the life insurer Proxalto…
Favorite insurance of the Germans causes trouble
shadows of passers-by For decades, life insurance has been the favorite investment of Germans alongside savings accounts. (Photo: Stone/Getty Images) Munich The dissatisfaction of customers of the life insurer Proxalto…
Favorite insurance of the Germans causes trouble
shadows of passers-by For decades, life insurance has been the favorite investment of Germans alongside savings accounts. (Photo: Stone/Getty Images) Munich The dissatisfaction of customers of the life insurer Proxalto…
Favorite insurance of the Germans causes trouble
shadows of passers-by For decades, life insurance has been the favorite investment of Germans alongside savings accounts. (Photo: Stone/Getty Images) Munich The dissatisfaction of customers of the life insurer Proxalto…
Only four of the twelve largest in Germany are economically strong
Frankfurt Life insurers have longed for rising interest rates for years. This way they can invest their customers’ money again on better terms. However, this has by no means solved…
Life insurers have to adjust to less business
Frankfurt At first glance, rising interest rates are good news for life insurers and pension funds. Investments offer them opportunities for higher returns. They can also more easily meet the…
These are the best insurance policies for 2022
emergency doctor on duty Accidents can suddenly present people with the challenge of redesigning their lives. Insurance can cushion financial losses. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Dusseldorf An accident can have dramatic consequences.…
Gaps between life insurers widen
Frankfurt Rising interest rates are good for life insurers in the long run – but some providers will benefit more than others. Herbert Schneidemann, head of the German Association of…