Tag: viridium
Generali Germany separates from pension fund
Italian insurance group Generali The sale of the pension fund will improve the solvency ratio of Generali Germany by ten percentage points and that of the entire group by one…
Zurich Germany defines new goals – partly against the industry trend
Zurich campus in Cologne The insurer achieved the goals it had set itself a year earlier than planned. (Photo: press photo) Cologne The Cologne-based insurer Zurich Germany has set itself…
Your money is safe now
At the ATM The Handelsblatt gives an overview of the rules of deposit protection. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Munich In the US, two medium-sized banks, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, have…
How safe are call money and fixed deposits?
At the ATM The Handelsblatt gives an overview of the rules of deposit protection. (Photo: Imago/Westend61) Munich In the US, two medium-sized banks, Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, have…
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…
Call money and fixed deposits are that safe
statement of account Interest is noted on a bank statement: call money and fixed-term deposits are now offering interest again. But how safe is the money invested? (Photo: dpa) Munich…
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 insurer has problems with payments
Munich, Frankfurt Marika K has to show strong nerves: she has been in contact with the life insurer Proxalto for weeks. The insured is waiting for the payment of her…
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…
Zurich and Axa sell old portfolios to life insurance companies
Axa logo The French insurer has a portfolio with a nominal volume of around 15 billion on offer. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt, Munich After years of standstill, the processing of old…
How insurers deal with their legacy portfolios
Interest on life insurance High guarantees from the past are a heavy burden for life insurers. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt, Munich The news came shortly before the turn of the year,…