The Pforzheim-based specialist broker Ease (formerly “E+H Einzmann and Hanselmann”) is taking over Helvengo GmbH, the Munich subsidiary of the Swiss insurance start-up Helvengo AG. Both companies have already worked together in the past and developed IoT-based building insurance solutions for multi-family homes. Tap water sensors are an integral part of the insurance product.
By merging insurance and technology, Ease and Helvengo want to help their customers remain insurable at attractive conditions despite the worsening situation on the insurance market. The acquisition is intended to leverage synergies and further expand data-driven IoT products.
The reason for the sale of Helvengo GmbH is probably that the Swiss parent company is now in liquidation. This is reported by Swiss media, citing an entry in the Swiss Commercial Gazette.
WWK with new head of partner sales department
The WWK insurance group has appointed Andreas Bichlmann as the new head of the partner sales department. The 39-year-old’s responsibilities include the management, planning and implementation of sales concepts to support affiliated brokers, multiple agents, pools, associations and sales departments. The graduate economist has been working as a sales management consultant at WWK since 2020.
New business liability insurance for small Amazon sellers
Hiscox is targeting Amazon sellers with a new business liability insurance policy in response to the trading platform’s stricter requirements. In future, Amazon sellers with sales of over 5,000 euros will have to have business liability insurance that includes Amazon as an additional insured party.
“We offer an insurance policy that can be taken out at short notice and that fully covers the insurance needs defined by Amazon, including the corresponding written proof. Our policyholders receive this directly digitally,” explained product manager Marc Thamm, Product Head Technology & General Liability at Hiscox Germany. In addition to the Amazon requirements that are covered by the new business liability policy, customers can book various additional modules, such as product liability insurance.
New supplementary dental insurance from the Insurance Chamber
Union Krankenversicherung and Bayerische Beamtenkrankenkasse – the health insurers of the Insurance Chamber – launched a new tariff line called “ZahnPRIVAT” on August 1st. This is available in the variants ZahnPRIVAT 75, ZahnPRIVAT 90 and ZahnPRIVAT 100 with reimbursement rates of 75, 90 and 100 percent respectively. According to the Insurance Chamber, the tariff offers extensive services in the areas of dental prostheses, orthodontics, cosmetic treatments and prophylaxis.
Provinzial extends contracts
Provinzial Holding AG is committed to continuity at the top and has prematurely extended the contract with its CEO Dr. Wolfgang Breuer. Originally this contract ran until June 2025, but Breuer will now lead the insurer until May 2027, i.e. until he turns 65. The contract of his deputy Patric Fedlmeier (56) has also been extended until 2030.
Debeka creates new theme world
Debeka is expanding its range of healthcare services for insured people with cancer. In future, these will be brought together in a new theme world called “Stay Strong with Cancer”. The new theme world offers services for all cancer diagnoses, including special apps for prostate and breast cancer, apps for general cancers, as well as the organization of medical transport and oncological training and exercise therapy. Psycho-oncological support by telephone is also possible.
Canada Life sharpens
Canada Life has added additional basic skills to its premium basic skills protection: In addition to smartphone/keyboard use, the ability to use public transport and ride a bike can now also be insured. Infection-related downtime and impairments of four organs (heart, liver, lungs, kidneys) will also be covered in the future.
According to the insurer, BU insurance has also been revised and now includes shorter query periods for health questions and no longer has an age limit. For inpatient stays and treatments, customers now only have to provide information about the past five years instead of the previous ten years, and for outpatient treatments it is only three years instead of five. This also applies to stays and treatments for mental illness.
Also new is an extension option if the retirement age is postponed and an extended objection period for the dynamic.
