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April 26, 2021 – Vema figures suggest that many brokers are withdrawing from online advice. Even in the first lockdown, only two out of three brokerages relied on virtual conversations. The digitization expert Wladimir Simonov took a look at the numbers – and draws his conclusions from them in a guest post. Digitization is omnipresent: … Read more
April 23, 2021 – Janitos and an Apella subsidiary are adding coverage for vaccinations to their accident tariffs. The corona protection of the Hansemerkur now also applies to ship trips. In response to changes in travel behavior during pandemic times, Europ Assistance is introducing a new line of travel insurance products. ADVERTISING – – The … Read more
6.4.2021 – In the summer of 2019, dirty water flowed back into a newly built house. For the client and his family, from an insurance point of view, “an odyssey” began, reports Wittig Ünalp. Your client had taken out residential building insurance with K&M. The Württembergische Versicherung was the risk bearer. In autumn 2020, the … Read more
31.3.2021 Insurance managers and sales specialists have to make sometimes serious decisions on a daily basis, despite the fact that the facts are not clear. Under what conditions does this happen and what perspectives are seen? Digital scouting asks industry representatives for their assessment. The answers are presented in live video broadcasts on LinkedIn, Twitter … Read more
March 31, 2021 – Ergo focuses on two variants in Unfall. Debeka and WWK are each revising their home contents insurance, while NV Insurance is revising all liability tariffs. Mailo becomes a product partner for Smart Paws in animal health insurance. Neodigital’s residential building insurance also pays for damage caused by natural forces in the … Read more
March 30, 2021 – Willi Bors, Austria Director of Dialog Lebensversicherungs-AG, criticized the issue of occupational disability by the state and many insurers in an interview with VersicherungsJournal. Because the business field is the domain of the company and the development potential is considerable in view of the still modest market penetration, Dialog will continue … Read more
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March 16, 2021 – Ergo and Munich Re are arming themselves against surprises from computer criminals – and drawing a lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic. There was a wide range of need for action at a specialist conference. Meanwhile, customers are complaining about the price trend for cyber policies. The capacities for cyber insurance protection … Read more
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March 16, 2021 – Since December of last year, the Hanoverian occupational disability insurance can also be arranged through brokers. The life insurer is not only relying on the digital, but also on the human factor, writes biometrics expert Philip Wenzel. He sees the product, which is offered in four versions, as an alternative at … Read more
March 15, 2021 – Deutsche Bank is forecasting an end to the boom for concrete gold in 2024. In a current report, however, the financial institution differentiates between developments for eleven large cities and their respective surrounding areas. Demand will continue to rise in Berlin and Leipzig, while the situation will ease in Hamburg, Bremen … Read more
11.3.2021 In the previous year, between March and December 2020, employees in the health professions and childcare were unable to work in connection with Covid-19. This is shown by an analysis of the corresponding data of the AOK members by the Scientific institute of the AOK (Wido). In total, 289,282 of the 13.6 million AOK-insured … Read more