Changes in Digital Visibility: Allianz Loses Top Position in Three Categories

Changes in Digital Visibility: Allianz Loses Top Position in Three Categories

8/7/2023 – Allianz lost its top position in three categories of digital visibility this year and won in one. This is a result of the E-Visibility study by Research Tools. Overall, the visibility of the top ten most present companies decreased slightly. 156 providers in the insurance industry are active and visible on the Internet. … Read more

Concerns About Digital Attacks and ESG Risks Driving Executive Priorities, Says Beazley Study

Concerns About Digital Attacks and ESG Risks Driving Executive Priorities, Says Beazley Study

8/4/2023 – According to a study by Beazley, concerns about digital attacks top the list of concerns for 30 percent of executives. 33 percent therefore want to invest in their safety. At the same time, sustainability is a factor for a quarter. 32 percent of managers do not feel well prepared for ESG requirements. How … Read more

Motorcycle Theft Statistics 2022: Berlin Tops the List, Freiburg im Breisgau with the Highest Rate

Motorcycle Theft Statistics 2022: Berlin Tops the List, Freiburg im Breisgau with the Highest Rate

August 1st, 2023 – In absolute figures, the most motorcycle thefts were again registered in Berlin in 2022. In the 84 major German cities, the rate of change was between plus 1,500 and minus 60 percent. This is evident from the current police crime statistics. In relation to the inhabitants, Freiburg im Breisgau occupies the … Read more

The Importance of Brokerage Contracts and Limitation of Liability: Protecting Brokers and Customers

In the meantime, there have been umpteen court judgments in which the importance of broker contracts, broker powers of attorney and other agreements between the broker as a trustee and his customers in terms of liability was emphasized. Just remember a lengthy lawsuit by a customer in the wake of the “Christmas storm surge” in … Read more

The auto insurance companies that acquired the highest number of customers

3/27/2023 – Over three dozen of the 50 largest providers in motor insurance expanded their portfolios between 2016 and 2021. Huk-Coburg-Allgemeine grew the strongest in absolute terms. Measured in percentage terms – due to the merger – the provincial was ahead by a nose, as the “Industry Monitor 2016-2021: Motor Insurance” from VERS Leipzig shows. … Read more

Former Generali board member joins Provincial’s team of recruits

20.3.2023 dr Rainer Sommer (50) will become a member of the board of directors on June 1st Provincial Holding AG as well as the subsidiaries Provincial Insurance Ltd, Provincial North Brandkasse AG, Provincial Northwest Life Insurance AG and provincial Rhineland Life Insurance Ltd. The company announced this on Friday evening. Technological further development at the … Read more

Are insurance brokers with a pool connection subject to pension insurance?

Free report: These are the new megatrends Are there any real megatrends today? Yes! You can find out what these are, why an investment could be worthwhile and what investors should bear in mind in the new report by Dr. Dennis Riedl. As a special extra, the trend-following expert presents a promising insider tip. You … Read more

Court ruling forces intermediaries to prepare for contingencies

February 8, 2023 – According to a decision by the European Court of Justice, insurance agents and brokers have to comply with customers’ right to information in more detail than before. Upon request, they must specify which cooperation partners have received the data and explain the processes in a transparent manner. Just naming a category … Read more

Insurance (COASS) and/or credit (IOBSP) brokers: the deadline for meeting the legal obligation to join a professional association is approaching! – Saving guide

Brokerage Reform The choice was made for the insurance and credit brokerage sectors to follow the same principle for financial investment advice. Actors must subscribe to an approved professional association. The latter will be in charge of monitoring their training, but above all of their control. In view of this new legal obligation, Orias is … Read more

Six insurers in the test brochure – VersicherungsJournal Austria

12/16/2022 – Telemark Marketing has once again tested what experiences potential customers have when they contact major insurers for the first time. Wait times on the phone vary from company to company, with five minutes not enough time to establish contact in seven percent of cases. Clarification of a content-related question was answered positively in … Read more