November 20, 2020 – If an insured cannot conclusively prove that their building was damaged in a storm in accordance with the insurance conditions, their insurer is not obliged to pay. The Saarland Higher Regional Court ruled that on October 9, 2020 (5 U 61/19). One of the homeowners had taken out storm damage insurance … Read more
20.11.2020 The ING-Diba Austria branch recently offers one Credit protection for consumer loans, this in cooperation with the Axa. Credit protection is offered as an option in the course of the application for installment, home or car loans. In the application, no information on the state of health is required, explains the ING. Epidemics or … Read more
November 20, 2020 – Uniqa was able to keep premium income and pre-tax earnings practically constant in the first nine months compared to the same period of the previous year. The expense for insurance benefits has decreased and the underwriting result has doubled. The downside: persistently high costs and poor investment income. The first nine … Read more
November 17, 2020 – The effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on the insurance industry were the topic of the first day of the autumn meeting of the German Association of Actuaries. Among other things, government assistance with the business closure insurance was called for. The Covid-19 pandemic is expected according to the German Actuarial Association … Read more
11/10/2020 – After his old business interruption insurance was about to expire, a freelance advertising specialist took out new insurance through a multiple agent. He was not told that there was a waiting period. When he became seriously ill shortly afterwards, the insurer refused to pay. The ORF citizens’ attorney was mainly concerned with the … Read more
In the previous episode, we set foot in the infinite universe of space. And this, with the help of two experts; Christophe Galfard, physicist and writer and Mickael Rigault researcher in cosmology at the CNRS. In this second episode, we set out to conquer space. In the magazine What is space? Ouest-France invites you to … Read more
November 4, 2020 – The basic skills protection is an additional product for the protection of the workforce, which is taken out by a different customer group than the occupational disability insurance. This is what Klaus-Peter Klapper, Head of Product and Sales Marketing Biometrics at Stuttgart Life Insurance, says. In an interview, he explains his … Read more
October 27, 2020 – Volume two of the series on private insurance law from Linde-Verlag is about customer protection. Examples from the case law, the possibilities that the supervisory authority has in this area, the role of the insurance broker and alternative ways of dispute resolution are presented. New at Linde: customer protectionin private insurance … Read more
10/26/2020 – Property and casualty insurers achieved an average premium growth of 3.6 percent. Lifestyle Protection, R + V direkt and Ovag headed the list of growth winners. Allianz Direct, PB and Axa easy bring up the rear. ADVERTISING – – According to the General Association of the German Insurance Industry eV (GDV), property and … Read more
10/26/2020 – AIG has developed a new bundle product for more than 400 operating modes. The underwriter Midema brings a new public liability insurance. Hanse Merkur and MDT are reacting to Corona with something new for tour operators and the GHV is protecting hunting dogs when hunting packs. ADVERTISING – – The “Commercial Multiline Insurance … Read more