June 29, 2021 – After further storms in the past week, the hail insurance company filed further damage reports: In Styria and Burgenland, the agricultural damage amounts to eight million euros. The Lower Austrian Insurance Company estimates the damage it incurs at 70 to 80 million euros. ADVERTISING – – Last week’s hailstorms left devastating … Read more
June 24th, 2021 – 62.6 percent including motor vehicles, 63.5 percent excluding motor vehicles – that was the total loss rate in Austria’s insurance industry in 2020 in non-life insurance. Among the sub-divisions identified by the VVO, the amount varies greatly, the spectrum ranges from around 30 to over 200 percent. The claims ratio is … Read more
June 17, 2021 – In the current comparison, Stiftung Warentest has taken into account agent offers for the first time. The test results show how necessary this is. However, these are still superficial, the calculation scheme is not transparent. The evaluation of the capital payment is also questionable. In the July issue of their journal … Read more
2.6.2021 – Following a ruling by the Vienna Commercial Court on the subject of guarantee fund loss in fund policies, the consumer protection association recently announced further proceedings against Zurich. As Zurich has now told us, from their point of view, the proceedings have not yet been concluded: they have taken an appeal and the … Read more
May 26th, 2021 – Running has become the passion of realtor Kim Hahn. She is now gaining customers with it. Your running stories on Instagram are even followed by those who don’t run. The mid-sized companies gathered on site register the sponsorship of running shirts at events. The mediator has dealt intensively with the dangers … Read more
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5/26/2021 – Whether ecological travelers cause less damage will probably have to be proven with the discounts, but they need other benefits. Therefore, the Arag has renewed its top cover letter. Rhion, which belongs to the Rhineland Group, has supplemented dog owner liability and private liability. Adam Riese expands the offer to include residential building … Read more
May 25, 2021 – The book is a guide and companion in the life of a managing director, the third edition of which now contains the current legal situation, case law and literature. In addition to the representation of the rights, duties and liability of the GmbH managing director, checklists, sample briefs and legal sources … Read more
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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