All the headlines from our Germany Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 18 2014 // Mercedes-Benz has followed Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit in getting a license to test self- driving vehicles on California roads as the luxury-car makers vie for a market predicted to grow to $87 billion by...
Sep 16 2014 // Uber Technologies Inc. won the reversal of a nationwide ban in Germany of the company’s ride-hailing app after judges said a group of taxi dispatchers improperly used emergency procedures to obtain the initial court...
Sep 5 2014 // Guy Carpenter & Company, LLC, the global risk and reinsurance specialist and wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, announced the launch of its new probabilistic hail model for Europe.The bulletin...
Sep 4 2014 // A red VW Golf jerks back and forth as it maneuvers into a parking space in the English spa town of Cheltenham. The halting efforts resemble those of a new driver, and in a sense they are — just not from the person...
Aug 27 2014 // Germany’s insurers said they may back a government call to invest in infrastructure to help cover an annual €7 billion ($9.23 billion) taxpayer shortfall to repair roads and bridges.The GDV, the Berlin-based group...
Aug 25 2014 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announce the appointment of Kuno Linder as Country Manager Germany. He will be based in Munich and be in charge of the company’s interests in the German commercial insurance market,...
Aug 18 2014 // Berlin has banned car service Uber, which allows users to summon a ride on their smartphone, for not offering drivers and vehicles licensed to carry passengers, or full insurance cover, the German capital said.The ban...
Aug 14 2014 // Talanx AG, Germany’s third-biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit dropped 19 percent on lower investment income.Net income declined to €165 million ($220 million) from €204 million [$272.6 million] a year...
Aug 1 2014 // Direct Line Insurance Group Plc, the U.K.’s biggest home and motor insurer, said it was in talks to sell its units in Germany and Italy. The shares climbed the most since its initial public offering in October...
Aug 1 2014 // Allianz is poised to reappoint Michael Diekmann as chief executive in October, investors believe, possibly delaying tough choices on whether Europe’s largest insurer expands its global presence or returns more cash...
Jul 16 2014 // The German unit of Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, sees no need to follow up on a cost-cutting program in its non-life business that has dragged on three years.“We have achieved a lot; now it’s time...
Jul 15 2014 // A bulletin on the Lloyd’s website asks “how did our insurable value measures fare as predictors of success on the pitch,” following the conclusion of the World Cup in Brazil?Lloyd’s said its...
Jul 10 2014 // Allianz SE said a lack of political support prevents investors from contributing more money to infrastructure projects such as roads or power and gas grids.“Politicians are still convinced infrastructure has to be...
Jul 7 2014 // The Global Catastrophe Recap report for June from Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting highlights the outbreak of severe thunderstorms that affected Western and Central Europe during the first half of the month, causing...
Jun 13 2014 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has analyzed the severe thunderstorms that pummeled western and central Europe, starting on Sunday, June 7. The storms packed “extremely strong and damaging winds, large hail,...
Jun 13 2014 // Lloyd’s has released research with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) that ranks each team in the FIFA World Cup based on the collective insurable value of each country’s players. The total...
Jun 10 2014 // A thunderstorm that swept through large parts of Germany on Monday night left as many as six people dead and 30 seriously injured as a holiday marking the feast of the Pentecost ended in tragedy.A 28-year-old cyclist from...
May 28 2014 // German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has deflected complaints from insurers worried that his revamp of how they meet obligations to policy holders will scare off investors, a ministry document released today...
May 21 2014 // A.M. Best has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and the issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Through Transport Mutual Insurance Association Limited (TTB) (Bermuda) and its...
May 19 2014 // Cars could be driving themselves down the world’s streets far sooner than expected, thanks to a change in a global treaty backed by European countries.A little-noticed amendment to the United Nations Convention on...