All the headlines from our Germany Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 25 2010 // Swiss Re has issued a bulletin noting that it is “well placed for the upcoming 2011 renewal negotiations with its European clients.” The talks, which begin this week in the German resort of Baden-Baden, bring...
Oct 20 2010 // Speculation of a grand bargain by the Group of 20 to rebalance the global economy is swirling ever faster thanks to China’s surprise decision to raise interest rates for the first time since 2007.Higher rates ought...
Oct 5 2010 // The Obama administration on Sunday warned Americans of potential terrorist threats in Europe and urged them to be vigilant in public places, including tourist spots and transportation hubs.A State Department travel alert...
Aug 18 2010 // The world economy continued its rebound from the worst recession in decades, according to the quarterly ICC/Ifo World Economic Survey released today, but at a slower pace. The survey concluded that “some regions,...
Jul 26 2010 // Crowds of people streaming into a techno music festival surged through an already jammed entry tunnel on Saturday, setting off a panic that killed 19 people and injured 80 [later reports indicate that more than 300 were...
Jul 22 2010 // Germany’s Allianz, Europe’s largest insurer, announced the formation of a new unit for cooperation with car manufacturers at Allianz Versicherungs-AG / International with a “direct reporting line to the...
Jul 15 2010 // Claims specialists Cunningham Lindsey Group Limited have completed four strategic acquisitions in Europe. President and CEO Philippe Bès reported that the Group is “ahead of our internal plans in the...
Jul 13 2010 // QBE’s European division announced that Petko Tonchev has been promoted to General Manager for Central and Eastern Europe and Felix Jenny will take up the interim position of General Manager of QBE‟s...
Jul 8 2010 // The ACE Group of insurance and reinsurance companies has announced the appointment of six additional global client executives in four countries: Jeff Carr and Shaun Edwards in London, Olivier Roussel in Paris, Wolfgang...
Jun 23 2010 // Dutch insurer Aegon NV is considering the sale of its U.S.-based Transamerica Reinsurance unit but has decided not to sell its UK arm, as it seeks to concentrate on its most profitable activities.Aegon said on Tuesday any...
Jun 17 2010 // European Union leaders hope to agree on ways to strengthen budget discipline and economic policy coordination on Thursday to show financial markets they can prevent a repeat of the euro zone debt crisis.Leaders of the 27...
Jun 10 2010 // The official name is Kölnische Rückversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG, known outside Germany as Cologne Re. It has been part of Berkshire Hathaway’s General Re since 2003, and has recently elected to change the...
Jun 7 2010 // Finance ministers can usually be relied upon to put the best spin on whatever is happening to the global economy. Not at this weekend’s Group of 20 meeting in Busan.The two days of talks were remarkable for...
Jun 3 2010 // Torus, the global specialty insurer, announced the appointment of Mathieu Borneuf as Head of Management Liability and Jérôme Gillet as Head of Professional Liability. Both men are based in Torus’ new...
May 21 2010 // Agreeing on a $1 trillion safety net may prove the easy part of saving the euro now the European Union’s leaders are turning to the divisive issue of tightening economic policy coordination.The European Commission...
May 18 2010 // The European Central Bank’s decision to buy tarnished debt in the euro zone risks turning it into Europe’s de facto “bad bank” and putting cash-strapped governments and taxpayers on the hook for yet...
May 12 2010 // Last weekend the leaders of the European Union finally realized that their dithering over a financial aid package for Greece had imperiled the entire continent’s financial structure. They acted to stem the tide by...
May 10 2010 // A $1 trillion global emergency rescue package to stabilize the euro reversed the slide in world financial markets on Monday but left longer-term questions about whether Europe’s weakest economies can manage their...
May 3 2010 // European finance ministers triggered a record €110 billion ($147 billion) bailout for debt-stricken Greece on Sunday, May 2, when Athens committed itself to years of painful austerity.After weeks of tough talk and...
Apr 21 2010 // European airports started to return to life on Tuesday after five days cut off from the rest of the world by a volcanic ash cloud, but some countries were more cautious after reports a new cloud might be on its way.The...