All the headlines from our Germany Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 4 2022 // A Russia-linked cybercrime gang was allegedly responsible for ransomware attacks that took down a swath of Germany’s fuel-distribution system this week and hindered payments at some filling stations.Hackers using a...
Feb 4 2022 // Tug boats have towed free one of the world’s biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, which had run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime...
Feb 3 2022 // One of the world’s biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, has run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany’s Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and Maersk said on...
Feb 3 2022 // Europe’s fuel-supply network fell victim to a cyberattack — less than a year after the biggest refined petroleum pipeline in the U.S. was halted by a hack.The situation was serious “but not grave,”...
Feb 1 2022 // Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany from Tuesday, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offenses to the...
Jan 20 2022 // Investors who lost money from investing in Wirecard AG shares can’t make Germany’s financial regulator Bafin compensate them, a Frankfurt court ruled.The tribunal on Wednesday threw out four suits by...
Jan 3 2022 // Investors are demanding around 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Bayer as part of a possible class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, law firm Tilp said on Monday.The law...
Dec 17 2021 // BERLIN – Bayer faces a billion-dollar investor class action lawsuit in Germany over the takeover of U.S. seed manufacturer Monsanto, specialist law firm Tilp Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft said on Wednesday.Tilp said it was...
Nov 12 2021 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has expanded in Germany, opening a new office in Frankfurt. The company already has offices in Cologne and Munich.“BHSI is committed to building long-term...
Nov 9 2021 // Environmental activist Clara Mayer and the heads of Greenpeace Germany have sued Volkswagen in German court, the NGO said on Tuesday, accusing the automaker of failing to do its part to combat climate change.The claimants...
Oct 25 2021 // Digital insurer Getsafe has received its insurance license from Germany’s financial regulator, BaFin. The license will allow Getsafe to accelerate its expansion to the rest of Europe.“The license is a...
Oct 18 2021 // German reinsurance companies Munich Re and Hannover Rueck said on Monday they expect rising prices for their business in Europe next year, citing mid-July floods in central Europe, inflation and the coronavirus...
Oct 8 2021 // Getsafe, a digital MGA based in Germany, raised another $63 million in funds, with plans to use the added cash to fund its own insurance license by the end of 2021 and accelerate its European expansion.A number of new...
Sep 21 2021 // BERLIN – German activists have filed a lawsuit against automakers BMW and Daimler for refusing to tighten carbon emissions goals, the first time German citizens have sued private companies for exacerbating climate...
Sep 21 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets, Amwins Global Risks and Lockton Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Appoints AXA XL’s...
Sep 10 2021 // FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into German insurer Allianz is looking at possible misconduct by fund managers and misrepresentation of risk to investors, three people with...
Sep 7 2021 // German regulators have launched an investigation into the country’s biggest financial company, Allianz, after the demise of some of its U.S. investment funds last year, people with direct knowledge of the matter told...
Sep 7 2021 // Greenpeace and German environmental NGO Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) will take legal action against BMW, Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz , Volkswagen and gas and oil firm Wintershall Dea over their impact on climate change,...
Sep 2 2021 // German insurers face claims of about 11.5 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in 2021 after extensive flooding and hail storms, Germany’s insurance lobby GDV said on Thursday.It could be the most expensive year for...
Sep 1 2021 // German companies will not be granted the right to find out whether their employees are vaccinated against COVID-19, although provisions could be made for some particularly risky workplaces, the labor minister said on...