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Con­su­mer infor­ma­tion
23.07.2020

PRIIPs review: A com­pre­hen­sive review of con­su­mer infor­ma­tion is necessary
Con­su­mer infor­ma­tion
23.07.2020

PRIIPs review: A com­pre­hen­sive review of con­su­mer infor­ma­tion is necessary
EIOPA has rejec­ted a draft with tar­ge­ted tech­ni­cal amend­ments to the PRIIPs key infor­ma­tion docu­ment (PRIIPs KID). GDV wel­co­mes this deci­sion. The Ger­man insu­rers had poin­ted out early that pie­ce­meal chan­ges would not be suf­fi­cient.
Pan­de­mic Pro­tec­tion
17.06.2020

Ins­urance indus­try advo­ca­tes a pri­vate-public sec­tor pro­tec­tive shield
Pan­de­mic Pro­tec­tion
17.06.2020

Ins­urance indus­try advo­ca­tes a pri­vate-public sec­tor pro­tec­tive shield
The coro­na­vi­rus is causing mas­sive eco­no­mic los­ses insu­rers alone can­not cover. A GDV wor­king group has deve­lo­ped a pri­vate-public model that could do the job.
Tax Policy
21.04.2020

Defer­ral of EU DAC 6 repor­ting obli­ga­ti­ons
Tax Policy
21.04.2020

Defer­ral of EU DAC 6 repor­ting obli­ga­ti­ons
In a joint let­ter to the EU-Com­mis­sion and other Euro­pean and natio­nal sta­ke­hol­ders the GDV and other Ger­man Busi­ness Asso­cia­ti­ons have asked for a defer­ral of the EU DAC 6 repor­ting obli­ga­ti­ons due to the spread of COVID-19.
Corona Pan­de­mic
16.04.2020

Cre­dit insu­rers and federal gover­n­ment jointly sta­bi­lise sup­ply chains of Ger­man eco­nomy
Corona Pan­de­mic
16.04.2020

Cre­dit insu­rers and federal gover­n­ment jointly sta­bi­lise sup­ply chains of Ger­man eco­nomy
A gua­ran­tee pro­vi­ded by the federal gover­n­ment allows the cre­dit insu­rers to take on more risk than would be allo­wed under nor­mal under­wri­ting cir­cum­stan­ces.
Coro­na­vi­rus
12.03.2020

Why ins­urance cover rarely extends to epi­de­mics
Coro­na­vi­rus
12.03.2020

Why ins­urance cover rarely extends to epi­de­mics
Many com­pa­nies are com­plai­ning about the cost of the coro­na­vi­rus cri­sis. Los­ses of this nature are usually not insu­red as the con­se­quences of a pan­de­mic are hard to cal­cu­late. Besi­des, the insu­rers are already lia­ble through other busi­ness lines.
Sol­vency II
17.01.2020

Review pres­ents an oppor­tu­nity for Green Deal and Capi­tal Mar­kets Union
Sol­vency II
17.01.2020

Review pres­ents an oppor­tu­nity for Green Deal and Capi­tal Mar­kets Union
EIOPA has sub­mit­ted far-rea­ching pro­po­sals for dis­cus­sion about the Sol­vency II review. The review should be seen as an oppor­tu­nity to align Sol­vency II with over­ar­ching Euro­pean eco­no­mic policy goals.
Euro­pean pen­sion
07.01.2020

PEP­Per up your reti­re­ment
Euro­pean pen­sion
07.01.2020

PEP­Per up your reti­re­ment
Soon there will be a new type of pri­vate pen­sion pro­duct availa­ble throug­hout the EU. Howe­ver, while the EU Com­mis­sion has stron­gly regu­la­ted the savings phase, it has not sti­pu­la­ted that savers must inva­ria­bly be able to draw bene­fits for the...
ePri­vacy Regu­la­tion
12.12.2019

The con­flict bet­ween data pro­tec­tion and a direct cli­ent connec­tion
ePri­vacy Regu­la­tion
12.12.2019

The con­flict bet­ween data pro­tec­tion and a direct cli­ent connec­tion
It is desi­gned to pro­tect cli­ent pri­vacy, howe­ver it could also restrict the pro­gress of digi­tal ins­urance busi­ness models: the ePri­vacy Regu­la­tion being plan­ned by the EU could signi­fi­cantly impede the deve­lop­ment of inno­va­tive ins­urance offers.
7 posi­ti­ons on the EU’s New Green Deal
11.12.2019

“Achie­ving the right level of fle­xi­bi­lity, mar­ket focus and inno­va­tion sup­port”
7 posi­ti­ons on the EU’s New Green Deal
11.12.2019

“Achie­ving the right level of fle­xi­bi­lity, mar­ket focus and inno­va­tion sup­port”
ins­urance com­pa­nies can make signi­fi­cant con­tri­bu­ti­ons to cli­mate pro­tec­tion but such invest­ments have to be sustaina­ble on an eco­no­mic level, too. GDV pre­si­dent Wolf­gang Wei­ler sees insu­rers as an ideal part­ner for advan­cing the energy revo­lu­tion.
Wea­ther extre­mes are incre­a­sing
10.12.2019

The earth is mel­ting: How Insu­rers are respon­ding
Wea­ther extre­mes are incre­a­sing
10.12.2019

The earth is mel­ting: How Insu­rers are respon­ding
There is hardly any other indus­try that is fee­ling glo­bal war­ming as directly as the ins­urance sec­tor. It is respon­ding with a dou­ble stra­t­egy.