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Energy Tran­si­tion
07.01.2021

Elec­trify­ing pro­spects: how insu­rers are making the energy revo­lu­tion pos­si­ble
Energy Tran­si­tion
07.01.2021

Elec­trify­ing pro­spects: how insu­rers are making the energy revo­lu­tion pos­si­ble
The energy revo­lu­tion would not be pos­si­ble were it not for the risk pro­tec­tion offe­red by ins­urance. Clean ener­gies have also chan­ged the nature of engi­nee­ring insu­rers’ busi­ness, accoun­ting for almost a fifth of their pre­mi­ums.
Regu­la­tion
23.12.2020

Sol­vency II: Make the rules more pro­por­tio­nate
Regu­la­tion
23.12.2020

Sol­vency II: Make the rules more pro­por­tio­nate
With regard to Sol­vency II, the Euro­pean Ins­urance and Occu­pa­tio­nal Pen­si­ons Aut­ho­rity (EIOPA) pro­po­ses exclu­si­ons for smal­ler insu­rers and easing the rules under cer­tain con­di­ti­ons. That is a step in the right direc­tion – but it shouldn’t stop...
Bre­xit
21.12.2020

The Bell rings twice: UK insu­rers take up the Bre­xit chal­lenge
Bre­xit
21.12.2020

The Bell rings twice: UK insu­rers take up the Bre­xit chal­lenge
UK insu­rers have trans­fer­red an esti­ma­ted 29 mil­lion poli­cies to the EU since the Bre­xit deci­sion. They aim to gain mar­ket share over the long term – regard­less of the nature of future UK-EU ties.
Tax Policy
18.12.2020

Unre­sol­ved issues in OECD mini­mum tax con­cept
Tax Policy
18.12.2020

Unre­sol­ved issues in OECD mini­mum tax con­cept
At the level of the OECD, almost 140 states are wor­king on a con­sen­sus solu­tion for the tax chal­len­ges of the digi­ta­li­sa­tion of the eco­nomy. The GDV sup­ports the effort, but has con­cerns about several topics.
Corona Pan­de­mic
04.12.2020

Ger­man gover­n­ment and cre­dit insu­rers extend their emer­gency alliance until mid-2021
Corona Pan­de­mic
04.12.2020

Ger­man gover­n­ment and cre­dit insu­rers extend their emer­gency alliance until mid-2021
Ger­many’s federal gover­n­ment and cre­dit insu­rers have exten­ded their emer­gency alliance to stand behind sup­plier cre­dit until 30 June, 2021.
Digi­ti­za­tion
03.12.2020

Addi­tio­nal AI regu­la­tion only for high-risk app­li­ca­ti­ons
Digi­ti­za­tion
03.12.2020

Addi­tio­nal AI regu­la­tion only for high-risk app­li­ca­ti­ons
The EU Com­mis­sion plans to esta­blish rules for the use of arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence (AI). Ger­man insu­rers are lob­by­ing for rea­so­na­ble regu­la­tion in a 10-point paper – and they object to being clas­si­fied as a high-risk app­li­ca­tion.
Video
15.11.2020

Sol­vency II Review: High-Level-Dis­cus­sion about Chal­len­ges and Oppor­tu­ni­ties
Video
15.11.2020

Sol­vency II Review: High-Level-Dis­cus­sion about Chal­len­ges and Oppor­tu­ni­ties
The Review of Sol­vency II is one of the most import­ant topics in ins­urance regu­la­tion. Repre­sen­ta­ti­ves of the EU-Com­mis­sion, Par­lia­ment, Euro­pean gover­n­ments, Super­vi­sory Aut­ho­ri­ti­tes and the Ins­urance Indus­try dis­cus­sed the actual pro­po­sals by...
Sta­ti­sti­cal Year­book 2020
10.11.2020

Insu­rers made con­si­dera­bly hig­her pay­ments
Sta­ti­sti­cal Year­book 2020
10.11.2020

Insu­rers made con­si­dera­bly hig­her pay­ments
With nearly EUR 1.7 tril­lion in capi­tal invest­ments and almost 438 mil­lion poli­cies in pri­mary ins­urance alone, the ins­urance indus­try is a cor­ner­stone of the Ger­man eco­nomy. Find more first-hand data in the Sta­ti­sti­cal Year­book 2019.
Sol­vency II
06.11.2020

How to make pro­por­tio­na­lity work – Con­crete policy pro­po­sals
Sol­vency II
06.11.2020

How to make pro­por­tio­na­lity work – Con­crete policy pro­po­sals
Pro­por­tio­na­lity is a key prin­ci­ple in Sol­vency II – howe­ver, its app­li­ca­tion shows defi­cits in prac­tice. In its posi­tion paper, the GDV high­lights the import­ance of cri­te­ria that lead to auto­ma­tic exemp­ti­ons based on the risk pro­file of a com­pany.
Tax Policy
22.09.2020

GDV-Posi­ti­ons on Euro­pean Tax Issues
Tax Policy
22.09.2020

GDV-Posi­ti­ons on Euro­pean Tax Issues
The eco­no­mic reco­very from COVID-19, the tran­si­tion towards a gree­ner and more digi­ti­zed eco­nomy and the neces­sity to remain com­pe­ti­tive in a glo­ba­li­zed world are the most per­ti­nent chal­len­ges for the Euro­pean Union in the coming years. A modern...