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Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - HUK-Coburg
HUK-Coburg's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - Ergo
Ergo Group's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - R+V
R+V's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - HDI
HDI's reported financial performance for the European financial year 2021.
Top 30 European Insurers 2022 - Allianz
Allianz reported higher gross written premiums than any other European insurer this year.
The top 30 European Insurers 2022: A return to growth
Europe’s 30 largest non-life insurers returned to growth in 2021 and – although high inflation, supply chain disruptions and surging energy prices should translate into premium growth – Mathilde Jakobsen of AM Best explains that profitability is expected…
Auto repair firms challenge Fiat Chrysler in EU data access test case
In a landmark test case at the European Court of Justice, auto repair firms are disputing the right of original equipment manufacturers to gatekeep access to a car’s onboard data stream.
EY predicts motor NCR of 113.8% in 2022; Geo buys Lorega; Konsileo secures Series A funding; and ex-Fresh trio launch new broker
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
‘Software-defined’ Adas vehicles will bring ‘fundamental change’ for claims
Driver assistance systems will make cars a "software-defined product", and effect the cost and frequency of claims, according to the Allianz Centre for Technology.
Capgemini: only 8% of insurers 'Resilience Champions'; Allianz mulls Home & Legacy disposal; CII reports £4.4m deficit; and Questgates buys
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Tower Brook acquires Premium Credit; ABI reports motor premiums have fallen 5% in Q1; Aston Lark buys UK Global; and Seventeen snaps up broker
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
HSBC extends Marsh deal; Zurich to set up transformation Centre of Excellence; Pool Re completes expanded terrorism placement; and Howden acquires again
For the record: Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Floodflash to establish US presence following $15m venture capital raise
Floodflash has raised $15m (£11.1m) in a Series A funding round, which it intends to use to fuel its international expansion.
Laka CEO Taupitz wants insurtech to become 'global green mobility leader' after $12m Series A raise
Insurtech Laka has closed a Series A fund raise of $12m (£8.9m) led by US mobility investor Autotech Ventures as it seeks to become “the global green mobility leader” diversifying into areas such as e-bikes, e-cargo bikes and potentially electric cars.
Intelligence: Hardening continues with reinsurance renewals
January’s renewals saw reinsurers playing hardball not only in their pricing, but also in the structures of their clients’ reinsurance programmes. Post explains why the hardening market is not driven by a lack of capital, but by renewed underwriting…
Spotlight: Why ESG and digital transformation are inextricably linked for the insurance industry
From efficiently writing weather perils to reducing their carbon footprints, digital transformation offer insurers a fast track solution to meet their environmental, social and governance objectives, writes Pádraig Floyd
IMS files patent breach lawsuit over mobile app product from Cambridge Mobile Telematics
Telematics solutions provider IMS has filed a lawsuit against several companies owned by a German motor insurer over an alleged patent breach in a move that could have implications for the wider use of mobile data to personalise pricing.
'Silent climate' cover in policies a risk as litigation ramps up
Lawyers are working with clients to understand how insurance policies may or may not respond in the event of climate-related litigation, as more governments and companies find themselves subject to lawsuits.
UK tops carrier M&A in Europe for first half of 2021
The UK was the leading European country – and second most active worldwide behind the US – for insurance carrier mergers and acquisitions in the first half of 2021, according to research by Clyde & Co.
The top 30 European Insurers 2021: A turbulent time
The impact of Covid-19 saw the European non-life insurance market report a decline in gross written premium and profit after tax. Mathilde Jakobsen, director, analytics, Amsterdam, AM Best, analyses the numbers and reports on the movements in the ranking…
Analysis: Europe's costliest weather event
Floods caused by torrential rain across western and central Europe in July are likely to become the continent’s costliest weather event, raising the question of how prepared at-risk communities and insurers are to deal with the onset of climate change.
Blog: What does VW Group’s €270m D&O payment mean for 'Dieselgate' D&O coverage?
The VW Group is looking to claw back €270m from its insurers in directors' and officers' claims but Guy Robson, partner at group action law firm Keller Lenkner UK, asks what this might mean for D&O insurance for vehicle manufacturers in the future?
Staysure acquires Rock, Esure joins forces with Minster Law, and Allianz invests in Heycar
Post wraps up the major insurance deals, launches, investments and strategic moves of the week.
Gefion declared bankrupt
Gefion Insurance has been declared bankrupt by the Maritime and Commercial High Court in Denmark and is no longer paying claims.