Germany

Aviva trains sights on specialty lines

Aviva's new chief underwriting officer Axel Schmidt has revealed a wide-ranging plan to broaden its risk appetite by concentrating on areas it is currently under strength in, including local authority insurance.

XL boss bemoans 'heavy' Q1 catastrophe claims hit

XL Capital's property & casualty business's combined ratio slipped to 100.5% (Q1 2009: 92.1%) following what chief executive Mike McGavick described as "one of the heaviest levels of first quarter catastrophe activity in history".

Fitch more positive about German GI sector

Fitch Rating has today revised the outlook for the German non-life insurance sector to stable from negative due what it described as "increased investment income in 2009 and an increase in motor insurance premium rates in early 2010".

Fitch more positive about German GI sector

Fitch Rating has today revised the outlook for the German non-life insurance sector to stable from negative due what it described as "increased investment income in 2009 and an increase in motor insurance premium rates in early 2010".

Little loyalty in online motor

More than 80% of online motor insurance customers plan to shop around at renewal according to research by Accenture that shows these insurance buyers are becoming less loyal and more price-sensitive.

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