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Euler Hermes: Successful extension of supply chain protection

December 7, 2020

The FINANCIAL -- The German federal government and German credit insurers are extending their joint protection shield to secure supply chains by six months until the end of June 2021

General Motors aims to transform the auto insurance industry with OnStar Insurance

The FINANCIAL — For more than 20 years, General Motors’ OnStar brand

by The FINANCIAL

November 19, 2020

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Zurich commits to avoid 5 mln metric tons of CO2 emissions annually

The FINANCIAL — Zurich Insurance Group, the leading insurer on the Dow

by The FINANCIAL

November 17, 2020

1 min read

Global insurance markets set to rebound with China leading recovery

The FINANCIAL — World gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to contract

by The FINANCIAL

November 11, 2020

3 mins read

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Lloyd’s Lab opens its doors to tech disruption

The FINANCIAL -- Start-ups, entrepreneurs and businesses from as far afield as the US, Canada, Israel, the Netherlands, Ireland and the UK, presented ideas ranging from live-streaming drones for fast risk and disaster assessment, to harnessing the Internet of Things for live

by Magazine

September 5, 2018

1 min read

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Vienna Insurance Group’s rating of A+

The international rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) reconfirmed the A+ rating with a stable outlook for Vienna Insurance Group (VIG).

by Magazine

September 4, 2018

1 min read

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Vienna Insurance Group consolidates its market leadership in the Baltic States

The FINANCIAL -- The agreement on the full acquisition of non-life insurer Seesam Insurance AS was signed on 18 December 2017. Following the approval from local authorities, the acquisition was completed.

by The FINANCIAL

September 3, 2018

1 min read

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Vienna Insurance Group right on track in the first half of 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Vienna Insurance Group’s (VIG) half-year results for 2018 show further improvement in key figures.

by The FINANCIAL

August 29, 2018

3 mins read

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New General Manager of the VIG Group

The FINANCIAL -- The Supervisory Board of the Slovakian VIG Group company Komunálna poisťovňa, a.s. Vienna Insurance Group appointed Slávka Miklošová as the new General Manager of the company in a meeting.

by The FINANCIAL

August 23, 2018

1 min read

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Russell Higginbotham to become new Swiss Re CEO

The FINANCIAL -- Swiss Re announces that Russell Higginbotham is appointed CEO Reinsurance EMEA and Regional President EMEA and member of the Group Executive Committee, effective 1 September 2018. Russell Higginbotham succeeds Jean-Jacques Henchoz, who has decided to pursue an opportunity outside

by The FINANCIAL

August 22, 2018

1 min read

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Vienna Insurance Group retains listing in two sustainability indices

The FINANCIAL -- Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has been included in the Austrian sustainability index VÖNIX and the global FTSE4Good index.

by The FINANCIAL

August 17, 2018

1 min read

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Catastrophes cause global economic losses of USD 36 billion in the first half of 2018

The FINANCIAL -- According to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary sigma estimates, global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2018 were USD 36 billion.

by The FINANCIAL

August 17, 2018

2 mins read

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EIOPA joins the Sustainable Insurance Forum

The FINANCIAL -- The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) recently became a member of the Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF), a network of insurance supervisors and regulators from around the world working together on sustainability challenges facing the insurance sector.

by The FINANCIAL

August 9, 2018

1 min read

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Swiss Re reports half-year 2018

The FINANCIAL -- Swiss Re reported a Group net income of USD 1.0 billion for the first six months of 2018, benefiting from a moderate large loss experience and improved underwriting profitability.

by The FINANCIAL

August 3, 2018

7 mins read