Germany News
Insurers,Technology Top List for Germany’s Best-Performing Funds in 2020
Even in Europe's industrial heartland, the best investors are shunning manufacturing stocks and putting their money in local tech companies. DWS Concept Platow, this year's top-performing German ...
Getsafe CEO Predicts Lemonade Will ‘Struggle’ in Germany
Lemonade has promise but won't necessarily face smooth sailing with an expansion into Germany, predicts the head of Getsafe, one of its European rivals. "Lemonade will have to struggle in Germany," ...
Blistering Heatwave Forces Germany to Limit Autobahn Speeds, Confront Wildfire Risks
A blistering heatwave prompted Germany to impose speed restrictions on usually limit-free stretches of its high-speed motorways Wednesday, the latest sign of extreme weather events ruffling Europe's ...
Germany, China Cooperating to Ease Market Access for Insurers, Banks
Germany and China are working on ways to improve market access for each other's banks and insurers, the German finance minister said on Thursday, and he welcomed plans by China and the United States ...
A Large Swath of Businesses Remain Ill-Prepared for Cyber Attacks: Hiscox
A study of 3,000 companies in the UK, U.S. and Germany, reveals that more than half (53 percent) of businesses in the three countries are ill-prepared to deal with cyber attacks. Fewer than one-third ...
VW Will Avoid Germany Cheating Fines; Customers Balk
Volkswagen AG is set to escape fines from the German government even after cheating on emissions tests for years, reflecting a softer political stance that's increasingly drawing ire following a ...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Branches Out Into Germany
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance is branching out into Germany as part of a broader European expansion. Veteran executives from Aon, Allianz and elsewhere will help lead it. BHSI's new ...
$1.1B in German Flood Claims is Double Initial Estimates: Fitch
Insurers will face higher-than-expected claims related to floods in Germany, according to Fitch Ratings, dealing another blow to an industry squeezed by low interest rates and decreasing prices for ...