Corona is hitting the economy hard and presenting unprecedented challenges to us all. Recurring closures and lockdown extensions are eroding the sales and reserves of many businesses. The federal government is trying to keep the wave of insolvencies down through a series of measures. Whether the measures will actually bear fruit, the companies affected and we will only be able to see at the beginning of next year.

After the recent attack on one of the world's most renowned IT security companies - FireEye -...

Germany is in the second partial shutdown, which was extended by another month just a few days...

The 1st Advent of this year is over. In many households, the first candle on the Advent wreath has...

José Manuel González, head of our parent company Howden, was recently interviewed by “Versicherungsmonitor”. González reported on the renewal of the Howden brand strategy and planned new partnerships with independent brokers.

Silent Cyber is currently a highly explosive topic in the global insurance market. Under this buzzword, both insurance companies and insured persons are dealing with the question of whether property damage and personal injury caused by a cyber attack are covered by conventional insurance policies, even without specific cyber insurance. The topic has gained extreme momentum due to the rapidly increasing number of cyber incidents.

The effects of the Corona crisis are affecting the insurance market and thus the insured to varying degrees. The decline in the number of claims is offset by a significant increase in workshop and spare parts prices.
Check now whether a change of insurance for the motor vehicles in your company is worthwhile (German text).

Since 2015 the Hyperion Insurance Group and Howden Broking Group have been presenting the Toro de...

At the beginning of September 2020, it was announced that for Germany the suspension of the obligation to file for insolvency would remain suspended in parts beyond 30 September. Many entrepreneurs were relieved, either because of their own bottlenecks or because of the prevailing uncertainty regarding their own debtor portfolio. Read the full article in German here.

The current COVID19 pandemic is just one of the reasons why companies are increasingly concerned about the health of their employees, but also about their staff scheduling. The psychological strain on employees has also been increasing for years, especially in these uncertain times. How can employers deal with increasing absenteeism? We asked insurance expert Trang Rocher for the best current recommendations. Find out here what options companies have (German text).