Global insurance trends

Marine Cover: SAL Heavy Lift Partners With Inatech on Bunker Strategy

German fleet operator SAL Heavy Lift has hired Inatech, a unit of Glencore, to ensure compliance with new low-sulphur emissions rules and optimise bunker strategies. Inatech, a specialist provider of energy trading risk management systems, has […]

Global insurance trends

Germany: Recession Avoided, But Challenges Ahead, Says Atradius

Germany barely avoided a recession in Q3 of 2019, but manufacturing will contract this year, with increasing woes in the automotive, machines, and metals/steel industries. Among the major eurozone markets Germany faces the biggest slowdown […]

InsureTech

Insurtech: omni:us Wins 1.6m Euros to Develop AI Insurance Platform

Governments, private equity funds, big banks and large insurers all continue to pour money into the exciting insurtech future. Here’s some news from omni:us, the insurance-focussed artificial intelligence (AI) provider, which has been awarded €1.6 million […]

Administration

German Research Suggests Online Pensions Could Provide Better Returns

In a test by independent rating agency Morgen & Morgen, the online pension provider My Pension came out top in terms of financial performance, according to a German finance website. The research compared a total […]