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Allianz Deutschland CEO Riess Sees No Need for Fresh German Cost-Cutting Plan

The German unit of Allianz SE, Europe’s biggest insurer, sees no need to follow up on a cost-cutting program in its non-life business that has dragged on three years. “We have achieved a lot; now it’s time to switch to …

Munich Re’s Review of 2013 Cat Losses Focuses on Weather-Related Events

In its annual review of loss events in the past year, Munich Re emphasized the “exceptionally high losses from weather-related catastrophes in Europe and Supertyphoon Haiyan,” which, the report said, “dominated the overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2013. “Floods …