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German Minister Says EU Must Take Legal Steps to Stop Grok’s Sexualized AI Photos
Jan 8 2026 // The EU Commission must take legal action to stop the “industrialization of sexual harassment” taking place on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, Germany’s media minister, Wolfram Weimer, told...
German Dentists’ Fund Sues Advisers Over €1.1 Billion Loss
Jan 8 2026 // A German pension fund whose foray into private markets led to losses that totaled half of the fund’s assets has begun legal proceedings against its former auditor, an adviser and its own managers to recover the...
German Insurers Report Below-Average Natural Disaster Claims in 2025
Jan 6 2026 // Heavy rain, flooding, storms and hail – also known as severe convective storms (SCS) – brought below-average claims for German insurers in 2025, defying the long-term trend for such perils, given the impact of climate...
Germany Sees Russian Covert Attacks as Prelude to Wider Conflict
Jan 6 2026 // Russia is intensifying covert attacks on key infrastructure in Germany in a campaign of hybrid warfare that Berlin views as a possible prelude to a wider conflict, according to a military document obtained by Bloomberg. As...
Ex-Greensill Executives Charged in Germany Over Bankruptcy
Dec 18 2025 // German prosecutors charged two former board members of Greensill Bank AG for their roles in the 2021 demise of the lender. The men are charged with bankruptcy crimes and false accounting, a spokesman for Bremen prosecutors...
German Insurers Hold $108 Billion Illiquid Debt Pile, EIOPA Says
Dec 15 2025 // German insurers are the most exposed in Europe to illiquid corporate bonds, a top watchdog said in one of the most detailed reports to date on the industry’s investments in private credit. At €91.8 billion ($108...
Germany Summons Russian Envoy Over Surge in Cyberattacks
Dec 15 2025 // Germany’s foreign ministry summoned the Russian ambassador in Berlin and said it made it clear there’ll be consequences for hybrid attacks backed by the government in Moscow aimed at undermining...
Vienna Insurance Group Offers to Buy Germany’s Nuernberger Beteiligungs for $1.61B
Oct 17 2025 // Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) said late on Thursday that it will acquire all shares of German insurer Nuernberger Beteiligungs AG for 1.38 billion euros ($1.61 billion) in cash. VIG will offer Nuernberger shareholders 120...
France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation
Aug 29 2025 // France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized European rules on digital services, saying any U.S. coercion would be met...
Apple Watch Not a ‘CO2-Neutral Product,’ German Court Finds
Aug 27 2025 // Apple can no longer advertise its Apple Watch as a “CO2-neutral product” in Germany, following a court ruling on Tuesday that upheld a complaint from environmentalists, finding that the U.S. tech company had...
Bridgepoint to Buy Majority Stake in German Insurance Broker HBC
Jul 30 2025 // Bridgepoint Group Plc agreed to acquire a majority stake in German insurance broker Hanseatic Broking Center GmbH from Preservation Capital Partners. The transaction sees Bridgepoint partner with HBC’s management...
Low Water Still Hindering Rhine River Shipping in Germany After Rainfall
Jul 10 2025 // Low water levels following a drought and heatwave in western Europe continue to hinder shipping through the Rhine river in Germany, commodity traders said on Wednesday, with rain in past days generating only a moderate...
German Court Throws Out Peruvian Farmer’s Climate Case Against RWE
May 28 2025 // A German court on Wednesday threw out a Peruvian farmer’s lawsuit seeking damages from RWE for the German energy utility’s alleged role in putting his home at risk through climate change. The court said no...
German Reinsurers Report Q1 Profits Down Sharply on Los Angeles Wildfire Claims
May 13 2025 // Germany’s largest reinsurers, Munich Re and Hannover Re, reported sharp declines in first-quarter profit on Tuesday after a combined 1.7 billion euros ($1.89 billion) in claims relating to the Los Angeles wildfires...
People Moves: Specialty MGA Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters for Africa & Middle East; DUAL Europe Expands Marine Business With New Team in Hamburg, Germany
Apr 17 2025 // Specialty MGA Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters for Africa & Middle East Specialty MGA Africa & Middle East, part of MNK Group and a sister company of Specialty MGA UK, announced the appointment of two new senior...
German Court to Review Seizure of Russian ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker
Apr 15 2025 // A German court will weigh a request to release a seized oil tanker that is believed to be part of a so-called shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Germany’s finance ministry said on Monday. The...
Deutsche Bank’s DWS Pays $27 Million in German Greenwashing Case
Apr 3 2025 // Deutsche Bank AG’s investment arm DWS agreed to pay €25 million ($27 million) to end a long-running German investigation into alleged greenwashing, in a similar settlement to the one it struck with US regulators in...
Germany Tells Insurers to Vet Private Asset Deals More Carefully
Mar 25 2025 // Germany’s financial watchdog is pushing insurers to step up scrutiny of private credit investments after several firms were stung by losses on loans to real estate companies. BaFin, which oversees more than 500...
Germany Confiscates Tanker in Russian ‘Shadow Fleet,’ Spiegel Reports
Mar 21 2025 // Germany seized a decrepit tanker found adrift off its northern coast in January that is believed to be part of a shadow fleet used by Russia to circumvent oil sanctions, Spiegel news magazine reported on Friday, citing...
Peruvian Farmer Takes Germany’s RWE to Court in Landmark Climate Case
Mar 17 2025 // A Peruvian farmer who says German energy giant RWE’s emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home, took his case to court on Monday in a hearing that could set a...
