Latest Germany Headlines
All the headlines from our Germany Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Birkenstock Sandals Are Pieces of Design and Not Protected by Copyright: German Court
Feb 21 2025 // Birkenstock sandals, which have evolved from a symbol of counterculture to a trendy fashion item, do not qualify as art and are therefore not protected by copyright, Germany’s highest civil court ruled on...
German Watchdog Raises Focus on Physical Risks Stemming From Climate Change
Jan 28 2025 // German watchdog BaFin said the country’s financial industry needs a better grasp of physical risks stemming from climate change because of the increasing impact of events such as floods and droughts. Banks often...
France Steps Up Checks After Foot-and-Mouth Outbreak in Germany
Jan 17 2025 // France has reinforced checks for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and issued alerts to veterinarians after an outbreak of the highly contagious virus was detected in cattle in Germany last week, prompting trade bans from...
Stricken Oil Tanker Towed to Safety off German Island of Ruegen
Jan 13 2025 // An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has been towed to safety off the German island of Ruegen, authorities said. The Eventin, carrying nearly 100,000 tons of...
Swiss Insurer Helvetia Said to Mull Sale of German Operations
Jan 7 2025 // Helvetia Holding AG is considering a sale of its loss-making German insurance operations, according to people familiar with the matter. The Swiss insurer has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co. and plans to collect non-binding...
Germany’s BioNTech Settles With US Agency, UPenn Over COVID Vaccine Royalties
Dec 27 2024 // BioNTech has entered into two separate settlement agreements with the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the University of Pennsylvania over the payment of royalties related to its COVID-19 vaccine, the company said in...
Facebook Users Affected by Data Breach Eligible for Compensation: German Court
Nov 19 2024 // A German court said on Monday that Facebook users whose data was illegally obtained in 2018 and 2019 were eligible for compensation. The Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that the loss of control over one’s data...
People Moves: Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Mahida to Head of 3rd Party Claims UK & MENA; Howden Re Announces 4 Senior Appointments in Germany
Oct 24 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Specialty Markets and Howden Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Specialty Markets Promotes Mahida to Head of 3rd Party Claims...
Pro-Palestinian Activists Target UK Offices of Germany’s Allianz
Oct 8 2024 // Pro-Palestinian activists targeted the British offices of German financial services firm Allianz on Tuesday, daubing the outside with red paint in protest over the company’s links to Israeli defense firm Elbit...
Environmental Activist ClientEarth Sues Germany Over Pesticides Use
Sep 23 2024 // Environmental activist charity ClientEarth launched a lawsuit against Germany on Friday to push Berlin to implement an EU law to limit pesticide use in farming, the group said on Friday. The group said in a statement...
VW Scraps Three-Decades-Old German Jobs Pledge to Cut Costs
Sep 10 2024 // Volkswagen AG is ending job protections for auto workers in Germany as part of its cost-cutting push, setting up a showdown with unions as the country’s most important industry fights for its future. The manufacturer...
Germany Cracks Down on China Green Fraud in Deepening Scandal
Sep 6 2024 // German authorities have rejected €18 million ($20 million) worth of carbon credits after finding “irregularities” in China-based projects that were meant to lower emissions. The initiatives, which were run by...
People Moves: Brit Names Guy Carpenter’s Stephenson to Lead Bermuda Expansion; HDI Global Taps Geis From Allianz as Managing Director for Germany
Sep 5 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Brit Ltd. in Bermuda and HDI Global in Germany. A summary of these new hires follows here. Brit Names Guy Carpenter’s Stephenson to Lead Bermuda...
Cybercrime and Sabotage Cost German Firms $300 Billion in Past Year
Aug 28 2024 // Cybercrime and other acts of sabotage have cost German companies around 267 billion euros ($298 billion) in the past year, up 29% on the year before, according to a survey published on Wednesday. Industry association...
Germany Is Europe’s Prime Target for Audacious ATM Bombings
Aug 12 2024 // In the early morning hours of May 6, 2023, an explosion occurred in a bank in the German town of Bad Homburg, sending shattered glass as far as 30 meters away. Two men had broken into the building and filled the ATM with...
Two More Wirecard Executives Charged in Germany Over Accounting Scandal
Aug 6 2024 // German prosecutors have charged another two former Wirecard executives, according to a statement from their Munich office on Tuesday, casting their net wider in investigations into one of Germany’s biggest corporate...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Desch as German General Mgr; Trium Syndicate Taps TMK’s Metsanvirta as Active U/W; Markel Announces Key Hires for Singapore, HK
Aug 5 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE Europe, Trium Syndicate, and Markel in Singapore and Hong Kong. A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Desch as German General...
Markets/Coverages: Coalition Introduces Active Cyber Insurance in Germany
Aug 1 2024 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based cyber managing general agent and cyber-security firm, announced the launch of its Active Cyber Insurance in Germany through its subsidiary, Coalition Insurance Solutions GmbH....
Allianz Sees Damages Worth Tens of Millions for German Vineyards
Jul 22 2024 // Insurer Allianz SE expects to pay German winemakers tens of millions of euros in insurance claims this year after many vineyards lost their entire harvest to heavy frosts. While mild temperatures earlier in the year helped...
Insured Losses for Floods in Southern Germany Estimated at €1.6B: PERILS
Jul 18 2024 // The recent floods in southern Germany will cost insurers an estimated €1.568 billion (US$1.7 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance...
