Norbert Rollinger is the new President of the German Insurance Association (GDV). The Presiding Board elected the Management Board Chairman of R+V Versicherung AG to head the association.

The financial maneuvering room of many people is so narrow that they cannot close their pension gap on their own, shows a study commissioned by the German Insurance Association. Inflation is exacerbating the situation.

German marine insurers are taking action against plastic pollution in the oceans. They want to ensure that plastic pellets are declared as hazardous goods worldwide in the future if they are transported by sea.

Germany could see more attacks from the web because of the war in Ukraine, insurers say. And a recent survey shows that Germany's small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) also expect more cyber-attacks from Russia.

This is already the second winter that the shipping industry is experiencing a sharp rise in containers lost at sea. Experts at GDV have analysed the causes of this development and are proposing possible solutions.

German credit insurers see further economic development threatened by an accumulation of complex risks affecting many sectors.