https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Homeowners' lack of natural disaster insurance costs Germany billions every time a major flooding event occurs. Policy makers are debating whether insurance companies should be required to offer coverage. https://www.thelocal.de/20240620/how-changes-to-flood-insurance-could-push-up-rates-for-homeowners-in-germany Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:04:58 +0200 how-changes-to-flood-insurance-could-push-up-rates-for-homeowners-in-germany While German health insurance will pay for your medical treatments if you have an accident, several other costs may not be covered. This is where 'Unfallversicherung' – or accident insurance – can come in. https://www.thelocal.de/20230621/explained-which-german-insurance-do-you-need-for-accidents Wed, 21 Jun 2023 20:27:26 +0200 explained-which-german-insurance-do-you-need-for-accidents Germany’s largest insurance company is offering an app which allows you to win money back on your car insurance if it records you driving safely. https://www.thelocal.de/20160407/the-new-app-that-gives-you-money-for-good-driving Thu, 07 Apr 2016 17:21:38 +0200 the-new-app-that-gives-you-money-for-good-driving Figures from the insurance industry show that people in Hamburg claim the most frequently for accident damage to their cars. Where does the rest of the country rank? https://www.thelocal.de/20141106/hamburg-is-worst-city-for-car-accidents-study-shows Thu, 06 Nov 2014 09:00:00 +0100 hamburg-is-worst-city-for-car-accidents-study-shows An insurance salesman who sawed off his own finger and thumb to claim insurance was given a suspended sentence by a court in northern Germany on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20141031/no-payday-after-finger-slicing-insurance-fraud Fri, 31 Oct 2014 17:05:00 +0100 no-payday-after-finger-slicing-insurance-fraud Being your own boss may be many people's ultimate dream, but freelancing comes with a lot of headaches and responsibilities. This week's JobTalk looks at nine ways to make a success of freelancing in Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20140217/top-tips-for-freelancers-in-germany-the-local-germany-jobs Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:38:00 +0100 top-tips-for-freelancers-in-germany-the-local-germany-jobs It is already a booming market in the United States, but in Europe, companies are also waking up to the idea of cyber insurance to protect themselves against internet attack. https://www.thelocal.de/20130922/52035 Sun, 22 Sep 2013 13:18:00 +0200 52035 Floods that devastated parts of Germany in June could be the costliest natural disaster ever to hit the country, a top insurer said on Tuesday. The company is calling for an end to building in flood-prone areas. https://www.thelocal.de/20130709/50757 Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:27:00 +0200 50757 A German dentist who was so desperate for cash that he cut off his own finger for the insurance money has been found guilty of fraud and sentenced to a year in prison to be served on parole. The man said he was the victim of an attack. https://www.thelocal.de/20130619/50411 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:53:00 +0200 50411 Insurance companies have long known that women are safer drivers than men - but now it seems attitudes have caught up with reality, and Germans are more likely to trust a woman in a car than a man. https://www.thelocal.de/20130614/50301 Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:34:00 +0200 50301 A third of new drugs for treating serious illnesses don't offer any improvement on what is already available, according to Germany's committee in charge of testing pharmaceutical innovations. https://www.thelocal.de/20130510/49629 Fri, 10 May 2013 12:25:00 +0200 49629 Germany's debt-ridden hospitals are to be given an €880 million bailout, the ruling coalition agreed on Friday, to help tackle a looming financial crisis in the German healthcare service. https://www.thelocal.de/20130323/48711 Sat, 23 Mar 2013 10:33:00 +0100 48711 German police have arrested 15 members of the same family after it emerged they had been intentionally causing car accidents to cash in on insurance, making around €150,000 over several years. https://www.thelocal.de/20130131/47677 Thu, 31 Jan 2013 12:13:00 +0100 47677 Natural catastrophes including US hurricane Sandy caused $160 billion (€122 billion) worth of damage in 2012, the world's leading reinsurer, Munich Re, estimated on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20130103/47119 Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:07:00 +0100 47119 Munich Re, the world's biggest re-insurer, said it was raising its full-year profit forecast, despite the expected claims losses from superstorm Sandy that battered the United States last week. https://www.thelocal.de/20121107/46017 Wed, 07 Nov 2012 10:17:00 +0100 46017 The managers of Berlin’s much-delayed new airport will not be held liable for the enormous costs incurred by the repeated postponement – they are covered by an insurance policy. https://www.thelocal.de/20121103/45945 Sat, 03 Nov 2012 10:30:00 +0100 45945 Two former managers at a German insurance firm have been charged with criminal breach of trust - for organising a sex party and trying to hide the costs of prostitutes hired for their colleagues. https://www.thelocal.de/20121102/45931 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:21:00 +0100 45931 Tens of thousands of medical practices around Germany shut their doors on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest by doctors over new fees, even though a new agreement with insurers was struck late Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20121010/45453 Wed, 10 Oct 2012 09:54:00 +0200 45453 Male-to-female transsexuals have a legal right to breast enlargement operations when hormone therapy fails to give them a feminine shape, a German federal court ruled Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.de/20120911/44901 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:16:00 +0200 44901 The German insurance company that rewarded its top-sellers with a prostitute sex party in Hungary also paid for employees to visit brothels and swingers clubs in Majorca and Jamaica, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.de/20120830/44669 Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:33:00 +0200 44669