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EIOPA Publishes Results Of Its First Mystery Shopping Exercise

On 17 June 2025, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) released its inaugural report on a coordinated mystery shopping exercise examining the sales process for Insurance-Based Investment Products (IBIPs) across eight EU Member States

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Betriebliche Altersversorgung: Must-haves und Haftungsminimierung bei der Durchführung über Direktversicherungen

Unternehmen führen betriebliche Altersversorgung („bAV") häufig mittelbar über eine Direktversicherung als externen Versorgungsträger durch.

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

EBA Publishes Report On Exemption Of Third Country Entities From The Requirement To Set Up A Branch For The Provision Of Banking Services To EU Financial Sector Entities

EBA publishes report on exemption of third country entities from the requirement to set up a branch for the provision of banking services to EU financial sector entities...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Releases 2024 Annual Report – Key Developments, Regulatory Initiatives And Strategic Priorities

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published its 2024 Annual Report in June 2025 (the Report), providing a comprehensive...

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Fünf Fragen an…..

Germany Employment

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Mayer Brown

The Joint Committee Of The European Supervisory Authorities Publishes Its Annual Work Programme 2025

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

EIOPA Consults On New Proportionality Regime Under Solvency II

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

CONVINUS Global Mobility Alert - Week 13 2024

Worldwide Immigration

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CONVINUS

Credit Insurers And Their Overlooked Role In Corporate Restructurings

Germany Insurance

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Norton Rose Fulbright

Making DGSs 'Fit For Purpose' – Final Compromise On DGSD Reached As Part Of The CMDI Framework Reform Package

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

RegCORE Client Alert | Banking Union

European Union Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

So Günstig Wird Es Nie Wieder – Die Autoversicherungsbranche Vor Disruptiven Veränderungen?

Germany Insurance

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AlixPartners

Marketing To German Insurance Investors: A Summary

Germany Insurance

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Macfarlanes LLP

How Can Comprehensive Digital ID Management Enhance Cybersecurity For Insurance Companies And Banks?

Germany Technology

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AlixPartners

Second Medical Use Claims At The UPC: What Are The Infringement Prerequisites And Legal Standards? (Video)

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Bardehle Pagenberg

IP Quick Tip: The Limits Of UPC Cross-border Powers (Video)

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Company Pension Schemes: Must-haves And Minimisation Of Liability When Implementing By Means Of Direct Insurance

Germany Employment

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Oppenhoff

Tech 10 – Episode 7: Macroeconomic Disruption In Technology (Video)

Germany Technology

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AlixPartners

Generative KI in eDiscovery-Projekten: Chancen, Risiken und Konstanten

Germany Technology

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

What Are Digital IDs And Why Is Holistic Digital ID Management Critical For Insurance Companies And Banks?

Holistic digital ID Management can reduce costs, improve customer experiences, help comply with regulatory requirements and minimize the risk of cyberattacks. It really matters.

Germany Insurance

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AlixPartners

How Can A Comprehensive Digital ID Framework Prevent Insurance Companies And Banks From Potentially Severe Regulatory Gaps?

Regulatory gaps in Digital ID Management can lead to high costs for insurers and banks

Germany Insurance

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AlixPartners

How Can Digital ID Management Boost Customer Experience At Insurance Companies And Banks?

Customer experience at online services of insurers and banks needs improvements...

Germany Finance

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AlixPartners

Changes To The German Continued Remuneration Act (EFZG) – More Work For Employers With Incapacitated Employees

Effective 1 January 2023 the German Continued Remuneration Act (Engeltfortzahlungsgesetz – "EFZG") was updated and a new section 5 para. 1a EFZG was introduced significantly impacting the way employees prove incapacity for work.

Germany Employment

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Mayer Brown

Die Rechtsstellung Des Geschädigten Gegenüber Dem Haftpflichtversicherer

Germany Insurance

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Prager Dreifuss

So Bereiten Sich Arbeitgeber Auf Die Elektronische Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung Vor

Germany Employment

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McDermott Will & Emery

Frankfurt Higher Regional Court: Insurance Brokers May Be Obliged To Draw Attention To Exclusions Of Cover

Germany Insurance

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Oppenhoff

Düsseldorf Regional Court On Unfair E-mail Advertising Of Broker Services

Germany Media & IT

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Oppenhoff

Insurance Brokerage: Lack Of Uninterrupted Liability Insurance May Result In Loss Of Broker's Licence

Germany Insurance

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Oppenhoff

Remote Working: Planning For Beyond The COVID-19 Pandemic

Germany Finance

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PwC Legal Germany

Fall ‘Commuting' To Home Office An Occupational Accident In Germany

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

German Court Rules Occupational Accidents At Home May Be Covered By Statutory Accident Insurance

Germany Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Transmitting Geographical Risk Rating To Insurance Company Server To Determine Insurance Cost On The Server: Technical

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Determining The Risk Of Losses For Pricing A Risk Insurance: Non-technical

European Union Insurance

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Fall ‘Commuting' To Home Office An Occupational Accident In Germany

The German Federal Social Court has ruled that an employee who slipped and fell on his way from bed to his home office was protected by statutory accident insurance.

Worldwide Employment

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Ius Laboris

German Court Rules Occupational Accidents At Home May Be Covered By Statutory Accident Insurance

A field sales manager who was working from home regularly walked from his bedroom to his home office without eating breakfast.

Germany Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Transmitting Geographical Risk Rating To Insurance Company Server To Determine Insurance Cost On The Server: Technical

This is an example case which involves a mixture of technical and non-technical features. Here are the practical takeaways from the decision T 2486/16 of 12.1.2021 of Technical Board of...

BP

Bardehle Pagenberg

Determining The Risk Of Losses For Pricing A Risk Insurance: Non-technical

The invention in this appeal case is a classic example of a mixed-type invention with both technical (a computer, a database and a user interface) and non-technical features ...

European Union Insurance

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Bardehle Pagenberg

Zum D&O-Versicherungsschutz Der Geschäftsleitung In Der Insolvenz

Germany Insolvency

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Mayer Brown

Coronavirus And Insurance Cover

The coronavirus is currently causing a lot of uproar. Many companies are reviewing their risks in case of infection or are trying to mitigate damage caused by canceled events and trade shows.

Germany Insurance

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HEUKING

COVID-19 Employment Law Issues In Germany

Employers have a duty of care towards their employees. As such they must inform their employees about any existing health risks and provide appropriate preventive measures and rules of behaviour.

Germany Employment

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Hogan Lovells

Key Regulatory Developments In Germany (January 31, 2020)

Consultation of the draft on the interpretation and application of the Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz - GwG) – Special Section for insurance undertakings as defined in § 2(1)...

Germany Insurance

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Dentons

Insurance & Reinsurance In Germany

What are the current trends in and future prospects for the insurance and reinsurance markets in your jurisdiction?

Germany Insurance

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Clyde & Co

Quarterly Update 4/2019

Germany Insurance

CC

Clyde & Co

Employment Law 4.0 – Obligation To Present Certificate Of Incapacity For Work No Longer Required

Germany Insurance

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SKW Schwarz

Oberlandesgericht München bestätigt: Kein Versicherungsschutz für Ansprüche gemäß § 64 GmbHG

Germany Insurance

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Clyde & Co

Noise Around Silent Cyber Set To Get Louder In Germany

Germany Insurance

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Clyde & Co

No Accident Insurance For Bathroom Breaks In The Home Office

Germany Employment

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SKW Schwarz

EIOPA's Draft Opinion On The Supervision Of Remuneration Principles – Further Restrictions On The Horizon?

European Union Finance

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Dentons

EIOPA's Consults On Its Stress Testing Methodology – A Game Changer For The (Re-)Insurance Sector?

Germany Insurance

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Dentons

Current Developments In German M&A Transaction Terms (Video)

Germany Commercial

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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

InsurTechs: Regulatory Challenges And Innovative Approaches

Germany Insurance

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Dentons

Key Regulatory Developments In Germany - July 26, 2019

Germany Finance

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Dentons

Insurers, Brexit, Germany – Key Considerations On How To Conduct Business Going Forward Despite Delays

European Union Government

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Dentons

Der D&O-Versicherungsschutz der Geschäftsleitung bei Zahlungen nach Insovenzreife

Germany Insurance

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Mayer Brown

Key Regulatory Developments In Germany - February 2019

Germany Insurance

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Dentons

Germany Adopts Provision To Extend Passporting Rights For UK Insurers In Case Of A No-Deal Brexit

European Union Insurance

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Clyde & Co

Management Liability - Corporate Compliance, Executive Liability And D&O Insurance In Germany

Germany Commercial

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Mayer Brown

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Arendt & Medernach

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Dentons

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