May 25, 2020 – Uniqa was able to increase its premium income by 3.2 percent in the first quarter, with growth in all lines. Provisions in connection with Covid-19, higher costs and a lower investment result led to the first negative quarterly result since 2011. The insurance group warns that a negative pre-tax result is … Read more
7.5.2020 – Owners of apartments can count on substantial increases in value in many regions, especially in the metropolises, in southern Germany and in the northwest. In contrast, there is a risk of losses in eastern Germany. The corona crisis appears to have little impact on the real estate market. This shows a forecast that … Read more
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7.4.2020 – The development of the purchase price of used condominiums in German regions is shown in the “Housing Atlas 2020”. The trend: prices rose in 90 percent of counties and cities. The reason given for this is that interest rates are low, while demand is high and supply is scarce. ADVERTISING – – Concrete … Read more
24.3.2020 – Forecasts for the outcome of the crisis could currently “not be given seriously”, says the credit insurer. For the time being, companies want to help with a deadline extension for the notification of overdue receivables and consider any other options, reports Coface Austria. In the Federal Republic, the Ifo, meanwhile, expects Corona to … Read more
March 20, 2020 – There have been massive price losses on the global stock exchanges in recent weeks. Insurance stocks were also affected. In order to at least slow another downward slide, the financial market regulator has prohibited the sale of shares without physical cover. Speculations on price losses are to be blocked. The corona … Read more
Human-Machine Interaction Changing functions of objects pose an unsolved problem for machines: a laboratory robot, for example, does not know which tool can be assigned to which employee. The three research areas of the DFKI Laboratory in Lower Saxony are therefore working together for the first time on a solution in the form of dynamic … Read more
7.2.2020 – Transparency in algorithms and robo advice, skepticism towards “too much” use of chatbots, facilitation of consistently digital business processing, approval for regulation of comparison platforms, criticism of “mere” digitization of already existing products and modularization, which the customer in It is more expensive than an existing product – these are some of the … Read more
02/06/2020 In September and October 2019, PwC asked 1,581 CEOs in 83 countries to what extent they feel threatened by certain dangers. In Austria, 26 percent expressed great concerns about protectionism, followed by populism and trade conflicts, each with 24 percent. Cyber attacks were mentioned by 21 percent (global: 33 percent). Numerous domestic companies still … Read more
Employers must be able to fire simpler staff, flexible employment contracts must be reduced as much as possible and tax benefits for self-employed persons must disappear. That is a selection from the long-awaited report on the labor market of the Borstlap Commission, commissioned by the government, which will be presented on Thursday. Hans Borstlap, former … Read more