About Versicherungswirtschaft

Versicherungswirtschaft

Versicherungswirtschaft, abbreviated VW, the abgekürzt VW the article records, is the German monthly trade journal for insurance, appearing in the Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft in Karlsruhe. Founded on 1 June 1946, the 1. Juni 1946 the infobox records, by Alex Möller (1903–1985), who from 1945 was board chairman of the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG, the Vorstandsvorsitzender der Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG, and later became federal finance minister, the später Bundesfinanzminister wurde, the journal has given the German insurance industry its trade journalism for eight decades. Monthly since 2013, the monatlich (bis 2013 halbmonatlich) the article records, previously half-monthly, the journal covers the insurance field's full spectrum.

Overview

The monthly journal serves the German insurance industry's professional readership: the insurers' management, the actuaries, the legal practitioners, and the industry's institutional stakeholders. The eight-decade publication history makes the title one of the German insurance press's longest-running journals.

The half-monthly-to-monthly evolution documents the trade press's changing economics: the twice-monthly insurance journalism from 1946 to 2013, then the monthly rhythm with the deeper analytical features. The 1946 founding generation's post-war reconstruction journalism gave way to the contemporary market-economy insurance press.

The Karlsruhe publishing base anchors the journal in the insurance industry's traditional center: the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung founder's hometown and the legal-publishing house's seat. The ten-employee specialist publisher's focused operation contrasts with the large publishing groups' insurance titles.

The Versicherungswirtschaft, abbreviated VW, is a monthly German trade journal for insurance, appearing in the Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft in Karlsruhe, the erscheint im Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft in Karlsruhe the article records. The journal's first issue was 1 June 1946, the Erstausgabe 1. Juni 1946 the infobox records. The publication rhythm is monthly, the Erscheinungsweise monatlich the infobox records, having been half-monthly until 2013, the bis 2013 halbmonatlich.

The journal's publisher is the Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft GmbH (Deutschland) the infobox names, the Karlsruhe specialist house. The editor-in-chief is Dirk Solte, the Chefredakteur the infobox records. The journal's web presence is at www.vvw.de, the Weblink the infobox records.

The ISSN (Print) is 0042-4358, the serial identifier the infobox records. The Versicherungswirtschaft is a member of the international news ring Presse Internationale des Assurances, the internationalen Nachrichtenring Presse Internationale des Assurances the article records, the international insurance press network.

History

The Alex Möller biography illuminates the founder: born 1903, the 1903–1985 the article records, board chairman of the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG from 1945, later the federal finance minister. The insurer-executive-turned-publisher founded both the journal and the publishing house in 1946, the Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft wurde 1946 von Alex Möller gegründet, the insurance industry's post-war press entrepreneur.

The 1950 Versicherungsrecht launch extended the publishing program: the 1950 erschien erstmals die Zeitschrift Versicherungsrecht the publisher article records, the insurance-law journal appearing alongside the Versicherungswirtschaft, the Beide Zeitschriften bestehen bis heute, both titles continuing to the present. The legal-publishing program's monographs, the Monographien, the Kompass series, the Reihe Kompass, the training literature, the Ausbildungsliteratur, and the legal commentaries, the juristische Kommentare, built the specialist house's portfolio.

The shareholder structure's continuity reflects the institutional ownership: the Gesellschafter sind zu gleichen Teilen der Verein Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. sowie der Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt in Köln, holding equal shares. The ten-employee operation's focused specialist publishing contrasts with the conglomerate-owned trade press.

The 1 June 1946 founding, the zum 1. Juni 1946 the article records, places the journal in the German insurance industry's post-war reconstruction: Alex Möller (1903–1985), who from 1945 was board chairman of the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG and later became federal finance minister, founded the journal. The begründete the article records, the begründet wurde die Zeitschrift zum 1. Juni 1946 von Alex Möller, marks the post-war insurance press's new beginning.

The half-monthly rhythm defined the journal's first 67 years: the twice-monthly insurance trade journalism from 1946 to 2013, the bis 2013 halbmonatlich. The 2013 monthly conversion, the monatlich the infobox records, modernized the rhythm for the contemporary trade-press era.

The editor-in-chief succession traces the editorial continuity: Heinz Klaus Mertes was editor-in-chief from 1 May 2012 to April 2016, the von 1. Mai 2012 bis April 2016 the article records; in May 2016 the publisher's managing director Dirk Solte took the editorial leadership, the im Mai 2016 übernahm der Geschäftsführer des Verlags, Dirk Solte, die Redaktionsleitung. The managing-director-as-editor model, the Geschäftsführer des Verlags, anchors the journal in the publishing house's leadership.

The Presse Internationale des Assurances membership gives the journal its international insurance-press connection: the internationalen Nachrichtenring's German member's cross-border journalism exchange.

Coverage and Content

The life insurance journalism covers the industry's largest line: the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung founder's own field, the actuarial developments, the guaranteed-interest-rate environment, and the retirement-provision products. The eight-decade archive documents the life insurance's post-war evolution.

The property-casualty and reinsurance journalism addresses the industrial and commercial lines: the underwriting cycles, the natural-catastrophe exposures, and the reinsurance market's capacity. The health insurance coverage tracks the private health insurers' market and the regulatory interface with the statutory system.

The insurance-law journalism complements the sister journal Versicherungsrecht: the court decisions, the legislative developments, and the supervisory practice that shape the insurers' operations. The legal-publishing house's commentaries and the Kompass series extend the journal's legal depth.

The industry-history journalism draws on the publisher's own heritage: the Alex Möller founding, the post-war reconstruction, and the insurance industry's institutional memory. The publisher's monographs on the German insurance industry's history give the journal its scholarly foundation.

Versicherungswirtschaft covers the insurance field's full spectrum: the life insurance, the property-casualty lines, the health insurance, and the reinsurance journalism. The Fachgebiet Versicherungen the infobox records defines the editorial program: the insurance industry's trade journalism.

The industry-strategy journalism addresses the insurers' management: the product developments, the digitalization, the regulatory changes, and the market consolidation. The monthly rhythm's longer features give the industry's strategic questions the analytical depth.

The regulatory journalism covers the insurance supervision: the BaFin oversight, the Solvency II framework, and the EU insurance directives. The Karlsruhe publishing base's legal-publishing tradition informs the journal's regulatory precision.

The international dimension comes through the Presse Internationale des Assurances membership: the international insurance market developments and the cross-border press exchange.

Organization and Ownership

Versicherungswirtschaft appears in the Verlag Versicherungswirtschaft GmbH & Co. KG, the specialist publisher for insurance literature with its seat in Karlsruhe. The publisher was founded in 1946 by Alex Möller (1903–1985), who from 1945 was board chairman of the Karlsruher Lebensversicherung and later became federal finance minister.

The shareholders are in equal parts the Verein Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. and the Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt in Cologne. The managing directors are Christian Kamradt and Ferdinand Graf Wolff Metternich. The publisher employs ten staff.

The journal's editor-in-chief is Dirk Solte, who took the editorial leadership in May 2016 as the publisher's managing director. The publisher also issues the journal Versicherungsrecht, first appearing in 1950, alongside monographs, the Kompass series, training literature, and legal commentaries.

Digital Presence

Www.vvw.de is the journal's digital home, with the current issues, the insurance news, and the subscription services. VWheute is the publisher's digital offering, the brand's online extension.

The journal's monthly print rhythm, with the digital platform's continuous coverage, gives the brand its regular insurance trade journalism. Dedicated apps or podcasts for the Versicherungswirtschaft brand are not detailed in the sources reviewed; the brand's digital presence rests on its website and the monthly print journal's eight-decade insurance journalism.