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There are some 670 insurance companies1 operating in the German insurance market that grew in 2004 by 1.6 percent in direct non-life/accident insurance, by 2.6% in life insurance and by 7.8% in health insurance. In such mature and highly competitive markets policies, prices and commissions converge as a result so that in many segments insurance services can almost be regarded as standardised products from a customer perspective.
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Frosch, M., Lauterbach, J., Warg, M. (2008). Challenges and Trends for Insurance Companies. In: Seese, D., Weinhardt, C., Schlottmann, F. (eds) Handbook on Information Technology in Finance. International Handbooks Information System. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49487-4_31
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