The GDV and Bafin declined to comment, as did major insurance players.

The GDV does not give a breakdown of losses by insurer.

Clinical relevance: Metoclopramide treatment may not benefit dogs with GDV and delayed gastric emptying.

These results imply that dogs with GDV have delayed gastric emptying of solid particles.

The German insurance association GDV said that the tests showed that European insurers were extremely stable.

The data suggested that dogs that have had GDV may have preexisting high plasma gastrin immunoreactivity.

German insurance trade body GDV said the low interest rates environment was a challenge for the sector.

The GDV said tweaking the rules could enable insurers to boost investments, without denting public sector budgets.

GDV is expected to grow over 40 percent in 2011 versus 2010.

In dogs with acute GDV, plasma gastrin immunoreactivity was not found to be helpful in formulating prognosis.

Animals: 6 healthy dogs and 5 dogs after treatment and recovery from GDV.

Results: Significant differences in gastric electrical or contractile activities were not detected after metoclopramide treatment in dogs with GDV.

Four dogs died of causes unrelated to LAG or gastric dilatation volvulus (GDV) in the follow-up period.

That decline was mainly due to a drop in single-premium life insurance products after two exceptionally good years, GDV said.

An exaggerated increase in GESP in response to food-induced gastrin release was not observed in dogs of the GDV-recovered group.

No dogs experienced GDV.