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Belastungstest

English translation: stress test

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German term or phrase:	Belastungstest
English translation:	stress test
Entered by:	M00nshine

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09:09 Nov 3, 2009

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance

German term or phrase: Belastungstest

Bestnote im Belastungstest

Concerning a press release for a Life Insurance Comany

M00nshine KudoZ activity Questions: 42 (none open) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 32
Local time: 05:19

stress test

Explanation:
Stress test (stress testing) can refer to banks or other financial institutions (see second web reference).

Load test is a possible translation, but for mechanics/software.

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jtgaoler
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19

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Thank you for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +7

stress test

jtgaoler

viability test

Bernd Runge

Answers

6 mins confidence:

viability test

Explanation:
Basierend auf
"Der Belastungstest deckt auf, ob die Versicherer mit ihren Kapitalanlagen auch bei einem Crash der Finanzmärkte die Verpflichtungen ihres Versicherungsbestandes erfüllen können."
http://www.finanzwelt.de/bestnote-im-belastungstest-von-morg...

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 05:19
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 16

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you for your input Bernd. I have, however, found that the term is "stress test".

22 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

stress test

Explanation:
Stress test (stress testing) can refer to banks or other financial institutions (see second web reference).

Load test is a possible translation, but for mechanics/software.

Reference: http://www.dict.cc/german-english/Belastungstest.html
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bank_stress_tests

jtgaoler
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:19
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