At the beginning of the year, the number of corporate insolvencies decreased, with a projected 1,687 filings in the first quarter, representing a 6 percent decline compared to the same period last year. The preliminary liabilities amount to around 2 billion euros, which is about 23 percent below the comparable figure from 2025. Without the by far largest insolvency this year - that of the Laura Privatstiftung from the failed Signa empire with 1 billion euros - the decline would have been even more pronounced, reported KSV1870.