All the headlines from our Brexit Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 13 2019 // British lawmakers on Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected leaving the European Union without a deal, paving the way for a vote to delay Brexit to seek a way out of Britain’s worst political crisis in...
Mar 13 2019 // British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or...
Mar 12 2019 // Luxembourg said it is “very pleased” that about 50 asset managers, insurers, and other financial firms have looked to the Grand Duchy as a foothold in the European Union once the U.K. leaves the bloc.“We...
Mar 12 2019 // Theresa May struck a deal to revise the terms of the U.K.’s divorce from the European Union but it’s unclear whether she’s done enough to win Parliament’s support in a crucial vote on Tuesday.After...
Mar 11 2019 // Theresa May’s government declared Brexit talks are “deadlocked” as ministers urged the European Union to make a last minute concession to stop the deal being thrown out by Parliament this week.May’s...
Mar 8 2019 // Confusion around which goods will be subjected to U.K. import tariffs in a no-deal Brexit is exasperating companies as they seek to finalize preparations for the split.The government will reveal details of the plan only if...
Mar 7 2019 // European and UK officials are pessimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in Brexit talks, with Britain accusing the bloc of intransigence and European negotiators worried that whatever they offer won’t be enough...
Mar 6 2019 // Credit rating agency AM Best will this week formally open its second European office, located in the city of Amsterdam. AM Best, which rates more than 3,500 companies in over 90 countries, currently has regional offices in...
Mar 5 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group announced that Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI) has been granted a license to operate as an insurer in the Republic of Ireland and the European Economic Area (EEA).Based...
Mar 1 2019 // Irish drivers have been warned they will need a special insurance document to cross the currently invisible border to Northern Ireland after next month if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a deal.The Motor...
Mar 1 2019 // British regulators will give banks, asset managers, insurers and brokers until mid-2020 to fully comply with rules that replace European Union law in the event of a no-deal Brexit.The Bank of England and Britain’s...
Feb 28 2019 // Financial markets are still at risk of disruption if there is a no-deal Brexit, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday.FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey told a House of Lords committee that despite a...
Feb 26 2019 // Britain’s financial sector will continue to function properly whatever form Brexit takes, a junior minister said on Tuesday, though the head of an industry body said it would back proposals to avert Britain leaving...
Feb 25 2019 // Ever since Brexit supporter Arron Banks made the largest political donation in British history he’s been dogged by questions about where he got the money.For a man who told the Financial Times he was worth 100...
Feb 22 2019 // The European Union expects U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to be forced to request a three-month delay to Brexit, two EU officials said.Discussions between the two sides suggest May will ask for an extension to the...
Feb 20 2019 // England’s High Court on Tuesday gave Aviva, Britain’s second largest insurer, approval to transfer around 9 billion pounds ($11.69 billion) in assets to a new Irish company just before the starting gun is fired...
Feb 19 2019 // U.K. and European officials are working on a new legal text for the most contentious part of the Brexit deal, but time is running out for Prime Minister Theresa May to persuade a fracturing Parliament to unite behind her...
Feb 15 2019 // Britain’s parliament last month demanded Prime Minister Theresa May renegotiate a Brexit divorce deal that the other members of the European Union say they will not reopen.With just six weeks until the United Kingdom...
Feb 15 2019 // Property and casualty insurer Lancashire Holdings Ltd will use insurance market Lloyd’s of London’s European Union hub in Brussels after Britain leaves the European Union, its top boss told Reuters.“We...
Feb 15 2019 // British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to compromise with the European Union over the future of Ireland’s border, with just two weeks left to save her Brexit deal.Brexit Secretary Stephen Barclay privately...