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Google Facing at Least €12 Billion in Civil Claims Across Europe

May 13 2025 // Alphabet Inc.’s Google is facing at least €12 billion ($13.3 billion) in damage claims from dozens of price comparison websites across the European Union which allege that the search and advertising giant stole...

EU Plan to Water Down ESG Rules Risks Wave of Litigation, Legal Scholars Warn

May 9 2025 // The European Union’s plan to slash the scope of new ESG regulations opens the door to a wave of litigation, as companies would no longer be required to act in a way that lives up to the bloc’s climate law.The...

People Moves: Marsh Taps FERMA’s Beaupérin as Client Leader, Risk Management, Europe; Sompo Int’l Holdings Names Walsh as Independent Non-Exec Chair

May 8 2025 // Marsh Taps FERMA’s Beaupérin as Client Leader, Risk Management, EuropeMarsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the appointment of Typhaine Beaupérin as client leader, Risk Management,...

EU to Propose More Sanctions on Russia’s ‘Shadow’ Oil Tankers

May 8 2025 // The European Union’s executive arm is set to propose a new package of sanctions targeting Moscow’s covert fleet of oil tankers as it seek to crank up pressure on Russia over its war against Ukraine.The...

TikTok Fined €530 Million for Illegally Sending EU Data to China

May 5 2025 // TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. was fined €530 million ($600 million) by the European Union for illegally sending user data to China, and warned that it didn’t do enough to keep that information out of reach from...

Spain and Portugal Hit With Worst European Blackout in Years

Apr 28 2025 // Most of Spain and all of Portugal were hit by a major blackout that impacted public transport, airports and phone service, leaving authorities scrambling to find the causes for one of the worst outages in Europe in...

Apple, Meta Fined as EU Presses Ahead With Tech Probes

Apr 24 2025 // Apple was fined 500 million euros ($570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros, as European Union antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big...

People Moves: Specialty MGA Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters for Africa & Middle East; DUAL Europe Expands Marine Business With New Team in Hamburg, Germany

Apr 17 2025 // Specialty MGA Appoints 2 Senior Underwriters for Africa & Middle EastSpecialty MGA Africa & Middle East, part of MNK Group and a sister company of Specialty MGA UK, announced the appointment of two new senior...

Central European Foot-and-Mouth Disease Leads to Animal Culls and Border Closures

Apr 15 2025 // Authorities in several countries in Central Europe are working to contain an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease among cattle populations that has caused widespread border closures and required the killing of thousands of...

Europe’s Hottest Year Turbocharged Extreme Weather Across Region

Apr 15 2025 // Europe experienced the hottest year on record in 2024, as climate change combined with a strong El Niño to generate a series of extreme weather events and force glaciers into retreat.Half the continent reported new heat...

People Moves: Arch Insurance Taps Seip From LSM as Head of Fine Art & Specie, Europe; Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Promotes Gormley and Reddin in Ireland

Apr 11 2025 // Arch Insurance Taps Seip From LSM as Head of Fine Art & Specie for EuropeArch Insurance announced the appointment of Paul Seip as head of Fine Art & Specie, European Markets, with immediate effect. Seip joins Arch...

Markets/Coverages: Cyber MGA Resilience Launches Tech E&O Cover in UK and EU

Apr 11 2025 // Resilience, the specialist in cyber risk solutions, announced the introduction of coverage for technology errors and omissions (tech E&O) in the UK and Europe, supported through a new partnership with Accredited...

Hopes of ‘Brexit Benefit’ From Tariffs in UK Were Short-Lived

Apr 11 2025 // The US has decided – again – to upend the global trading system. With the latest raft of tariffs just beginning to kick in, and after a week in which markets worldwide fell precipitously, the Trump administration...

People Moves: Markel Promotes Brooke to Senior Underwriter of War and Terrorism; BHSI Promotes Kidd to Newly Created Role of Head of Underwriting in Europe

Apr 10 2025 // Markel Promotes Brooke to Senior Underwriter of War and TerrorismMarkel, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced that Matthew Brooke has been promoted to senior underwriter, War and Terrorism,...

EU Weighs International CO2 Credits to Meet New Climate Goal, Sources Say

Apr 7 2025 // The European Commission is considering counting international carbon credits towards its next climate target, a move that could weaken the CO2-cutting efforts it demands from domestic industries, sources familiar with the...

Update: North Korean IT Warriors Push to Infiltrate European Firms

Apr 2 2025 // North Korean IT workers are increasingly posing as remote freelancers from other countries to infiltrate companies in Europe, putting organizations at risk of espionage, data theft and disruption.The workers, who refer to...

Allianz Global Investors Scraps Nuclear, Military Exclusions to Back Europe Rearmament

Apr 1 2025 // Germany’s Allianz Global Investors has dropped two exclusions blocking its sustainable funds from investing in defense, becoming one of the first major European asset managers to change their policies to help finance...

Zurich Buys Stake in UK M&A Insurer to Fuel US, Europe Expansion

Apr 1 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Icen Risk, a company that specializes in insuring mergers and acquisitions.The transaction will see Zurich take a “significant minority” in...

EU Agencies Seek to Cut Red Tape in €1.2 Trillion ABS Market

Mar 31 2025 // European financial authorities are exploring ways to streamline oversight of the €1.2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) asset-backed securities market and simplify reporting requirements, according to a report that offers...

Western Officials Say Russia Is Behind Campaign of Sabotage Across Europe

Mar 27 2025 // Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, according to data collected by The Associated Press.They...