All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 22 2025 // The European Union is set to scale back its highly contested ESG reporting requirements, as France prepares to unveil a formal proposal seeking to limit the scope of the regulatory framework.The French government is...
Jan 21 2025 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA and BPCE have reached a preliminary deal to combine their investment units and create Europe’s second-largest asset manager amid a deal wave in the industry.The two firms signed a...
Jan 21 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at SCOR UK and SCOR Syndicate as well as QBE.A summary of these new hires follows here. SCOR UK Promotes Mummé-Young to CUOSCOR announced the appointment of...
Jan 20 2025 // PFAS, or Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, do not break down in the environment, raising concerns about the consequences of them building up in ecosystems, drinking water and the human body.They are used in...
Jan 16 2025 // LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. said Tuesday it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its hometown barrel-making plant in Louisville. The cost-cutting moves come as...
Jan 16 2025 // The UK’s push to deregulate its way to growth has got veterans of the last financial crisis worried that it’s sowing the seeds for another crash.Labour, for decades the political party that favored taming the...
Jan 14 2025 // The European Union’s new digital chief, Henna Virkkunen, suggested the repeated damage to undersea cables in the Baltic Sea couldn’t be fully accidental, as leaders from the region prepare to gather for a NATO...
Jan 13 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance (EU) dac Promotes Smith to CEO,...
Jan 10 2025 // The European Union Aviation Safety Agency warned airlines to steer clear of several cities in Russia following the fatal crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet that was likely shot down by Russian forces.EASA...
Jan 9 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at WTW and Howden Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Names Wegbrans as Head of Corporate Risk & Broking EuropeInsurance broker WTW...
Jan 9 2025 // Europe’s financial regulator for banks said lenders in the bloc must regularly and comprehensively measure ESG risks, in new guidelines designed to shore up the industry amid growing threats to financial stability...
Jan 3 2025 // Northern Europe is facing freezing temperatures and snow, boosting heating demand and putting more pressure on the region’s depleting gas inventories.There are yellow weather alerts over Scotland on Friday, with the...
Dec 19 2024 // European insurers approached the new year from a position of strength, having benefited from supportive interest rates and pricing cycles over the past two years. However, 2025 is expected to present more challenges, with...
Dec 19 2024 // The European Central Bank and the region’s insurance authority proposed a two-pronged approach to increase insurance coverage for floods, storms and other weather disasters that are increasingly being fueled by...
Dec 18 2024 // The lead European Union data privacy regulator for Meta fined the social media giant 251 million euros ($263.5 million) on Tuesday for a 2018 Facebook security breach that affected 29 million users.Meta notified...
Dec 12 2024 // All it takes is one hacker and a batch of faulty solar panels to threaten the safety of Europe’s electric grid.Vangelis Stykas, a cybersecurity consultant, said he figured out how to do it. Using a laptop and...
Dec 3 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Ryan Specialty and Howden Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Ryan Specialty Underwriting Managers Int’l Names Birrell Exec Chair,...
Dec 3 2024 // As companies struggle with chronic shortages, critics blame an overly generous welfare system, where spending on health-related benefits outranks other developed nations. The IMF calls it “costly and...
Nov 26 2024 // The next European Commission will urgently seek to streamline the bloc’s many environmental, social and governance rules, as it responds to complaints that excessive regulations are gutting industry...
Nov 26 2024 // The European Union is proposing to sanction several Chinese firms that it claims helped Russian companies develop attack drones that were deployed against Ukraine.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, is...