All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 1 2016 // Four leaders of Bermuda market groups quickly issued statements last week to allay any fears that the fallout from the UK’s Brexit vote would hit their market as well.“In a global economy, Bermuda is affected,...
Jul 1 2016 // Brexit has created great uncertainty for the UK, the European Union and perhaps the world. Pretty much everyone agrees on that. But there is less agreement about how an EU exit will affect London’s financial...
Jul 1 2016 // Record low gilt yields following Britain’s vote to leave the European Union are deepening UK pension deficits, worsening a headache for domestic companies which may be called upon to help fill the gap.Several years...
Jun 30 2016 // As continental powers pressure a nervous Britain to formally apply to exit the European Union, die-hard “remain” supporters are taking on the mission to put the brakes on the so-called Brexit.The challenge is...
Jun 30 2016 // Allianz Real Estate is set to make its biggest Asian investment to date, in a first step toward adding as much 3 billion euros ($3.3 billion) of real estate in the region within three years.The $150 million pan-Asian fund...
Jun 30 2016 // What does the Brexit portend for all those collaborative efforts undertaken by the European Union to battle climate change?It’s a question a number of people were pondering – in Europe and in the U.S. – after...
Jun 30 2016 // John Haley, who merged his U.S. consulting firm with an insurance broker this year to form London-based Willis Towers Watson Plc, said the company is well-equipped to deal with disruption from U.K. voters’ decision...
Jun 30 2016 // In a short period of time, the political risk market has experienced a significant shift in exposures, with new potential threats and different territories now threatened by attacks from religious extremists.Christof...
Jun 29 2016 // Despite a challenging business environment and global trade slowdown in 2015, global direct premiums written grew by 3.8 percent in real terms, up from 3.5 percent in 2014, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma...
Jun 29 2016 // Investors will consider hoarding cash in vaults as government bond yields fall deeper into negative territory following the U.K.’s vote to leave the European Union, according to Talanx AG, Germany’s...
Jun 29 2016 // Fosun Group, China’s biggest private conglomerate, will look for more opportunities in the United Kingdom and Europe in the volatile wake of Britain’s referendum vote to leave the European Union, the...
Jun 29 2016 // If you own a Volkswagen with a diesel engine in the U.S., the company will buy back your car and give you as much as $10,000. If you drive in Europe, you may only get a piece of pipe.As part of Volkswagen AG’s...
Jun 28 2016 // U.S., European and Chinese regulators say they will jointly enforce product safety in online commerce, and an American official said they are making progress on crafting standards for hoverboards.The statement last week by...
Jun 28 2016 // Fosun Group, China’s biggest private conglomerate, will list U.S. property and casualty insurer Ironshore Inc “as soon as possible” this year, Guo Guangchang, the company’s billionaire co-founder...
Jun 28 2016 // Britain suffered further blows to its economic standing on Monday as two top ratings agencies downgraded its sovereign credit score, judging last week’s vote to leave the European Union would hurt its...
Jun 28 2016 // QBE Insurance Group announced this week that it will be reviewing its UK-based operations in light of last week’s vote in the UK to leave the European Union.“The referendum outcome may require a revised...
Jun 28 2016 // Market falls triggered by Britain’s vote to leave the European Union will hit British insurers’ capital, raising concerns over their ability to pay dividends or hand cash back to investors.New European capital...
Jun 27 2016 // Global catastrophe risk management firm RMS has released version 16.0 of its catastrophe modeling platform, which includes updates to both the Europe Windstorm Clustering Model and Terrorism Modeling suite. Also included...
Jun 27 2016 // To leave, or not to leave: that is the question. Still.After Britain’s historic vote to leave the European Union, there is no indication that a so-called Brexit will happen soon. It maybe never will. Prime Minister...
Jun 24 2016 // Chubb announced the leadership of its property & casualty (P/C) risk engineering team in Europe, all effective immediately.Paul Brooke, formerly head of property risk engineering, UK and Ireland for legacy ACE, will...