All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 3 2016 // Brexit poses a grave threat to London’s insurance jobs and businesses, according to the International Underwriting Association of London (IUA), Lloyds, and Richard Brindle, group chief executive officer of Fidelis.In...
Jun 1 2016 // Domestic authorities in European Union member states should stress-test their financial institutions for cyber risks, a top EU supervisor said, saying banks might be required to hold extra capital as a buffer against what...
Jun 1 2016 // European Union governments should not ban services like home-rental site Airbnb or ride-hailing app Uber except as a last resort, the EU says in new guidelines, seeking to rein in a crackdown on the “sharing...
May 31 2016 // Trade representatives for the United States and the European Union, who met May 24 and 25 to negotiate a bilateral covered agreement on regulations for insurers and reinsurers, on Friday issued a joint statement indicating...
May 24 2016 // Leading U.S. insurers have nearly half-a-trillion dollars invested the fossil fuel energy and the electric and gas utility sectors, according to a report out today that urges state insurance regulators and board members of...
May 24 2016 // Chubb has launched Chubb Easy Solutions, its proposition for brokers and their small and medium sized clients in Europe.Backed up by a dedicated underwriting team, Chubb Easy Solutions provides cover through a simplified...
May 24 2016 // Britain would face trade barriers if it left the European Union and its single market, the EU’s financial services commissioner Jonathan Hill said on Monday.Hill, a Briton appointed to the European Commission by UK...
May 20 2016 // Arch Insurance Europe announced that Matthew Shulman will be appointed president and chief executive officer, effective July 1, 2016.Shulman joined Arch Insurance U.S. in 2009 and currently serves as executive vice...
May 18 2016 // Fosun Group, China’s largest private conglomerate, is aiming to become a world leader in insurance, tourism and healthcare but also has a “clear plan” to reduce its debts, chairman and co-founder Guo...
May 16 2016 // Compre, the London-based independent insurance and reinsurance legacy specialist, announced the completion of a group-wide restructure, designed to reduce its cost base in preparation for further acquisitions.The run-off...
May 13 2016 // Global, diversified insurers are best positioned to withstand the industry’s top economic and competitive challenges, according to a report published by Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings.Geographic and...
May 12 2016 // When you go to one of those giant annual insurance conferences ever wonder how much wine – in terms of gallons, number of glasses, bottles, dollar value – is consumed at all the evening mixers and up-scale soirees over...
May 12 2016 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA, Italy’s biggest insurer, said first-quarter profit fell 14 percent on lower income from its life insurance business and after record capital gains from last year weren’t repeated....
May 10 2016 // Aspen Insurance, the insurance segment of Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd., has appointed Raheila Nazir as head of International Cyber Risk.Joining Aspen in the summer, Nazir has more than 16 years’ experience as an...
May 6 2016 // Guo Guangchang, the Chinese billionaire and self-styled disciple of Warren Buffett, is looking to invest in emerging markets for the first time as his conglomerate backs off from its buying spree in developed...
May 5 2016 // Bermuda-based Artex Risk Solutions* announced that it has acquired Quest Holdings (Gibraltar) Ltd., the largest insurance manager in Gibraltar.Founded in 2004, Quest specializes in providing services to insurance companies...
May 5 2016 // Membership of the European Union provides insurers with substantial benefits and London Market companies would be significantly damaged if they were lost, according to the International Underwriting Association...
May 3 2016 // Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. announced that Stephan Knipper joins the company as managing director Continental Europe (subject to regulatory approval), based in Zurich.Knipper joins Everest with more than 25 years...
May 2 2016 // Ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said on Friday it expected Britons to vote to remain in the European Union by a small majority in a June 23 referendum, but that the risk of leaving was a negative for the...
Apr 25 2016 // Britain, Europe’s biggest financial center, votes on June 23 on whether to leave the European Union.The country’s banking and fund management industries are among those that could lose most from a so-called...