All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 24 2014 // The U.S. and European Union are pushing for a stronger explanation about the dangers of climate change and the consequences of failing to stem fossil-fuel emissions in the UN’s most extensive report on global...
Oct 21 2014 // The remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo battered Ireland and the United Kingdom with locally damaging winds and downpours on Monday night and Tuesday.Widespread wind gusts of 65 to 90 kph (40 to 55 mph) were reported across...
Oct 21 2014 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) and the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditing (ECIIA) have responded to increased EU requirements for more corporate transparency with a...
Oct 20 2014 // Risk managers are not satisfied with the level of mitigation for six of the top 10 risks “that keep their CEO awake at night,” which is one of the key findings of the 2014 Risk Management Benchmarking Survey...
Oct 9 2014 // Insurers are attracting the attentions of European Union policy makers who are trying to spur investment in long-term infrastructure projects needed to undergird the regions stuttering economic recovery.The European...
Oct 9 2014 // Fosun Group, China’s biggest closely- held conglomerate, hired Hong Kong’s best-performing bond fund manager from Bocom International Holdings Co. to manage investments for its European insurers.Tongli Han, 36,...
Oct 7 2014 // Scientists have used Ebola disease spread patterns and airline traffic data to predict a 75 percent chance the virus could be imported to France by October 24, and a 50 percent chance it could hit Britain by that...
Oct 6 2014 // Adam Podlaha, the head of Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting division, is responsible for overseeing the collection of the data and its implementation in creating the latest catastrophe and other models. He explained...
Oct 2 2014 // Allianz SE named board member Oliver Baete to succeed Michael Diekmann as chief executive officer as Europe’s biggest insurer grapples with upheaval at Pacific Investment Management Co. (Pimco)Diekmann, 59, will stay...
Oct 2 2014 // Law enforcers in Europe need greater powers to retain data for longer in order to catch cybercriminals selling discrete services that police cannot trace under existing regulations, according to a Europol report.Cybercrime...
Oct 1 2014 // Denmark’s financial watchdog warned lenders and insurers against selling their riskiest bonds to their own retail clients amid signs Scandinavian issuers are lining up to tap the market for contingent...
Sep 30 2014 // ACE Group has announced the appointment of Charles Villette as surety underwriting manager in Germany, as it further expands its surety capabilities in Europe’s biggest economy.Charles Villette will be responsible...
Sep 30 2014 // Fosun International Ltd., the investment arm of China’s biggest closely held conglomerate, is considering making more bets on insurers outside its home country, Chief Executive Officer Liang Xinjun said.“We...
Sep 26 2014 // Edouard (Eddie) Schmidt is responsible for Swiss Re’s Property and Specialty Sectors around the world, which covers around a lot of ground. He explained how much, and what some of the difficulties he encounters are...
Sep 26 2014 // European airlines received permission from regulators to have passengers use personal electronic devices including mobile phones during flight, removing one of the last remaining bastions of talk-free zones.The European...
Sep 22 2014 // Over the past 13 years Swiss Re’s Chief Economist, Kurt Karl has been through a succession of reinsurance market ups and downs, but the current situation is somewhat new, and, as he told the IJ at the Reinsurance...
Sep 17 2014 // The Catlin Group’s roots go deep into the Lloyd’s market where it was formed 30 years ago. But Catlin has since become one of the most innovative companies in the global insurance hierarchy with offices in more...
Sep 11 2014 // The PERILS Windstorm Exposure data for Europe is now available in the Impact Forecasting ELEMENTS format. In a telephone interview Adam Podlaha, head of Aon Benfield lmpact Forecasting, said that Aon Benfield has licensed...
Sep 11 2014 // Martin Strobel, CEO of Baloise Holding AG, said the insurance company may consider buying firms in Switzerland, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg.“If more opportunities arise in our core markets we will examine...
Sep 9 2014 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies announced the appointment of Jalil Rehman as Chief Executive Officer of Chubb Insurance Company of Europe.He has been with Chubb for 24 years and has served in various leadership...