All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 10 2014 // The general assembly of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced that it has agreed a framework and funding to create European certification for risk managers.“The program will...
Jul 10 2014 // Allianz SE said a lack of political support prevents investors from contributing more money to infrastructure projects such as roads or power and gas grids.“Politicians are still convinced infrastructure has to be...
Jul 7 2014 // The Global Catastrophe Recap report for June from Aon Benfield’s Impact Forecasting highlights the outbreak of severe thunderstorms that affected Western and Central Europe during the first half of the month, causing...
Jul 7 2014 // The Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group Ltd. (ACGL) has announced promotions in the reinsurance group “to support the recent expansion of the Company’s mortgage insurance and reinsurance operations.”Marc...
Jul 2 2014 // Shares in NN Group, the insurance arm of Dutch financial services company ING Group, rose more than 5 percent on their stock market debut on Wednesday, in what was set to be Europe’s largest stock flotation so far...
Jul 1 2014 // ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, is likely to price the initial public offering of its European insurance arm at €20 [$27.38], in the middle of its original price range, according to a person...
Jul 1 2014 // “An EU-wide compulsory environmental liability insurance system would not benefit customers and so should not be introduced,” according to Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation.The...
Jun 26 2014 // Google has begun removing some search results to comply with a European Union ruling upholding citizens’ right to have objectionable personal information about them hidden in search engines.The so-called “right...
Jun 26 2014 // PZU SA, Poland’s biggest insurer, is selling 500 million euros ($681 million) of five-year bonds to help finance an acquisition.The state-controlled insurer is tapping the market after the European Central Bank cut...
Jun 17 2014 // ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, is seeking as much as €1.54 billion ($2.1 billion) in the first and what may be only public offering of its European insurance unit.The firm plans to offer 70...
Jun 17 2014 // Vhi Healthcare, the Irish state-owned medical insurer, extended a reinsurance accord with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. as it seeks to move risk from its balance sheet and avoid a taxpayer...
Jun 16 2014 // The use of carbon markets to curb rising greenhouse gas emissions was dealt a blow on Sunday after two weeks of United Nations talks on designing and reforming the mechanisms ended in deadlock.The negotiations, held as...
Jun 16 2014 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited (AMBERS) has confirmed that it has notified the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) that, effective immediately, “AMBERS intends to endorse selected...
Jun 13 2014 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has analyzed the severe thunderstorms that pummeled western and central Europe, starting on Sunday, June 7. The storms packed “extremely strong and damaging winds, large hail,...
Jun 11 2014 // With hackers stealing tens of millions of customer details in recent months, firms across the globe are ratcheting up IT security and nervously wondering which of them is next.The reality, cyber security experts say, is...
Jun 10 2014 // Willis Group Holdings announced that it has reinforced its position as a risk adviser and insurance broker for the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector with the appointment of new regional leaders for...
Jun 8 2014 // The average annual cost of natural disasters has quadrupled over the last three decades and it makes economic sense to boost spending on preparedness to ensure a stable future, a senior European official said last...
Jun 6 2014 // AIG in Europe announced the appointment of Jacqueline McNamee as Managing Director, UK Zone, reporting to Anthony Baldwin, Managing Director and Head of Distribution, EMEA. She is replacing Nicolas Aubert, who has become...
Jun 5 2014 // ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial services company, confirmed its plans, first made public last week, to sell shares of its European insurance unit in an initial public offering, which it has now announced could...
Jun 4 2014 // The European Union touted its success in cutting greenhouse gases at U.N. talks on climate change on Wednesday, where a U.S. plan to cut power plant emissions has lifted hopes for a global deal in 2015.An adviser to the...