All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 17 2023 // LONDON, Jan 16 (Reuters) – European Union regulators should not define greenwashing in law, fund industry groups have told the bloc’s markets watchdog, citing concerns this would complicate a sector in...
Jan 10 2023 // UK finance firms now have a higher proportion of women on their boards than their European counterparts, a rare boost for the City of London’s attempts to improve the industry’s diversity.Women made up 58% of...
Jan 9 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL, Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM) and MS Amlin.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Coxall to Head of Underwriting Mgmt, UK...
Jan 6 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, Chubb Global Markets and the insurtech bolttech.A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Promotes 3 Senior...
Jan 5 2023 // Aon Names Fulciniti as Head of Strategy Execution for Commercial Risk Solutions, EMEAInsurance broker Aon plc has named Agostino (Ago) Fulciniti as head of strategy execution for Commercial Risk Solutions in EMEA,...
Jan 4 2023 // Europe has broken temperature records already this year, with cities from Berlin to Warsaw recording their warmest ever start to the month.Temperatures in the German capital reached 16C (60.8F) on New Year’s Day, a...
Dec 29 2022 // U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil Corp. is suing the European Union in a bid to force it to scrap the bloc’s new windfall tax on oil groups, arguing Brussels exceeded its legal authority by imposing the levy.Record profits...
Dec 20 2022 // The European Union reached an agreement to strengthen and expand its flagship carbon market, endorsing the centerpiece of the Green Deal strategy that aims to make its economy climate-neutral by mid-century.Under a...
Dec 20 2022 // European Union unity over sanctions on Russia has started to falter as jitters about the impact on Europe’s own stumbling economy weakens resolve to punish Moscow for war in Ukraine.EU leaders agreed on Thursday...
Dec 16 2022 // QBE Europe Launches Warranty & Indemnity ProductQBE announced the introduction of Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) insurance in Europe for the first time to further support customers. The new product reflects an...
Dec 14 2022 // Pension funds across the European Union would lose billions of euros from their investments in polluting industries without action to mitigate the impact of climate change, the bloc’s first stress test of its kind...
Dec 12 2022 // The UK set out a package of financial services reforms that cuts across dozens of areas but fell short of the “Big Bang” that politicians were promising earlier this year and is unlikely to deliver the dramatic...
Dec 9 2022 // The Group of Seven countries’ price cap on Russian oil is not responsible for a queue of tankers waiting in the Black Sea to pass through Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait on the way to the Mediterranean, the...
Dec 8 2022 // Crypto assets are here to stay so their regulation is urgently needed to protect investors and the stability of the global financial landscape, European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta said on Wednesday.Crypto...
Dec 2 2022 // The European Union agreed to put a price cap on Russian oil at $60 a barrel, paving the way for a wider Group of Seven deal, according to a Polish diplomat.The price is higher than where Russia already sells most of its...
Dec 2 2022 // The European Union set out plans on Wednesday to certify removals of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, while leaving key details to be worked out later – including how these removals will be counted towards EU...
Dec 1 2022 // Britain is just at the beginning of post-Brexit efforts to keep London a top global financial center, but deregulation will be selective to ensure high standards are kept, financial services minister Andrew Griffith said...
Nov 29 2022 // Bermuda-based Mosaic Insurance is ramping up its global growth plan with the opening of an office in Frankfurt, Germany to meet high demand for cyber and transactional liability coverage through Continental Europe.The...
Nov 29 2022 // Financial firms in the European Union will have to show how quickly they could recover from a cyber attack as they rely more for key services on “cloud computing” giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, Google and...
Nov 28 2022 // Tysers Insurance Brokers Names Former Chubb Exec Kendrick as ChairTysers Insurance Brokers, the London-based broker, announced the appointment of Andrew Kendrick as non-executive chair. The appointment is effective Dec. 1,...