All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 16 2009 // The Association of British Insurers has published five key principles to “help ensure that regulatory reform brings real benefits for consumers, ahead of next week’s Turner review into regulation and the G20...
Mar 10 2009 // European Union plans to beef up financial supervision may be replicated globally, though much will hinge on how the United States responds, a top official from the bloc’s executive arm said on Monday.A high-level...
Mar 6 2009 // The U.S. government rescued giant insurer American International Group in part because its collapse would dramatically hurt European banks, a senior Democratic lawmaker said Thursday.The U.S. government has bailed out AIG...
Mar 6 2009 // The U.S. Federal Reserve refused to identify trading partners benefiting from a $180-billion taxpayer bailout of American International Group as one lawmaker said Europe’s financial stability was at stake in the...
Mar 6 2009 // ACE European Group has announced the appointment of Shaun Edwards as a Client Relationship Manager for its Major Risks business, in a move, which, ACE said, “further enhances ACE’s profile and broker...
Mar 5 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has said that its “ratings and outlook on Germany-based global reinsurer Munich Reinsurance Co. (AA-/Stable/–) and core related entities (collectively Munich Re)...
Mar 3 2009 // ACE Europe has launched ACE Protect, a new property coverage aimed at companies which have installed sprinkler fire extinguishing systems in their premises.ACE said the new coverage “offers training and risk...
Feb 25 2009 // The European Union should set up two bodies to coordinate oversight of financial institutions across Europe, according to a report on Wednesday which disappointed those seeking simpler structures with more teeth.Part of...
Feb 18 2009 // Writedown woes hit European insurers again on Tuesday as life insurers Legal & General Plc and Aegon NV predicted more companies would default on loans, sending insurance shares down.Legal & General more than...
Feb 2 2009 // A report from A.M. Best examines the latest twists and turns of the European Union’s much discussed (and long delayed) implementation of the Solvency II regulations.Best notes that the “current turmoil in the...
Feb 2 2009 // According to Deirdre Littlefield, president of the International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI), “While the insurance industry may be more insulated from failure than others in the financial sector, it will not...
Jan 27 2009 // ACE Europe has announced the launch of “ACE Evolve,” which it describes as a “coordinated insurance and risk management solution for mid-sized companies with overseas subsidiaries or assets. ACE Evolve...
Jan 26 2009 // A.M. Best Co. has commented that the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a+” of German reinsurer Hannover Rueckversicherung AG (Hannover Re) remain...
Jan 22 2009 // XL Insurance announced from its office in Hartford that the Company has hired eight new field engineers for its worldwide property loss prevention services business, XL Global Asset Protection Services (XL GAPS).“The...
Jan 22 2009 // The Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group announced that the Company has received approval in principle from the Lloyd’s Franchise Board and the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to establish a new managing agent and...
Jan 22 2009 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its ‘AA-‘ counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Renaissance Reinsurance of Europe (RenRe Europe) with a stable outlook.“RenRe...
Jan 20 2009 // The UK launched a second bank rescue plan on Monday. One of the recipients, Royal Bank of Scotland, said it lost over £20 billion ($29.3 billion) last year and Japan said bad loans worldwide had further to climb. The...
Jan 20 2009 // For the past 100 years or so the election of a new American President has been more than just a local event. But the inauguration of Barack Obama as the nation’s 44th president has taken on a special importance. It...
Jan 13 2009 // Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Ian Parker (43, UK citizen) to the position of CEO Direct business for Europe General Insurance (EGI) effective immediately.He has been acting as interim head of the direct...
Jan 7 2009 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Adam Garrard has been appointed CEO of Willis Continental Europe and Bill Donovan has been named to succeed him as CEO for Willis Australasia. The appointments were effective January 1,...