All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 21 2006 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of Bermuda’s ACE Group of Companies, announced the introduction of “Foreign Clinical Trial Coverage,” to be available to U.S.-based life science companies...
Apr 19 2006 // A new report from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services Ratings -“Industry Report Card: European Insurance-” has found that financial ratings in the European insurance sector are predominantly...
Apr 18 2006 // ACE European Markets has made two appointments at its London branch office. Stephen French has been appointed to chief underwriting officer. This is a new role will focus on core businesses of property, excess liability...
Apr 17 2006 // ACE European Group is launching an enhanced range of covers as part of its Elite Investment Management Insurance product. This is in response to increased exposure to litigation and a growing demand for the investment and...
Apr 17 2006 // The river Danube, which wends its way through much of Central and Southeastern Europe, has reached its highest level since 1895 in many places. Flooding in Serbia/Montenegro, Bulgaria and Romania has inundated towns,...
Apr 10 2006 // French insurer Axa SA said Friday it received a binding offer for its reinsurance business from a consortium of private-equity firms led by Stone Point Capital.The deal calls for the consortium — which also includes...
Apr 7 2006 // Global broker Willis Group Holdings announced that its Inspace division has been “further strengthened by the opening of a new office in France, Willis Aerospace Consulting (WAC).”Willis’ new operation is...
Apr 6 2006 // St. Petersburg, Fla.-based GRAND ISS has announced the opening of its European headquarters in Swindon, England. The firm provides security, risk mitigation and investigative solutions to insurance companies. “This...
Apr 4 2006 // The rating agencies have taken different actions on Fairfax Financial Holdings and its subsidiaries, including Odyssey Re Holdings in which Fairfax has an 80 percent stake, following the Group’s filing of its Form...
Apr 4 2006 // Columbus, Ohio-based Assurex Global has added new partners in Australia, Switzerland and Austria. OAMPS Insurance Brokers, Ltd. in Australia; GWP Insurance Brokers in Switzerland; and Assurance Partners Versicherungsmakler...
Mar 30 2006 // A global survey study conducted by Marsh Mac’s Mercer Human Resource Consulting has determined that while “evidence of the global spread of avian flu increases, there is a striking gap between companies’...
Mar 23 2006 // Global insurance broker Willis Group Holdings Limited announced that Phillip Ellis has joined the Goroup as Global Energy Practice Leader. The bulletin characterized the move as a “significant senior appointment...
Mar 19 2006 // Not all Oil & Gas programs are created equalThe American market has expanded in numbers from AIG Oil Rig, principally alone 30 years ago, to perhaps 10 domestic energy markets. Other foreign carriers in Bermuda and...
Mar 7 2006 // The Generali Group announced impressive preliminary results for 2005 and an ambitious growth plan at a general meeting yesterday, March 6, in Milan. 2005 profits rose 15 percent to €1.918 billion ($2.3 billion). The...
Mar 6 2006 // With the January renewal season now behind them, the world’s global reinsurers are collectively breathing a small sigh of relief. While premium increases in the U.S. met or exceeded expectations, especially along the...
Mar 3 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has assigned its “A” long-term counterparty credit and insurer financial strength ratings to U.K.-based NIPPONKOA Insurance Co. (Europe) Ltd....
Feb 27 2006 // At a time when they face pressure to bring more uniformity to their own domestic regulatory operations, the nation’s state regulators are also increasingly active in efforts to harmonize the rules governing...
Feb 21 2006 // A.M. Best Co. has taken note of the apparent strengthening of the U.S. reinsurance market following the January renewal period.In a recent comment, the rating agency noted that the “renewals experienced by a number...
Feb 16 2006 // In a new addition to their offering – “Outsourcing in Insurance: Perspective 2006” – Dublin-based consultants Research and Markets concludes that, “despite recent strong results on both sides...
Feb 13 2006 // Europe is facing an immense demographic challenge that will cuts its growth rate substantially and strain its public finances as its baby boomers retire and life expectancy increases, although some countries have taken...