All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2004 // Net U.S. investment in Europe has slowed considerably in the past decade, J. Bradford DeLong, professor of economics at the University of California at Berkeley, told directors of RiskProNet International Inc., at recent...
May 17 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “AA” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Houston Casualty Co., Avemco Insurance Co., U.S. Specialty Insurance Co., HCC Specialty...
May 13 2004 // As part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence in the European insurance market, Lloyd’s announced that it has appointed David Battman as a full-time representative, as part of its strategy to expand in...
May 10 2004 // Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene announced that the U.K.’s Financial Services Authority (FSA) has given Lloyd’s authorization to write direct business in eight of the new European Union accession...
May 5 2004 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that Thomas Renggli has been appointed to head the company’s Finite Reinsurance, Global unit. He will be based in Zurich, Switzerland and will be responsible for the production...
May 4 2004 // ri3k the London-based platform data services provider to the reinsurance industry, announced that it has hired Colleen Meacock from systems house, CATEX, as European Sales Manager in order to “cope with surging...
May 3 2004 // May first marked the most important expansion of the European Union in its 50 year history, as 10 countries joined the 15 existing members to create an economic block of 455 million people stretching from the Western...
Apr 23 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced the affirmation of its “AA” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Houston Casualty Co., Avemco Insurance Co. (Avemco), U.S. Specialty...
Apr 20 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it will hold a telephone conference call on Tuesday April 20th, 2004, at 2:00 p.m. UK Time, 3:00 CET and 9:00 EDT to discuss the 2004 outlook for European...
Apr 19 2004 // March 11, 2004 now joins Sept. 11, 2001 as dates no one now living will ever forget.The sheer horror of watching the aftermath of 10 separate explosions on the Spanish rail network in Madrid brought home the brutal...
Apr 19 2004 // March 11, 2004 now joins Sept. 11, 2001 as dates no one now living will ever forget.The sheer horror of watching the aftermath of 10 separate explosions on the Spanish rail network in Madrid brought home the brutal...
Apr 8 2004 // The Chicago-based Defense Research Institute (DRI), the organization which represents the insurance defense bar, announced hat it has joined other legal associations to hold an international conference in Barcelona, Spain,...
Apr 6 2004 // The European Parliament, the legislature for the European Union, has voted to prohibit gender discrimination in calculating premium rates for the sale of insurance products.The proposal first surfaced in May 2003, and was...
Mar 31 2004 // In a speech to Italian insurance leaders in Milan yesterday, Lloyd’s Chairman Lord Peter Levene addressed industry problems, and sounded a distinctively positive note on Lloyd’s prospects.“Last year, the...
Mar 3 2004 // Natural and man-made catastrophes caused the deaths of more than 60,000 people worldwide last year, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report. Over two thirds of these were the victims of earthquakes. Overall...
Mar 3 2004 // The California-based PMI Group, Inc. announced that it has promoted Michael Edwards to Field Vice President, PMI Europe, where he will assume the role of Head of Risk & Operations. He joined PMI in 1990, and has...
Feb 26 2004 // GE ERC announced four key appointments, which it indicated, were “aimed at strengthening its connection with customers.”GE Global Asset Protection Named Dane Lopes Vice President, Sales. GE Frankona Re...
Feb 24 2004 // Gary Schmalzriedt, Chairman and CEO of ACE Overseas General (AOG), announced the promotion of Peter Seymour to the post of Senior Vice President, Marine for AOG, with responsibility for all of ACE’s marine business...
Feb 23 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
Feb 13 2004 // Allied World Assurance Co. [Europe], Limited [AWAC Europe] announced that Nessa Goodman has been promoted to the position of Assistant Vice President, General Casualty. She joined AWAC on November 4, 2002, in the position...