All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 8 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE, Beazley and TigerRisk Partners.A summary of these new hires follows here. QBE Promotes Shallow as Head of MarineQBE has appointed Kevin Shallow as...
Feb 8 2022 // A cyber attack targeting fuel storages in Germany and parts of northern Europe stretched into a sixth day with little visibility over when things will get back to normal.Mabanaft Germany, whose systems were breached,...
Feb 7 2022 // Rapid action is needed to update how cross-border financial services are scrutinized and consumers protected as the sector becomes digitalized with “Big Tech” playing an increased role, European Union...
Feb 7 2022 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced the appointment of industry veteran Nicolas Aubert as CEO, France. After holding roles in various countries, notably in the UK market where he held major positions at...
Feb 7 2022 // STOCKHOLM — Swedish price comparison firm PriceRunner said on Monday it was suing Alphabet-owned Google for about 2.1 billion euros ($2.4 billion), the latest firm to take legal action alleging the search giant...
Feb 4 2022 // Insured losses from major natural catastrophes in 2021 – excluding COVID-related losses – have so far reached an estimated US$116 billion, the third largest total since 2011, and about 63% higher than the average loss...
Feb 3 2022 // Europe’s fuel-supply network fell victim to a cyberattack — less than a year after the biggest refined petroleum pipeline in the U.S. was halted by a hack.The situation was serious “but not grave,”...
Feb 2 2022 // Global commercial insurance prices increased 13% in the fourth quarter of 2021, a decline from the 15% increases seen in both the second and third quarters, according to Marsh’s latest Global Insurance Market...
Jan 28 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Liberty Global Transactions, AEGIS London and Brit Ltd.A summary of these new hires follows here. Liberty Global Transaction Solutions Expands European...
Jan 20 2022 // Commercial motor insurer Zego announced a European expansion plan by launching in the Netherlands and ramping up operations in France, while aiming to identify other target territories during 2022.The company, which became...
Jan 6 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Willis Towers Watson and Hiscox.A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Hires Canada Risk & Broking Leader, Europe/UK Practice Leader for...
Jan 5 2022 // The year 2021 ended as the fifth hottest in records maintained by the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service that go back to 1979. That finding comes from publicly available data analyzed by Zeke...
Jan 4 2022 // The most significant non-U.S. loss event in 2021 was the mid-July flooding in Western Europe, according to CRESTA, the Zurich-based insurance industry organization that provides a global standard for risk aggregation zones...
Dec 29 2021 // Bermuda-based reinsurance run-off specialist Premia Holdings Ltd. announced it has completed the acquisition from Hartford Financial Services of Navigators Holdings (Europe) NV and its subsidiaries, which include...
Dec 29 2021 // Critics of tech giants like Alphabet’s Google pressed Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for a January meeting after she expressed concern about proposed legislation in Europe aimed at reining in the U.S....
Dec 9 2021 // Millions of platform workers in Europe could be on their way to being designated as employees, a move that labor groups say could transform their status.The European Commission on Thursday set out new rules that would mean...
Dec 8 2021 // French carmaker Renault on Wednesday received a blow for its popular Zoe electric model, as the European New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) gave it a zero-star safety rating in tests that are standards for Europe.The...
Dec 3 2021 // Initial insured losses for extratropical windstorm “Hendrik-Ignatz,” also known as “Aurore,” are estimated at €311 million ($352 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based...
Dec 2 2021 // Convex Group Ltd. announced that the UK branch of its recently established Luxembourg-based European insurer, Convex Europe SA (CES) has received approval from the UK regulators: the Financial Conduct Authority and the...
Dec 2 2021 // A simmering threat of sanctions against the operator of the $11 billion Nord Stream 2 pipeline risks shutting off cover from European insurers for the politically sensitive project to bring Russian gas directly to...