All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 3 2021 // AM Best has assigned a Financial Strength Rating of A (Excellent) and a Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating of “a” (Excellent) to Malta-based International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE. The outlook assigned to...
Jul 27 2021 // The Ardonagh Group announced the creation of Ardonagh Europe as it prepares to take its buy-and-build model to Europe.Ardonagh Europe will be headquartered in Dublin and led by Conor Brennan, who will also continue to hold...
Jul 23 2021 // Insurtech startup bolttech announced it has acquired i-surance, a next-generation B2B2C digital insurance platform based in Berlin.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is part of...
Jul 22 2021 // Deadly floods that have upended life in both China and Germany have sent a stark reminder that climate change is making weather more extreme across the globe.At least 25 people in the central Chinese province of Henan died...
Jul 19 2021 // The death toll from flooding in Western Europe climbed above 180 on Sunday after rescue workers dug deeper into debris left by receding waters.Police put the toll from the hard-hit Ahrweiler area of western Germany’s...
Jul 15 2021 // Storms caused heavy flooding across parts of western and central Europe overnight, with one man missing after being swept away by a raging stream in eastern Germany.Firefighters resumed their search for the man in...
Jul 14 2021 // International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI) announced it has set up a European subsidiary in Malta in order to access business across Europe.International General Insurance Co. (Europe) SE (IGI Europe), a...
Jul 12 2021 // June 2021 left Europe with its costliest severe storm period on record. Meanwhile, over in the U.S. in Canada, record-setting heatwaves caused significant damage, according to Aon’s latest natural catastrophe...
Jul 9 2021 // The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Willis Towers Watson by Aon, lifting a major roadblock to the proposed $30 billion merger. But there are more roadblocks to overcome.The approval is conditional on...
Jul 8 2021 // BRUSSELS – The European Commission fined German carmakers Volkswagen and BMW a total of 875 million euros ($1 billion) on Thursday for colluding to curb the use of emissions cleaning technology they had developed.The...
Jul 6 2021 // BRUSSELS – Taxpayers are too often being forced to pay to clean up environmental damage while the companies responsible dodge the costs, the European Court of Auditors said on Monday.The European Union’s executive...
Jul 1 2021 // Britain’s finance minister pledged on Thursday to “sharpen” the competitive advantage of the UK financial services sector as he set out his vision for its future after the City of London lost business to...
Jun 30 2021 // The European Union is considering a wide range of measures to bring the bloc’s financial sector into line with its climate plans, sources who have seen a European Commission strategy paper told Reuters.The document...
Jun 29 2021 // The European Union gave its formal blessing to a decision guaranteeing the free flow of data between the bloc and the UK.The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, on Monday adopted so-called adequacy decisions...
Jun 29 2021 // BRUSSELS – The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect the anticipated digital and...
Jun 28 2021 // NN Group NV offered to acquire part of MetLife Inc.’s businesses in Europe, saying the move is in line with its strategy to consolidate leading positions in attractive growth markets.The Dutch insurer said in a...
Jun 23 2021 // The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU’s 27 countries for a joint cyber unit to fight online criminals amid a spate of high-profile hacks in Europe and worldwide.The...
Jun 22 2021 // Europe’s insurance industry is emerging from the coronavirus crisis with a stronger appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), along with expectations for strong earnings growth in 2021, according to...
Jun 16 2021 // Britain’s finance ministry called on the European Union to open talks on financial services, after the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday urged the bloc to avoid protectionism.Britain left the EU in December, largely...
Jun 15 2021 // Verlingue, the Adelaïde Group’s insurance brokerage subsidiary, is consolidating its brand in Switzerland and Portugal.After the successful launch of the brand in the United Kingdom in December 2019, the...