All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 23 2020 // Freight carriers are struggling to deliver goods by land, sea or air as the coronavirus pandemic forces Western governments to impose lockdowns, threatening supplies of vital products including medicines into the most...
Mar 20 2020 // Insurers in the UK, France and Germany are likely to face only moderate business interruption (BI) claims as a result of the coronavirus outbreak because pandemic-related claims are excluded from most business interruption...
Mar 20 2020 // The coronavirus has struck at the heart of the post-Brexit trade talks between Britain and the European Union, with both sides’ top negotiators now in isolation.David Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator, is...
Mar 18 2020 // Insurance companies should take measures to preserve their capital position and be prudent about dividend and bonus payments as the coronavirus outbreak disrupts households and businesses, the European insurance watchdog...
Mar 17 2020 // European Union regulators have asked companies seeking to complete their desired mergers to delay submitting antitrust filings due to the coronavirus outbreak.That could affect the timelines of agreed deals. Among the...
Mar 16 2020 // If the coronavirus forces Europe’s soccer leagues to cancel the rest of the season, TV networks may be able to demand more than $1 billion in compensation.The move to suspend international games and competitions in...
Mar 13 2020 // The new coronavirus that’s forcing lockdowns and roiling economies is spurring a silent revolution in the field of telemedicine.As COVID-19 spreads across Europe, leaving new patients in its wake, the fear of...
Mar 9 2020 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, disclosed its fourth and final loss estimate of €782 million (US$882.9 million) for Europe’s Extratropical...
Mar 6 2020 // The number of people infected with the new coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday, as the outbreak reached more countries and economic damage intensified, with business districts beginning to empty and...
Mar 5 2020 // Global banks and small investment firms in Europe are urging staff to work from home and curb travel as the financial industry braces for disruption from the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak.For many companies it...
Mar 4 2020 // The coronavirus has upended markets, disrupted supply chains and forced quarantines. It’s all fertile ground for lawsuits.Hospitals, restaurants, day care centers, nursing homes and hotels may face claims that they...
Mar 2 2020 // Autopilot, Super Cruise and Drive Pilot are different names given to technology that automates steering and braking in a growing number of vehicles, but none of it can safely “pilot” cars without regular human...
Feb 28 2020 // Britain published its opening demands for trade talks with the European Union on Thursday, delivering a blunt threat to walk away from the table if there is no progress within four months.The two sides appear headed for a...
Feb 27 2020 // Britain will likely secure only temporary access to the European Union financial market under a broader trade deal in which finance may take a back seat to sectors such as fishing, financial industry officials said on...
Feb 21 2020 // Georgia accused Russian military intelligence of organizing a “paralyzing” cyber attack last year and called for a reaction by the international community.Russia’s GRU was behind the...
Feb 18 2020 // For years, Facebook Inc. lobbied governments against imposing tough regulations, warning in some cases that they could harm the company’s business model. Now, it’s pleading for new rules for the good of its...
Feb 14 2020 // As insurers introduce artificial intelligence into pricing and claims handling activities, regulatory focus on disparate impact will grow into “one of the biggest topics of the next 10 years,” a well-known...
Feb 14 2020 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses due to wind from Europe’s winter storm Ciara (also known as Sabine) will range between €1.1 billion and €1.9 billion (US$1.2 billion and...
Feb 12 2020 // Global average commercial insurance prices increased 11% in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Global Insurance Market Index released by insurance broker Marsh.The fourth quarter rise in prices was the largest...
Feb 12 2020 // N26 GmbH, the German mobile bank backed by billionaires Peter Thiel and Li Ka-Shing, said it will end UK operations citing the country’s departure from the European Union.The Berlin-based digital bank will close UK...