All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 12 2019 // The two main parties in Britain’s election on Thursday offer contrasting plans on spending, tax, the role of the state, trade unions and Brexit.Below is a summary of the main economic policies of Prime Minister Boris...
Dec 12 2019 // North Korean state-backed hackers appear to be cooperating with Eastern European cybercriminals, a report said on Wednesday, a finding that suggests digital gangsters and state-backed spies are finding common ground...
Dec 9 2019 // EU regulators will review two-decade old rules that determine if companies have the market power to throttle rivals or control prices to take into account globalization and digitalisation, Europe’s antitrust chief...
Dec 6 2019 // A survey of 41 major corporations by broker Willis Towers Watson found that 61% believe political risk levels increased in 2019 while 68% have actually suffered a political risk loss.Disruption of international trade was...
Dec 6 2019 // Centricus, the U.K. investment firm that helped SoftBank Group Corp. raise its $100 billion Vision Fund, is entering the insurance industry by forming a joint venture with former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. partner Chris...
Dec 4 2019 // The range of risks facing company executives, or directors and officers (D&Os), has increased significantly in recent years along with resulting insurance claims, according to a report published by Allianz Global...
Dec 3 2019 // Italian insurer Assicurazioni Generali has held talks with U.S. rival MetLife Inc to buy the bulk of its European assets but discussions have stalled due to differences over price, four sources told Reuters.Generali, which...
Dec 2 2019 // European investors managing assets worth more than 1 trillion pounds ($1.28 trillion) are pressing top auditors to take urgent action on climate-related risks, warning that failure to do so could do more damage than the...
Dec 2 2019 // The European insurance sector is too fragmented but large cross-border deals are not the solution to the problem, the head of Europe’s fifth-biggest insurer Zurich said in a newspaper interview on Thursday [Nov...
Nov 25 2019 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA is preparing to make a formal bid for the European assets of MetLife Inc. following months of talks, people with knowledge of the matter said.The Italian insurer has been finishing due diligence...
Nov 22 2019 // London’s transit authority is set to announce as soon as Monday whether it will grant Uber Technologies Inc. a new license to operate.If Transport for London decides against the company, Uber could face expulsion...
Nov 18 2019 // An increase in M&A activity in today’s challenging economic environment is driving significant growth in demand for M&A insurance products, according to a report published by Aon.Aon’s report finds that...
Nov 7 2019 // The European Commission is considering stress tests and measures to force financial firms to raise their buffers against climate-change risks, the EU financial services chief said on Wednesday.The move would represent a...
Nov 5 2019 // European Union finance ministers are set to adopt new rules this week that will require asset managers, insurers and pension funds to disclose environmental and social risks in their investments from 2021.The overhaul is...
Nov 5 2019 // New European Union hubs opened by British-based financial firms to avoid Brexit disruption will be scrutinized next year by the bloc’s markets watchdog to check whether they are gaming licensing requirements.This...
Nov 1 2019 // Portland State University chemistry professor David Peyton had never been attacked with such intensity.Peyton and a group of other chemists discovered almost five years ago that e-cigarettes could sometimes produce more...
Oct 31 2019 // African swine fever will spread further across Asia where it has devastated herds, and no country is immune from being hit by the deadly animal virus, the head of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on...
Oct 31 2019 // The number of companies in England and Wales unable to pay their debts rose to an almost six-year high in the third quarter as the Brexit crisis intensified.There were 4,355 company insolvencies, 0.4% more than in the...
Oct 29 2019 // Insurance broker Aon plans to move its parent company’s jurisdiction of incorporation to Ireland from Britain due to Brexit, it said in a statement on Tuesday.New York-listed Aon will keep its operational...
Oct 28 2019 // Britain will do whatever it can to ensure that its financial sector remains a major global player after Brexit, financial services minister John Glen said on Monday.“This government absolutely believes in the...