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UK Businesses Confused About No-Deal Brexit Import Tariffs as Deadline Looms

Mar 8 2019 // Confusion around which goods will be subjected to U.K. import tariffs in a no-deal Brexit is exasperating companies as they seek to finalize preparations for the split.The government will reveal details of the plan only if...

Update: Europe’s Dirty Money Could Total $1 Trillion, Says Anti-Corruption Investor Browder

Mar 7 2019 // Bill Browder, the investor who’s made a career of chasing money launderers, says the cases he’s brought against banks so far only represent a tiny fraction of the full amount in dirty money trying to get out of...

Lloyd’s Appoints Spink as Head of Global Operations

Mar 7 2019 // Lloyd’s has appointed Hayley Spink as head of Global Operations.In her new role Spink will provide operational leadership for Lloyd’s internal and market-wide programs, reporting to chief operating officer,...

Update – EU, UK Officials Pessimistic About Chances of Brexit Breakthrough: Sources

Mar 7 2019 // European and UK officials are pessimistic about the chances of a breakthrough in Brexit talks, with Britain accusing the bloc of intransigence and European negotiators worried that whatever they offer won’t be enough...

Aon Partners with Insurtech Skytek to Track Marine Risk Accumulations

Mar 7 2019 // Aon plc has partnered with software company Skytek to provide real-time monitoring of insurers’ marine risks, identifying accumulations for enhanced underwriting and reinsurance programs.In an era of mega-ports and...

AM Best Opens Office in Amsterdam as Part of Brexit Planning

Mar 6 2019 // Credit rating agency AM Best will this week formally open its second European office, located in the city of Amsterdam. AM Best, which rates more than 3,500 companies in over 90 countries, currently has regional offices in...

Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group Forms Irish Subsidiary in Preparation for Brexit

Mar 5 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Insurance Group announced that Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI) has been granted a license to operate as an insurer in the Republic of Ireland and the European Economic Area (EEA).Based...

Aon Partners with Insurtech Firm Skytek to Track Marine Risk Accumulations

Mar 5 2019 // Aon plc is partnering with software company Skytek to provide real-time monitoring of insurers’ marine risks, identifying accumulations for enhanced underwriting and reinsurance programs.In an era of mega-ports and...

MGA Coalition Covers Firms with Cyber Exposure Under EU’s Data Privacy Law

Mar 4 2019 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based managing general agency that specializes in cyber insurance for small and mid-sized businesses, announced it is broadening coverage to include exposures to violations of the European...

AGCS Names Mauthe Regional CEO for Germany, Central & Eastern Europe

Mar 1 2019 // Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS), the industrial insurance unit of Allianz Group, has appointed Hans-Joerg Mauthe as regional CEO for Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). Based in Munich, he will be...

Irish Drivers Will Need Special Insurance to Enter Northern Ireland After Hard Brexit

Mar 1 2019 // Irish drivers have been warned they will need a special insurance document to cross the currently invisible border to Northern Ireland after next month if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a deal.The Motor...

UK Insurers, Banks to Get Regulatory Transition Period in Event of Hard Brexit

Mar 1 2019 // British regulators will give banks, asset managers, insurers and brokers until mid-2020 to fully comply with rules that replace European Union law in the event of a no-deal Brexit.The Bank of England and Britain’s...

R&Q’s EU Program Manager, Accredited, Forms Partnership with UK MGA Stabilis

Feb 28 2019 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. announced that its wholly owned European subsidiary, Accredited Insurance (Europe) Ltd., has signed a new program underwriting partnership with Stabilis MGA Ltd., a UK...

UK Financial Markets at Risk of Disruption with Hard Brexit: Regulator

Feb 28 2019 // Financial markets are still at risk of disruption if there is a no-deal Brexit, Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday.FCA Chief Executive Andrew Bailey told a House of Lords committee that despite a...

Britain Adopting EU Laws So Financial Firms Ready for ‘Any’ Brexit Outcome, Says Minister

Feb 26 2019 // Britain’s financial sector will continue to function properly whatever form Brexit takes, a junior minister said on Tuesday, though the head of an industry body said it would back proposals to avert Britain leaving...

Unpicking the Complicated Finances of UK Insurance Exec, Pro-Brexit Donor Banks

Feb 25 2019 // Ever since Brexit supporter Arron Banks made the largest political donation in British history he’s been dogged by questions about where he got the money.For a man who told the Financial Times he was worth 100...

UK Prime Minister to Be Forced to Request 3-Month Brexit Delay: EU Sources

Feb 22 2019 // The European Union expects U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May to be forced to request a three-month delay to Brexit, two EU officials said.Discussions between the two sides suggest May will ask for an extension to the...

Global Broking Network Brokerslink Appoints Gavriel as European Regional Manager

Feb 21 2019 // Global broking network Brokerslink has appointed Christos Gavriel to the role of regional manager for Europe.Gavriel has a strong background in insurance having previously held various international roles at AIG before...

MGA Coalition Covers Firms with Cyber Exposure Under EU’s Data Privacy Law

Feb 20 2019 // Coalition, the San Francisco-based managing general agency that specializes in cyber insurance for small and mid-sized businesses, announced it is broadening coverage to include exposures to violations of the European...

Aviva Gets Court Approval to Move Assets to Ireland as Part of Wider Brexit Wave

Feb 20 2019 // England’s High Court on Tuesday gave Aviva, Britain’s second largest insurer, approval to transfer around 9 billion pounds ($11.69 billion) in assets to a new Irish company just before the starting gun is fired...