All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 3 2018 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced the appointment of Joost Vink as head of Europe. He will be responsible for the profitable growth of all European operations except the United Kingdom.Vink joins the company from HDI Global...
Sep 30 2018 // Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has cost the government 500 million pounds ($650 million) a week, wiping out for the moment any future savings from stopping payments to the bloc, according to a study...
Sep 28 2018 // Most British firms are unprepared for Brexit, but a fifth plan to move all or some of their business to the European Union in the event the U.K. fails to reach a deal with the bloc, according to one of the biggest surveys...
Sep 26 2018 // As few as 630 UK-based finance jobs have been shifted or created overseas so far ahead of Brexit, while the number of jobs that UK-based financial institutions said they expected to move in the event of a...
Sep 26 2018 // As few as 630 UK-based finance jobs have been shifted or created overseas with just six months to go before Brexit, a far lower total than banks said could move after Britain’s surprise vote to leave the European...
Sep 25 2018 // The U.K. opposition Labour Party plans to vote down Theresa May’s divorce agreement with the European Union, and sees a second referendum as a way of avoiding a chaotic no-deal Brexit.Labour’s Brexit spokesman...
Sep 21 2018 // Theresa May promised fresh plans to break the stalemate in Brexit negotiations after European Union leaders bluntly rejected her blueprint and warned that time is running out for striking a deal.A two-day summit in...
Sep 20 2018 // AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced the appointment of Helen O’Sullivan as CEO of AXIS Specialty Europe SE and AXIS Re SE. In this role, she will oversee the company’s Irish subsidiaries and their...
Sep 20 2018 // Britain’s finance minister urged the European Commission to help devise European contingency plans for the financial sector in case of no deal on Brexit, pointing to growing concerns about a disorderly departure from...
Sep 19 2018 // A new suite of policy documentation, to support the underwriting of risks from the European Economic Area by Lloyd’s Brussels, has been published. The new documents were prepared by the Lloyd’s Market...
Sep 18 2018 // Britain’s economy will shrink if it leaves the European Union without a Brexit deal and it will suffer some damage whatever terms it agrees, the International Monetary Fund said on Monday, challenging the promises of...
Sep 17 2018 // Brexit talks are set to intensify over the coming week, with the first of three summits that European Union leaders hope will settle a divorce deal for departing Britain within the next two months.EU leaders will get an...
Sep 14 2018 // Germany’s highest court has postponed a decision on whether YouTube is liable for violations of intellectual property rights on its video platform in order to seek the opinion of European Union judges, a process...
Sep 13 2018 // Google is going to Europe’s top court in its legal fight against an order requiring it to extend “right to be forgotten” rules to its search engines globally.The technology giant was set for a showdown at...
Sep 13 2018 // China’s financial system poses one of the bigger risks to global financial stability, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said in an interview with the BBC to mark the 10th anniversary of the global financial...
Sep 12 2018 // New York has replaced London as the world’s top financial center as Brexit saps the confidence of U.K. industry professionals, according to a survey. Britain’s capital fell to second place in the Global...
Sep 12 2018 // Tech platforms and internet activists protested the outcome of a European Parliament vote Wednesday to back copyright rules that would help video, music and other rights holders seek compensation for use of their content...
Sep 12 2018 // The trade battles being pursued by U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration are likely to lead to fairer but still free global trade, said Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic advisor at the Allianz Group,...
Sep 7 2018 // Randall & Quilter Investment Holdings Ltd. (R&Q) announced a corporate restructuring to create a new division, Accredited, which comprises its U.S. and European program management businesses.Accompanying this...
Sep 6 2018 // Chubb reports that Mike Berry, who has been head of Surety for the UK and Ireland, will serve as head of Surety for Europe.Jamal Griffith is replacing Berry as head of Surety for UK and Ireland. Berry will be responsible...