All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 9 2019 // Deadly winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day Tuesday, trapping hundreds of people in Alpine regions, whipping up high winds that caused flight cancellations and increasing the risks of more deadly avalanches.At...
Jan 8 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 Kitsune Ltd., a UK managing...
Jan 7 2019 // Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday [Jan. 6] that Britain would be in uncharted territory if her Brexit deal is rejected by parliament later this month, despite little sign that she has won over skeptical...
Jan 7 2019 // The U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative have officially signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to provide insurance regulatory continuity after Britain exits the European Union.The agreement is similar to one...
Jan 4 2019 // British Prime Minister Theresa May’s bid to push her Brexit plans through parliament was dealt another blow on Friday when a survey showed most of her own party’s members oppose the agreement and would prefer...
Jan 3 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 CPD Underwriting Solutions Ltd.,...
Jan 3 2019 // The final estimate of insured property losses from Europe’s Extratropical Cyclone Burglind, also known as Eleanor, have risen to €756 million ($862.1 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based...
Jan 3 2019 // Arch Insurance Europe has completed the acquisition of the UK commercial lines business owned by The Ardonagh Group and part of its Geo Underwriting operating segment.The acquired business, which generated more than £150...
Jan 2 2019 // Chubb European Group announced it has redomiciled its businesses from London to France, effective Jan. 1, consistent with its previously announced Brexit preparations.The move, which was approved by regulators in July...
Jan 2 2019 // It’s been another year of relentless artificial-intelligence hype and incremental AI achievement. Machines still beat humans only in carefully constructed environments or at narrow tasks. The good news is that, as...
Dec 28 2018 // Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal can be passed by the British parliament if the European Union provides clarification that the Northern Irish “backstop” will be temporary, foreign minister Jeremy...
Dec 27 2018 // Business leaders’ confidence in the British economy has sunk to its lowest level in more than 18 months as the risk of a no-deal Brexit in a little over three months grows, the Institute of Directors (IoD) said on...
Dec 21 2018 // As they previously announced they would do, the U.S. Treasury and U.S. Trade Representative have officially signed an agreement with the United Kingdom to provide insurance regulatory continuity after the country exits the...
Dec 20 2018 // Sonja Rottiers has been appointed as the chief executive officer of Lloyd’s Brussels. She will also be Lloyd’s regional director for Europe, Middle East and Africa, and will take up her position in...
Dec 20 2018 // Most banking, insurance and other financial firms in Britain would be cut off from the European Union if there is a no-deal Brexit, the bloc’s executive body said on Wednesday.Financial services are Britain’s...
Dec 19 2018 // Global insurance broker Marsh announced the appointments of key leaders for its regional, specialty and placement teams worldwide that will be effective upon closing of the pending acquisition by Marsh’s parent...
Dec 18 2018 // Britain will begin to put into place plans for an exit from the European Union without any deal in place, with the public and businesses told to prepare now for the eventuality, Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman...
Dec 17 2018 // Europe’s biggest insurers successfully withstood the latest tests of their ability to cope with severe market shocks, the European Union’s insurance watchdog said on Friday.The European Insurance and...
Dec 13 2018 // Slice Labs Inc. said it is now making its Insurance Cloud Services (ICS) available in the United Kingdom and across the European Union. The ICS allows subscribing insurers to Iaunch on-demand insurance products customised...
Dec 13 2018 // Revolut, the London-based financial technology startup, has obtained a European banking license as Brexit looms, with plans to launch checking and savings accounts as well as retail and business lending.The Bank of...