All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 16 2018 // Initial insured losses for Extratropical Cyclone Burglind (also known as Eleanor) are estimated at €643 million (US$802.5 million), according to PERILS, the Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide...
Feb 16 2018 // Britain’s government is ready to push for the kind of Brexit plan for financial services that the City of London has long favored, but which has already run into opposition in Brussels, two government officials said...
Feb 15 2018 // The U.K.’s exit from the European Union will be a watershed moment for the City of London and weaken its role as one of the world’s leading financial centers, Bundesbank Executive Board member Joachim...
Feb 15 2018 // European gas trading platform Pegas said it is developing temperature products, which if approved could go live next year and help energy operators hedge weather risks.“A final plan will be presented to the...
Feb 14 2018 // They may not have the cachet of entrepreneurs, or geek chic of developers, but data protection officers are suddenly the hottest properties in technology.When Jen Brown got her first certification for information privacy...
Feb 9 2018 // European windstorms Friederike, Eleanor and Carmen wreaked widespread damage in January, causing insured losses of more than $2 billion, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...
Feb 8 2018 // Everest Re Group Ltd. announced that Paul Sanders has joined Everest Insurance as head of their European Credit and Political Risk insurance business.Sanders joins Everest with over 20 years of experience in the London...
Feb 7 2018 // UK Plc issued an “urgent appeal” to Prime Minister Theresa May to get off the fence on Brexit or risk serious damage to business.The British Chambers of Commerce warned in an open letter that there is “no...
Feb 6 2018 // The head of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority added urgency to Brexit negotiations by saying European governments must reach a transitional agreement for financial services by the end of March to avoid the risks...
Jan 31 2018 // European Union negotiators see no room for discussion with Britain on maintaining “passport” access to EU financial markets for its banks after Brexit, but they are willing to look at free trade in the sector,...
Jan 31 2018 // The Worldwide Broker Network (WBN) announced the appointment of Antoinette “Toni” Gambonini as global property & casualty consultant.In this role, Gambonini will work with WBN member companies on six...
Jan 31 2018 // A more coherent, consistent recording of cyber incidents would help the insurance industry better understand the frequency and cost of cyber claims, according to a report published by the International Underwriting...
Jan 30 2018 // Britain’s economy will be worse off after Brexit whether it leaves the EU with a free trade deal, with single market access, or with no deal at all, according to a government analysis leaked to BuzzFeed News.The...
Jan 26 2018 // Lloyd’s of London, the world’s oldest insurance market, is experiencing year-on-year growth of 100 percent in some of its Asian markets, where growing economies are fueling demand for cover from the...
Jan 26 2018 // A venture capital fund advised by former British and U.S. intelligence officials is planning a string of acquisitions to create a pan-European cyber security specialist.C5 Capital aims to create a regional managed security...
Jan 25 2018 // The insurance industry is making significant contributions to building socio-economic resilience to climate change and supporting the transition to a low-carbon economy in their role as risk management experts and...
Jan 24 2018 // Insured losses for last year’s 330 natural catastrophes reached US$134 billion, or 38 percent of their economic price tag of $353 billion, according to a report published by Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s...
Jan 24 2018 // Optiv Security, an acquisitive Denver-based company backed by private equity firm KKR, is expanding into Europe where it will offer its cyber security management and consultancy services, executives said on Tuesday.Optiv...
Jan 23 2018 // TigerRisk Partners LLC, the Stamford, Conn.-based re/insurance broker, announced that Marc Beckers has been named partner and head of EMEA.Beckers, most recently head of Aon Benfield ReSolutions EMEA, is one of...
Jan 23 2018 // Facebook will make it easier for its more than 2 billion users to manage their own data in response to a tough new European Union law that comes into force in May, the social network’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl...