All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 24 2017 // The UK Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must get parliament’s approval before she begins Britain’s formal exit from the European Union.The UK’s highest judicial body...
Jan 23 2017 // Business interruption is a top global corporate risk for the fifth year in a row. But worries about Brexit and the new U.S. President Donald Trump also made the list of companies’ 2017 fears and uncertainties in a...
Jan 20 2017 // The cost implications of the loss of passporting rights after the UK exits the European Union will weigh on re/insurers, as will any resultant economic downturn. However, A.M. Best does not anticipate taking any rating...
Jan 18 2017 // Lloyd’s of London will make an announcement on its new European subsidiary by the middle of April at the latest, its Chairman John Nelson said on Tuesday, as it prepares for Britain’s exit from the European...
Jan 17 2017 // Britain will leave the EU’s single market when it exits the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, putting an end to speculation that London might try to seek a “soft Brexit.”In a...
Jan 17 2017 // Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s biggest insurer, plans to cut spending on large technology projects as it seeks to reduce costs, according to chief risk officer Cecilia Reyes.“Managing, harvesting the...
Jan 13 2017 // United States and European Union negotiators say they have reached an agreement on reinsurance and insurance regulation. The agreement covers three areas of insurance oversight: reinsurance, group supervision and the...
Jan 12 2017 // Britain’s finance industry has reluctantly given up on efforts to keep full access to the European Union after Brexit and is pushing instead for a more limited trade deal that would potentially exclude some financial...
Jan 12 2017 // Business interruption is a top global corporate risk for the fifth year in a row. But worries about Brexit and incoming U.S. President Donald Trump also made the list of companies’ 2017 fears and uncertainties in a...
Jan 12 2017 // Rising inequality and social polarization are set to shape world developments for the next decade after contributing to Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and the ballot-box success of U.S....
Jan 10 2017 // Aon plc has launched “Brexit Navigator,” a tailor-made solution designed to help organizations quantify the impact of Brexit risk exposures, and redesign their risk management and risk financing...
Jan 10 2017 // Britain’s financial services sector must keep its unfettered access to the European Union’s single market after Brexit given that available alternatives don’t provide a sustainable long-term solution, an...
Jan 5 2017 // The group that orchestrated the theft of over $2 million from cash machines at Taiwan’s First Commercial Bank in July was also behind an ATM hacking spree in more than a dozen European nations last year, according to...
Jan 5 2017 // Collinson Group, the London-based provider of insurance and assistance solutions, has appointed Saugata Basu as chief underwriting officer.In his role, Basu will partner with the group’s capacity providers to develop...
Dec 28 2016 // Chubb announced that Graham Lambourne, currently Global Clients Claims manager, Europe, has been promoted to the role of head of Multinational Claims for Overseas General Insurance.Lambourne will be responsible for further...
Dec 22 2016 // Up to 10 percent of jobs in London’s financial district may be lost if Britain fails to secure adequate access to European Union markets after Brexit, a City of London official said on Wednesday.Bankers first called...
Dec 21 2016 // Europe’s pensions and insurers, seeking returns in infrastructure deals after asset purchases by the European Central Bank gutted yields on bonds, say they’re being crowded out again.Their frustration is...
Dec 21 2016 // German investigators intensified their search for the perpetrator of a deadly truck assault on a Christmas market in Berlin after an initial suspect was released, deepening the fear and uncertainty over what Chancellor...
Dec 19 2016 // London-based Newline Insurance Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Odyssey Re Holdings, announced it has received regulatory approval to establish a new branch office in Cologne, Germany.Led by Manuel Wirtz, who was appointed...
Dec 19 2016 // M&A and Brexit will be major factors for the global re/insurance industry over the coming year, according to predictions from the insurance team at the international law firm Clyde & Co.Andrew Holderness, a partner...