All the headlines from our France Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 27 2013 // XL Group plc announced its preliminary net loss estimate related to the series of hailstorms in Germany and France in late July 2013 of $60 million, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums. The majority of...
Sep 20 2013 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced the expansion of its Marine insurance presence in Continental Europe through the formation of a dedicated underwriting team in Paris. The new unit officially started operations in...
Jul 17 2013 // AXA UK’s Whiplash Report, launched at a roundtable co-hosted by the Rt. Hon Jack Straw, MP for Blackburn and Chris Voller, AXA Claims Director and the report’s author, urges changes in the treatment of whiplash...
Jul 15 2013 // The French train crash that killed at least six people on Friday afternoon was probably caused by a technical fault involving the track, the railway operator SNCF said.The piece of metal linking two train lines...
Jun 25 2013 // The ACE Group has expanded its international surety capabilities in Continental Europe, by launching services in France and making a new executive appointment to lead this initiative. Aymeric Vinet Desrues joins ACE as...
Jun 18 2013 // The XL Group announced that it has appointed Valérie Devaux-Piquer to the position of Casualty Underwriting Manager, Europe, Reinsurance, effective Sept. 1, 2013.She will take the place of Dieter Kohl, who retires this...
Jun 14 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of...
May 24 2013 // European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially irritating Washington.The...
Apr 26 2013 // European Union lawmakers have backed French demands to exempt culture from a proposed free-trade pact between Europe and the United States, keeping Paris on side and raising the chances that the talks can start on time.The...
Apr 25 2013 // The federal government is going after Lance Armstrong‘s money. As much as it can get.The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against Armstrong on April 23, saying the cyclist violated his contract with...
Apr 19 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa+” of French reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Réassurance...
Apr 5 2013 // The latest catastrophe report for the month of March from Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, highlights the sub-freezing temperatures across Europe, which have...
Mar 26 2013 // France threatened on Monday to delay the swift start of EU-U.S. trade talks if its red lines on culture and farm produce are not respected.Brussels and Washington hope to start negotiations in June on a transatlantic...
Mar 25 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) of Sweden’s Solid...
Mar 20 2013 // Patent competition in the United States is usually a fierce arena for private companies, but now the South Korean and French governments are suiting up.Both countries have launched patent-acquisition companies, with the...
Mar 6 2013 // UK-based Miller Insurance Services announced that it has increased its presence in the French market with the hiring of three senior reinsurance executives: Stéphane Nadjar, Eric Le Mercier and Emmanuel Figuereau.James...
Feb 25 2013 // A Broken System“Our system is broken — it requires a major overhaul to ‘fix’ it. Reform efforts of the past have fallen short of their intended goal. I believe all options need to be considered,...
Feb 18 2013 // Accusations, denials and threats to sue reverberated around Europe on Friday as meat traders, food processors, retailers and governments all rejected blame for horsemeat found in ever more beef dishes across the...
Feb 8 2013 // A Dallas-based firm that specializes in insuring promotions and prizes has filed suit against Lance Armstrong seeking to recoup millions in prize money awarded to the former professional cyclist for winning the Tour de...
Feb 5 2013 // A French-owned oil tanker missing off Ivory Coast with 17 sailors on board likely has been hijacked, an official with an international piracy watchdog said Monday, in what may be the latest attack by criminal gangs...