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February 8, 2023
German climate group loses legal action against BMW
A Munich Court has dismissed a lawsuit against BMW brought by German climate campaigners Deutsche Umwelthilfe that alleged failure to…
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February 8, 2023
Brexit had minimal impact on capacity crunch: GDV
German risk managers have not suffered from a loss of capacity caused by an exodus of UK-based insurers because of…
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February 8, 2023
Generali strengthens German leadership team and expands into cyber
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C) has announced three strategic appointments that it says will strengthen its leadership team in…
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February 7, 2023
French mid-sized companies struggle to find cover
Mid-sized companies in France struggled to find adequate coverage during their latest renewals but large risk buyers report an improvement…
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February 6, 2023
Moody’s downgrades SCOR after CEO replaced
Moody’s has downgraded the Insurance Financial Strength Rating (IFSR) of SCOR and its key operating entities to A1 from Aa3.…
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February 6, 2023
D&O specialist MGA Rising Edge partners with insurtech
MGA Rising Edge and insurtech mea have formed a partnership that sees the MGA deploying mea ingestion, a digital processing…
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February 6, 2023
New political risk underwriter at IQUW
IQUW has expanded its political risk team with the appointment of Cindy Jiang as political risk underwriter to its specialty…
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February 6, 2023
Italy and France warn of ‘massive’ global ransomware attack
Italy’s cybersecurity agency is the latest to warn about a global ransomware threat targeting vulnerabilities in VMware servers, according to…
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February 3, 2023
Political violence insurance buyers urged to fight for well-defined perils
After being shunned by property insurers, terrorism and political violence covers have been embraced by specialty underwriters to the extent…
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February 3, 2023
Shell sued by Niger Delta residents in UK for oil pollution and damage
Shell is being sued in the UK by communities from the Niger Delta for damages caused by oil spills. Leigh…
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February 3, 2023
Latest IPT rate changes globally from TMF Group
A number of insurance premium tax (IPT) rate changes, together with other tax changes impacting global insurance programmes, have been…
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February 3, 2023
Amwins Global Risks acquires specialist energy and marine-focused London broker
Amwins Global Risks has acquired specialist energy and marine-focused London broker Roberts Armytage & Partners (RAP). Amwins Global Risks is the international arm of…
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February 3, 2023
DAC Beachcroft opens in Italy with new hires
Law firm DAC Beachcroft has opened two offices in Italy following the hire of three partners and five associates from…
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February 3, 2023
Construction firms need insurance capacity for innovation
Construction companies are under pressure to clean up their act but some are finding out that materials and methods deployed…
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February 2, 2023
Bouquot says new captive regime is a ‘game changer’ for French economy
The new legal framework in France for captives will be a “game changer” for French companies and the wider economy,…
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February 2, 2023
Global shocks strengthen case for supply chain diversification
French risk managers were urged to diversify their supply chains as the US becomes more protectionist and Western economies continue…
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February 2, 2023
Captives key to responsible governance, says AMRAE’s Wild
Captives will play a leading role in corporate governance and helping companies transition to a new business reality, said Oliver…
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February 2, 2023
Everest enters Spanish primary market
Everest Insurance, the primary arm of Everest Re, is entering the Spanish market, offering a wide range of P&C and…
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February 2, 2023
French government wants captives deployed against cyber risks
The French government wants companies to use captives to transfer cyber and other risks that face a capacity shortage in…
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February 2, 2023
New CEOs for Marsh McLennan International and US/Canada
Flavio Piccolomini has been named Marsh McLennan International CEO and Pat Tomlinson have been named Marsh McLennan US and Canada…