Benelux
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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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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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Dutch risk managers warned to brace for more class actions in 2023
Risk managers in the Netherlands and their defence lawyers can expect more class actions brought against big firms in 2023…
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Finland adopts whistleblowing law and Germany likely to follow
The European Commission’s infringement proceedings brought against more than half of member states for failing to implement its Whistleblowing Directive…
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QBE names Lambalk Netherlands head
QBE has appointed Sebastiaan Lambalk general manager of its Netherlands branch. He will take on the role from the beginning…
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Zurich keeping ‘close eye’ on potential US-style social inflation in Europe
Zurich is keeping a “close eye” on the litigation landscape in Europe as we head towards the introduction of the…
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European business demands ‘regulatory breathing space’ from EU
European companies urgently need regulatory breathing space as they face up to a fast-rising raft of global competitive pressures, according…
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Risk managers face growing ESG risks
The interconnectivity of ESG risks is creating new challenges that risk managers and their organisations cannot afford to ignore. ESG…
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Conflict on the rise over EU’s focus on the ‘S’ in ESG
Brussels-based European business confederation BusinessEurope is “deeply concerned” about what it describes as the “overly detailed and prescriptive” requirements that…
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ESG-related litigation on the rise in Europe
Corporate Europe has been far more successful in its efforts to resist the kind of litigation persistently faced by its…
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Dutch carriers want to be removed from AI Act high-risk list
The Dutch insurance association has joined Insurance Europe in voicing its dismay at the sudden and unexplained decision by the…
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Dutch insurers welcome financial sector’s exclusion from EU deforestation law
The Dutch insurance association Verbond Van Verzekeraars (VVV) has welcomed the insurance and wider financial sector’s exclusion from a new…
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Eiopa publishes dashboard to help tackle nat cat protection gap
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has released a dashboard that depicts the insurance protection gap for natural…
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Insurers criticise inclusion of sector in EU’s AI Act high-risk list
Insurance Europe, the representative body of the European insurance sector, has said it is disappointed by the decision by the…
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German insurers report progress on ESG goals
German insurance companies have become the first in Europe to publish the carbon footprint for part of the entire industry’s…
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EIOPA opens debate on prudential treatment of sustainability risks
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has today published a discussion paper on the prudential treatment of sustainability…
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ESG is worth it… despite the global meltdown
The Commercial Risk team arrived in Antwerp this week to host our latest annual conference, with Belgian risk and insurance…
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Belgian and Dutch risk managers warned to prepare for delayed whistleblower laws
Belgian risk and insurance managers have been advised to take action to prepare for the country’s delayed transposition of the…
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European packaging sector faces up to radical change through new EC waste rules
The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new set of EU-wide rules on packaging that it hopes will tackle “this…
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European court erases years of progress in battle against dirty money, claims Transparency International
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has set back the fight against cross-border corruption by years, according…