Benelux
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IPT rate changes and deadlines from TMF Group
TMF Group has announced the latest rate changes to insurance premium tax (IPT) and other insurance levies around the world,…
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QBE adds risk engineer for Germany and the Netherlands
QBE has boosted its risk management services in Europe with the appointment of Ronald Koster as risk engineer for Germany…
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Marsh appoints De Bremme to head up Belgium and Luxembourg
Kristof De Bremme has been named CEO of Marsh McLennan in Belgium and Luxembourg and president of Marsh in Belgium…
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RSA Luxembourg adds product lines in Europe
RSA Luxembourg has launched two new product lines for technology and management liability in Europe. Part of Intact Insurance Specialty…
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CEO concern rising over supply chain human rights abuse
There is rising concern among CEOs about human rights abuses in their supply chains, according to a 3,000-strong survey by…
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Stability returning to Dutch market but concerns remain
Dutch insurance buyers say that insurance market conditions are slowly improving and looking more positive, but concerns remain when it…
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‘Unsustainable’ US social inflation spreading to other countries: Swiss Re
Social inflation has driven up US liability claims by 57% over the past decade, with the trend likely to spread…
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Domic joins Vopak as senior insurance manager
Narim board member Darko Domic has joined Royal Vopak N.V., the Dutch independent multinational company that stores and handles products…
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Dutch regulator fines Clearview AI €31m for ‘illegal’ facial database
Clearview AI, a US-based startup that provides facial recognition software, has been hit with a fine by the Dutch Data…
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Ryan Specialty expands in Europe with Geo Underwriting buy
US-based insurer Ryan Speciality has acquired parts of European managing general agent Geo Underwriting Europe as it furthers plans to…
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Dutch regulator fines Uber €290m for GDPR breaches
Uber has been fined €290m by the Dutch data protection regulator Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (AP) after it found the tech firm…
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European class actions hit record high
European risk and insurance managers need to prepare for rising levels of class actions as the Representative Actions Directive (RAD)…
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Belgian risk managers concerned about mounting EU regulation
Leading Belgian risk managers we spoke to as part of our Risk Frontiers Europe survey fear that regulatory reporting requirements…
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European class action against Philips a ‘catalyst’ for future litigation
Europe’s first consumer class action under new legislation could kick-start further claims, putting risk managers on notice of an increased…
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Optio Group to acquire Netherlands and Brussels-based MGA
Specialty MGA Optio Group is to acquire Den Hartigh Beheer & Exploitatie B.V., subject to regulatory approval. The Netherlands and…
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QBE introduces cyber insurance product
QBE Insurance Group has launched a new cyber offering QCyberProtect to provide global coverage for losses arising from current and…
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Vale and BHP to share liability in UK and Dutch Fundão dam collapse class actions
Brazilian mining firm Vale has reached an agreement with Anglo-Australian partner BHP to share liability for compensation claims brought in…
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July storms in Europe cause more than €100m insured losses: Aon
Severe convective storms in Europe in the past week could record insured losses into the hundreds of millions of euros,…
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DUAL targets Europe’s construction market with VHV partnership and new hub team
DUAL Europe has partnered with German insurer VHV Allgemeine Versicherung to expand its footprint in Europe’s construction and engineering sector.…
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French mutual SMABTP acquires Dutch marine & construction underwriter DUPI
French mutual SMABTP has acquired Dutch marine, transport and construction underwriting agent DUPI. Following SMABTP’s majority stake investment in March…