France
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January 20, 2023
Nexus Underwriting appoints head of trade credit in France
Farah Rostamzad has been appointed as head of trade credit by specialty MGA Nexus Underwriting in its French office, located…
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January 13, 2023
PFAS litigation to gather momentum in Europe and worldwide
Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation will continue to gather momentum this year with an increased focus on claims outside…
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January 13, 2023
Verlingue continues expansion with further deals in France
Expanding independent French corporate insurance broker Verlingue, a subsidiary of Adelaïde Group, has continued its growth strategy with two further…
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January 10, 2023
UnitedHealth Group largest insurer in world by premium, says Best
The largest insurer in the world, based on 2021 net premiums written (NPW), is UnitedHealth Group, according to AM Best’s ranking…
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January 9, 2023
Danone to face French court over plastic ‘megapollution’
Three environmental groups are filing a lawsuit against Paris-based multinational food-products corporation Danone over its global plastic pollution under the…
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January 6, 2023
New French captive rules significant step in market realignment, says AMRAE president
French risk management AMRAE will focus on the continued difficult state of the commercial insurance market, working closer with smaller…
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January 6, 2023
AMRAE leaders herald new era based on solid risk management foundations – comment
French risk and insurance management association AMRAE is gearing up for what will be one of its biggest and liveliest…
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January 3, 2023
New captive rules get approval in France as AMRAE gears up for conference
Captives will again be high on the agenda at the annual AMRAE meeting of French risk and insurance managers in…
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December 22, 2022
AM Best upgrades Covéa to A+ after PartnerRe buy
AM Best has upgraded the financial strength rating for French mutual Covéa to A+ following its acquisition of PartnerRe in…
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December 19, 2022
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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December 16, 2022
Zurich’s Tondu-Mélique joins WTW as head of France
WTW has appointed Florence Tondu-Mélique from Zurich as head of France and head of corporate risk and broking in the…
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December 15, 2022
AM Best revises French cat reinsurer outlook to negative
AM Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable for the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (ICR) and affirmed the Financial…
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December 14, 2022
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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December 14, 2022
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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December 14, 2022
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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December 13, 2022
MGA Descartes Underwriting launches French-regulated ‘full-stack’ insurer
Climate risk managing general agent (MGA) Descartes Underwriting has launched an insurer licensed to underwrite risk by the French regulator,…
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December 8, 2022
Italian, French and German business groups call for regulatory truce
The Italian, French and German confederations of industry have sent a joint declaration to national governments and the EU, calling…
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December 8, 2022
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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December 8, 2022
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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December 8, 2022
French insurers expect climate change cost to double by 2050
The French insurance association, France Assureurs, has published its Impact of climate change on insurance by 2050 study and concludes…