France
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…