France
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April 25, 2024
Absenteeism drops dramatically in France
The levels of absenteeism in French companies dropped sharply in 2023, especially among large corporations, new research shows. The survey,…
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April 25, 2024
Europe records 300% surge in farmer protests this year
Farmer protests have spiked 300% in Europe so far this year to 4,000 incidents, compared with a total of 1,000…
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April 23, 2024
Sompo pledges lead capacity for growth in France and Spain
Sompo International is making a big effort to grow in France and Spain, with more continental European markets likely to…
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April 19, 2024
Generali splits insurance and asset management in restructure
Italian insurer Generali is planning to revamp its insurance and asset management divisions under new CEOs as part of an…
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April 18, 2024
WTW names Dussuyer to lead operations in France
WTW has appointed Nick Dussuyer as managing director of its French operations and director of corporate risk and broking (CRB)…
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April 16, 2024
BHSI names new country manager for France
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has extended the remit of Louis du Ché, country manager for Belgium, to include leading…
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April 10, 2024
Aggressive underwriting and rising losses blamed for French local government insurance crisis
A new parliamentary report has blamed overly aggressive strategies from a dominant insurer that led to high market concentration, combined…
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April 9, 2024
French MPs approve bill to restrict use of PFAS
French MPs have approved the first reading of a bill that is designed to restrict the manufacture and sale of…
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April 5, 2024
Adelaïde Group ‘resolutely committed’ to further European expansion
France’s Adelaïde Group, the broking firm that owns Verlingue and now operates in five European countries, has announced 18% turnover…
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April 4, 2024
French government considers further changes to nat cat scheme
The French government said it will look into charging companies a different amount under the country’s nat cat regime based…
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April 4, 2024
Howden continues French growth with Normandy acquisition
Howden has entered into an agreement to acquire OFRACAR, an independent brokerage group headquartered in Rouen, expanding its geographical footprint…
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April 2, 2024
AXA doesn’t expect ‘material’ group losses from bridge collapse
AXA doesn’t expect losses at its AXA XL unit, which leads the $3bn excess of loss reinsurance cover for the…
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March 28, 2024
French insurers call for ‘real’ national risk prevention strategy
The French federation of insurers (France Assureurs) has called for a “real national risk prevention strategy” as the nation and…
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March 22, 2024
French group triggers plan to repatriate Luxembourg captive back home
French aerospace group Safran has told Commercial Risk that it is relocating its reinsurance captive company from Luxembourg back to…
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March 15, 2024
French nat cat carrier posts big technical loss from rising weather events
French state-backed catastrophe carrier CCR recorded a significant technical loss of €112m for 2023 due to heavy natural disasters in…
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March 12, 2024
Déal named MD of DUAL France as MGA builds out French team
DUAL Europe, Howden’s MGA, has appointed Guillaume Déal from Everest as managing director of its recently created French business. The…
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March 8, 2024
France, Italy and UK set to become collaborative captive domiciles, hears Airmic Forum
In five years’ time, the European captive market will likely see strong domiciles in France, Italy and the UK, with…
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March 8, 2024
Captives, delicate market, ESG and AI dominate Amrae discussions
As this year’s risk and insurance management conferences kicked off in France, Amrae and its members were focused on several…
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March 6, 2024
Scor plans to ‘fully benefit’ from supportive market conditions
Scor continues its strong growth in the specialty insurance segment, and chairman Fabrice Brégier said during the company’s latest set…
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March 6, 2024
France steps up cyber defence efforts
French state cyber agency ANSSI has reported that cyber espionage remained high last year, with a significant increase in attacks…