France
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February 7, 2024
HDI Global appoints Vigier as it eyes captive opportunities in France
Industrial lines insurer HDI Global has appointed former AMRAE board member David Vigier as chief commercial officer (CCO) for France,…
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February 5, 2024
Political risks and fire jump up French ranking as energy crisis and economy fall
Fire and explosion, climate change, political risks and changing regulation have risen up the ranking among French firms taking part…
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February 1, 2024
Supply chain risk management not up to scratch at nearly two-thirds of firms, survey finds
Unpredictable demand is currently seen as the number one supply chain headache for European companies, and voted a bigger risk…
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February 1, 2024
Descartes launches parametric cyber offering for French SMEs
Descartes, the Paris-based parametric underwriting agency, is expanding into the cyber insurance market through the launch of its first parametric…
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January 30, 2024
New York, LA and London top world’s most resilient cities list
US cities New York and Los Angeles top a list of the world’s 25 most resilient cities in a report…
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January 24, 2024
French regulator fines Amazon €32m for ‘excessive’ surveillance of warehouse staff
French data protection authority CNIL has fined Amazon €32m for excessive surveillance of staff at its warehouses in France. Amazon…
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January 16, 2024
French financial supervisor to focus on climate and cyber risks in 2024
French insurers and wider financial institutions will find their approach to cyber and climate risk identification, prevention and management strategies…
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January 12, 2024
Amrae expects French-based captive boom in 2024
French risk management association Amrae expects the number of captives domiciled in France to grow significantly this year, going from…
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January 10, 2024
Buyers in the UK and Italy face highest rate hikes in Europe this year, says Fitch
Non-life insurers in the UK and Italy will push through the strongest rate increases in Europe in 2024, according to…
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January 4, 2024
Reinsurance renewals ‘smooth’ but cost of European cat cover up: Aon
The 1 January reinsurance renewals were “relatively smooth” with overall pricing flat to slightly up, but things were tougher for…
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January 3, 2024
Health insurers dominate AM Best’s top 25 insurers ranking
US health insurer UnitedHealth Group remains the world’s largest insurance company by 2022 net premiums written (NPW), according to AM…
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December 15, 2023
European storm Ciarán to cost insurers €1.89bn, estimates Perils
Insured losses from European storm Ciarán, or Emir, are estimated at €1.89bn, according to catastrophe data specialist Perils. France will…
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December 13, 2023
French risk managers say insurers are not rewarding climate risk mitigation
French risk managers are not happy with the support they receive from the insurance market to deal with climate risks,…
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December 12, 2023
DUAL expands in Europe with launch of French business
DUAL Europe is to establish a business in France with the appointment of Gwenaël Hervé as chairman. DUAL France will…
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December 8, 2023
UK firms lag on supply chain cyber risk awareness
The vast majority of UK firms (97%) have been affected by a cybersecurity breach in their supply chains over the…
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November 29, 2023
Fitch improves outlook on French market to neutral
Fitch has revised its outlook on the French non-life insurance sector to neutral from deteriorating because it believes “strong” pricing…
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November 29, 2023
Climate and net-zero disclosure falling short, finds EY
Disclosures about climate risk and how corporates will meet net-zero targets are “falling short”, says EY in its latest Global…
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November 23, 2023
UK to follow French lead as government consults on new captive regime
The UK risk and insurance management community received good news from its government this week, which announced plans to deliver…
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November 22, 2023
Favourable market conditions for financial institutions into 2024
Insurance market conditions will continue to be favourable for financial institutions for the remainder of 2023 and into the first…
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November 21, 2023
French minister urges insurers to speed up claims following €1.3bn storms
French insurers are coming under pressure to respond more proactively and quickly to the needs of citizens, farmers and businesses…