Nordics
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February 3, 2023
Latest IPT rate changes globally from TMF Group
A number of insurance premium tax (IPT) rate changes, together with other tax changes impacting global insurance programmes, have been…
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January 26, 2023
Lockton opens Swedish office
Lockton is opening a new office in Stockholm, Sweden as it looks to expand in the Nordic region. The broker…
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January 6, 2023
Danske Bank settles AML probe for $2bn as SEC finds ‘inadequate’ risk management
Denmark’s largest bank Danske Bank has agreed to pay more than $2bn to settle US regulatory investigations into money laundering…
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December 21, 2022
Finland adopts whistleblowing law and Germany likely to follow
The European Commission’s infringement proceedings brought against more than half of member states for failing to implement its Whistleblowing Directive…
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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 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 9, 2022
New international leadership team at SiriusPoint
Global specialty (re)insurer SiriusPoint has appointed Rob Gibbs as president of its international business and CEO of SiriusPoint International Insurance.…
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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 6, 2022
German insurers report progress on ESG goals
German insurance companies have become the first in Europe to publish the carbon footprint for part of the entire industry’s…
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December 6, 2022
EIOPA opens debate on prudential treatment of sustainability risks
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has today published a discussion paper on the prudential treatment of sustainability…
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December 1, 2022
ESG is worth it… despite the global meltdown
The Commercial Risk team arrived in Antwerp this week to host our latest annual conference, with Belgian risk and insurance…
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December 1, 2022
Leif Hansen to lead Sedgwick’s Nordic expansion
Sedgwick has announced that Christian Leif Hansen has been named its CEO for the Nordic region. The group said his…
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December 1, 2022
European packaging sector faces up to radical change through new EC waste rules
The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new set of EU-wide rules on packaging that it hopes will tackle “this…
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December 1, 2022
European court erases years of progress in battle against dirty money, claims Transparency International
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has set back the fight against cross-border corruption by years, according…
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November 30, 2022
Risk map reveals rising threats to business travel in 2023
Ukraine has entered the top five most dangerous countries to visit, after the outbreak of war increased its security risk…
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November 25, 2022
European companies call for emergency measures on energy and regulatory breathing space
The presidents of BusinessEurope’s 40 member federations have called for more support in the ongoing energy crisis as European companies…
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November 23, 2022
European insurance M&A falls in Q3 but remains at yearly high
The number of insurance mergers and acquisitions (M&A) dropped to 76 in the third quarter from 78 in the same…