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March 4, 2024
European companies lead on board-level gender diversity
Europe is leading gender diversity league tables, according to Fitch Ratings, with nine European countries achieving the highest proportion of…
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March 1, 2024
Coface pricing down 1.9% but claims costs now above pre-pandemic levels
Trade credit insurer Coface said rates were down 1.9% last year but has so far avoided a spike in claims…
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March 1, 2024
Insurwave appoints Ken MacDonald as adviser in marine and specialty
London-based insurtech platform Insurwave has appointed industry veteran Ken MacDonald as an adviser to enhance its marine and specialty capabilities.…
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February 29, 2024
European news publishers sue Google for €2.1bn in advertising claim
Google has been issued with a €2.1bn claim by a group of more than 30 European news media outlets seeking…
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February 29, 2024
UK property market update; a changing risk picture
Macroeconomic challenges and concerns about climate change and severe weather patterns, as well as the need for companies to continue…
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February 29, 2024
New approach to AI risk assessment needed: Airmic
As many as 50% of UK organisations have not conducted artificial intelligence (AI) risk assessments, a survey of Airmic members…
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February 29, 2024
UK firms boosting employee support to meet cost of living crisis
Almost all UK employers surveyed by Towergate Health & Protection have either increased or intend to increase support to employees…
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February 28, 2024
Global insolvencies set to peak this year before levelling off, says Allianz
Global insolvencies continued to rebound last year and are now above pre-pandemic levels in most advanced economies, finds Allianz Trade,…
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February 28, 2024
Top UK firms increase women leadership roles to 35%
The UK’s largest businesses have been urged to “double-down” on redressing gender balance, with just two years remaining to increase…
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February 28, 2024
German study finds greater operational safety needed with photovoltaic systems
Leading independent German broker Funk has warned that the worrying rise in the number of cases of damage to photovoltaic…
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February 28, 2024
Online retailer Zalando commits to remove misleading environmental claims
Online German retail firm Zalando has committed to removing misleading sustainability flags and environmental icons displayed next to products offered…
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February 27, 2024
Munich Re urges European politicians to back cyber pool
Munich Re has urged policymakers in Europe and Germany to throw their weight behind a state-funded backstop for systemic cyber…
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February 27, 2024
P&C reinsurance dents Munich Re’s profits but ERGO performs well
Munich Re’s profit fell 13.4% last year to €4.58bn, despite improved performance at its primary unit ERGO, as P&C reinsurance…
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February 27, 2024
Mothers Rise Up stages fossil fuel protest outside Lloyd’s
Climate action group protestors have urged Lloyd’s to cease insurance for new fossil fuel projects, and called for a “fair…
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February 27, 2024
Beazley highlights global cyber regulatory changes
The Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority has recently declared that insurance contracts indemnifying the ransom payment associated with…
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February 27, 2024
German insurers demand new traffic rules if cannabis legalised
German insurers are calling on the federal government to create clear rules for road traffic as quickly as possible if…
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February 27, 2024
Specialist marine MGA receives full FCA approval
Specialist marine MGA Amphitrite Underwriting London has received full authorisation from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Amphitrite said that…
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February 26, 2024
More than half of UK exporters hit by Red Sea shipping disruption
More than half (55%) of UK exporters have been impacted by disruption to shipping in the Red Sea and face…
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February 26, 2024
Finland, Portugal and France top EU workplace gender-equality ranking
Finland has the most gender-equal workplaces in the EU, followed by Portugal and France, with Hungary bottom of the ranking…
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February 26, 2024
Valencia fire sparks cladding concern as Mapfre confirms it is on cover
The fire that killed at least ten people in Valencia last week has triggered a debate in Spain about the…