Poland
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EU member states rapped for failing to implement transparent and predictable working conditions
A total of 19 member states have failed to transpose the EU Directive on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions, and…
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Ferma urges OECD to exclude captives from BEPS tax guidelines
Ferma has urged the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to amend its coming technical guidelines designed to tackle…
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Strong growth in Austria and CEE drives healthy result for VIG
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) has broken the recent trend in insurance company half-year results by reporting strong growth in premiums…
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European insurers call on EU to develop rules on third-party litigation funding
A group of leading European business associations – including Insurance Europe – have issued a joint statement that calls for…
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Microsoft says Russia has increased cyberattacks on Ukraine’s allies
Microsoft has detected Russian cyberattacks on 182 organisations and businesses in 42 countries supporting Ukraine since war broke out, as…
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Von der Leyen maps out Europe’s risk management strategy for energy, defence and food
The European Union has stepped up its efforts to secure resilience in the face of Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine…
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Insurance premium tax updates and deadlines from TMF Group
TMF Group has provided the latest insurance premium tax (IPT) updates and alerts from around the globe, together with upcoming…
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Insurers to be told to stop covering Russian oil exports in effort to sink Putin
As European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen announced the sixth package of sanctions on Russia, including a complete…
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EU companies to gain protection from state-backed foreign takeovers
The European Parliament this week gave its support for a proposed regulation designed to protect European companies vulnerable to takeover…
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Dutch group says EU’s sustainability directive falls short on supply chain impacts
The EU’s planned Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDD), which is designed to tackle human rights and environmental impacts across…
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Ferma and Commercial Risk launch European Risk Management Awards 2022
Commercial Risk and Ferma have announced the launch of this year’s European Risk Management Awards, which returns as a physical…
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EC proposes intellectual property rights for craft and industrial products
The European Commission (EC) has proposed its first-ever framework to protect the intellectual property of craft and industrial products that…
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Airbus takes big reputational risk on Russian titanium
As Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy urges the European Union to stop buying Russian oil and other core exports, Netherlands-based aerospace…
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Europe’s insurers welcome EC ESAP proposal but call for phased approach
Insurance Europe, the Brussels-based federation that represents the European insurance market at the EU level, has published a positive response…
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European Commission proposes new consumer green rights and ban on greenwashing
The European Commission (EC) is proposing to update the EU consumer rules to “empower” consumers for the green transition. The…
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Europe’s road deaths increase 5% as EC warns member states to halve numbers by 2030
The European Commission (EC) has warned that road fatalities should not be allowed to return to pre-pandemic levels, as it…
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GrECo sets course for the future as founder steps down
Friedrich Neubrand Snr, company founder and longstanding chairman of the supervisory board of leading Austrian and central and eastern European…
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Employees must be primary focus in times of conflict, says leading risk manager
As companies look to manage their risks and exposures from the war in Ukraine, the focus should first and foremost…
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Political risk insurance market pulls back from eastern European exposures
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has roiled political risk insurance markets, with insurers reviewing capacity they offer and policyholders checking their…
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Fitch expects central European buyers to face brunt of double-digit reinsurance cat rate rises
Fitch expects double-digit reinsurance rate increases for catastrophe cover at year-end renewals, with central European buyers set to be the…
