Spain/Portugal
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January 9, 2023
Allianz Trade launches online B2B commerce solution for multinationals
Allianz Trade has launched a buy now pay later (BNPL) solution for large multinational corporates designed to foster online business-to-business…
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January 3, 2023
Howden beefs up Spanish presence with March Risk Solutions deal
Fast-growing broker Howden signalled its intention to continue expanding in Europe with news that it is buying Spain’s March Risk…
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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 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 7, 2022
Zurich’s climate charity rolls out urban resilience programme to ten countries
Zurich Insurance Group’s Z Zurich Foundation said it will scale-up its efforts to combat climate change with the launch of…
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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 5, 2022
BMS acquires Spanish specialty insurance broker Eisenar
BMS is to acquire Spanish specialty insurance broker Eisenar as part of its Iberian regional expansion. The terms of the…
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December 2, 2022
Mapfre Re injects €250m to tap hardening market
Spanish giant Mapfre will inject €250m in group capital to boost its reinsurance capacity and take advantage of rising rates.…
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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
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 25, 2022
Liberty Mutual considers European sale for $1bn
US insurer Liberty Mutual Holdings is thinking of selling its European operations in Spain, Portugal and Ireland, according to a…
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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…
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November 17, 2022
European corporate resilience will be tested by energy prices and borrowing costs: ECB
Following the sharp recovery and high profits seen during the past year, euro area corporates now face stagnating activity and…
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November 14, 2022
Spanish surety broker joins Brokerslink as affiliate
Brokerslink has added a Spanish insurance and reinsurance brokerage specialising in surety insurance as a new affiliate to its international…