Spain/Portugal
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DUAL Europe builds out cyber team to spur growth
Howden’s specialist managing general agent (MGA) DUAL has appointed five new cyber underwriters in Europe to drive growth. DUAL Europe…
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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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CJEU backs Spain in €1bn Prestige oil spill claim against London P&I Club
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that arbitration proceedings brought in the UK by The…
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Marsh names Trueba CEO in Spain
Marsh has promoted Pablo Trueba to CEO of Marsh Spain. Trueba takes up the role on 1 July. He is…
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WTW names Arruda head of Portugal
WTW has named Nuno Arruda as head of its business in Portugal. Arruda has worked for WTW for 19 years…
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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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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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Crawford restructures leadership team for growth in Europe and Middle East
US claims management firm Crawford & Company has announced a new leadership structure for its Europe and Middle East operations,…
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Zurich appoints Stephanie Lloyd head of LiveWell
Zurich Insurance Group has appointed Stephanie Lloyd as CEO of LiveWell by Zurich, its health and wellbeing business. Set up…
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Mapfre posts strong recovery in premiums as Covid-19 impact recedes
Spanish insurance giant Mapfre reported a strong recovery in premium growth for the first quarter of this year, after struggling…
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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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Buyers questioning merits of cyber cover as market hardens, says leading risk manager
The cyber insurance market has become so difficult for buyers that companies are now asking themselves whether it is worth…
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Mapfre joins Net Zero Insurance Alliance
Mapfre has joined the Net Zero Insurance Alliance (NZIA) group of 21 international carriers that are members of the UNEP-FI…
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Insolvencies to rise this year as businesses emerge from pandemic state support, warns Atradius
Businesses insolvencies will rise in 2022 following the withdrawal of Covid-19 government support, according to trade credit insurer Atradius. In…
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French court rules against Deliveroo and hands prison sentences over staff treatment
UK takeaway service Deliveroo has been fined €375,000 by a French court and two former managers handed suspended one-year prison…
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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…