Latest Europe Headlines
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Europe’s Cities Resist Use of Security Infrastructure Despite Vehicle Terror Attacks
Aug 22 2017 // Europe has experienced around a dozen cases of drivers using a car or truck to plow into pedestrians like last week’s attack in Barcelona, but cities have not rushed to mitigate the risks by changing their...
QBE H1 Profits Rise 73% on Australia/N. Zealand Rate Hikes, N. America Growth
Aug 21 2017 // QBE reported a healthy profit hike during first half of 2017, despite heightened claims activity in its Emerging Markets’ division, which reported a combined ratio of 110.8 percent. This poor performance has led to...
Global Insured H1 Losses from Natural, Man-Made Disasters Were $23B: Swiss Re
Aug 18 2017 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2017 totaled US$23 billion, while economic losses during the same period came to US$44 billion – an indication of the extent of...
UK-EU Post-Brexit Trade Deal ‘Desirable but Not Essential’: Report
Aug 18 2017 // A UK trade deal with the European Union after Brexit is desirable but not essential, the Institute of Economic Affairs said, in support of Prime Minister Theresa May’s repeated assertion that no deal is better than a...
5 Suspected Terrorists Shot Dead by Police After Barcelona’s Deadly Attack
Aug 18 2017 // Five suspected terrorists were killed by police and six civilians were injured in a confrontation in a town south of Barcelona, hours after 13 people died when a van rampaged down the city’s iconic Las Ramblas...
Update: Vehicle Plows into Barcelona Pedestrians with 13 Dead, 50 Injured
Aug 17 2017 // A van plowed into pedestrians on Barcelona’s most iconic avenue at the height of the tourist season in a terrorist attack that left 13 people dead and echoed similar incidents in other European...
4 European Reinsurers Maintain Pricing Discipline in Tough Market: Fitch
Aug 17 2017 // The four largest European reinsurers – Munich Re, Swiss Re, Hannover Re and SCOR – have largely maintained pricing and policy terms without a significant drop in their business volumes, despite relentless soft market...
UK Seeks Interim Post-Brexit Transitional Deal with EU
Aug 15 2017 // Britain has said it wants an interim customs agreement with the European Union after Brexit to allow the freest possible trade of goods, but that it will also seek the right to negotiate other trade deals — a...
UK’s Dithering Over Transitional Brexit Deal Must Stop: Opinion
Aug 14 2017 // The Brexit deadline of March 2019 creeps ever closer, and exit talks are under way — but Britain’s government still doesn’t know what it wants. This failure to set a clear goal, much less devise a...
Climate Change Altering River Flood Patterns in Europe: Study
Aug 14 2017 // Climate change is affecting the timing of river floods across Europe and societies may have to adapt to avoid future economic and environmental harm, scientists said. River floods are among the costliest natural disasters...
European Egg Scandal Widens
Aug 14 2017 // The European Union said Friday [July 11] that it plans to hold an extraordinary meeting late next month over a growing tainted egg scandal as it revealed that products contaminated with an insecticide have now spread to 17...
Cyber Spies with Possible Russian Links Targeted European Hotel Guests: FireEye
Aug 11 2017 // A cyber-spying group with suspected links to Russian military intelligence was probably behind a campaign targeting hotel guests in eight mostly European countries last month, researchers at security firm FireEye said on...
Global Insurance M&A in H1 Drops to Lowest Point in 2 Years: Clyde & Co.
Aug 10 2017 // The volume of completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry continued dropping during the first six months of 2017 to 170 deals, compared to 186 deals reported for the second half of 2016,...
European Egg Contamination Is ‘Criminal’: German Agricultural Minister
Aug 9 2017 // Germany’s agriculture minister said on Tuesday that the contamination of millions of eggs with a potentially harmful insecticide was “criminal,” as authorities in several European countries continued to...
Shell Plans to Restart Europe’s Biggest Oil Refinery After Recent Fire
Aug 9 2017 // Royal Dutch Shell Plc will attempt on Friday to restart one of two crude units at Europe’s biggest oil refinery that were halted by a fire late last month, a person with knowledge of the matter said. European diesel...
Post-Brexit Implementation Period ‘Desirable’ for UK, EU Firms: Bank of England
Aug 9 2017 // The Bank of England said a transition period after the Britain leaves the European Union would give banks more time to make orderly changes as Brexit poses risks to financial stability. With the UK due to leave the bloc in...
UK Businesses Struggle to Hire ‘Brightest & Best’; Recruiters Blame Brexit Vote
Aug 8 2017 // A shortage of staff for British employers worsened in July, hurt by the departure of European Union workers after last year’s Brexit vote, a group representing recruitment agencies said on Tuesday. The Recruitment...
Egg Contamination Leads to Widespread Cull of Hens in Europe
Aug 7 2017 // Millions of hens may need to be culled in the Netherlands after traces of a potentially harmful insecticide were found in eggs, a Dutch farming group said, ratcheting up the strain on a sector still reeling from a bird flu...
Chubb’s Claims Team Taps Scheidegger, Latter from Zurich; Promotes Smith
Aug 4 2017 // Chubb announced the appointment of three new positions within its regional claims team. Marc Scheidegger has been appointed as claims director, Continental Europe, and will be based in Paris. With 22 years of experience in...
Report Calls out $361M of Euro Insurer Assets in Expanding Coal Concerns
Aug 3 2017 // A climate activist group is calling out a handful of European insurers for having significant holdings in fossil fuels despite pledges by the companies to be more climate friendly. A report released today alleges that...
