Latest France Headlines
All the headlines from our France Topic Page, ordered by recency.
France’s Hottest Year Was Also 2nd Driest, Putting Climate Pressure on Government
Jan 6 2023 // France experienced its hottest and second-driest year on record in 2022, putting pressure on the government to step up its fight against climate change that’s straining everything from energy to...
Quebec’s French-First Law Stokes Alarm in Business Community Over Language Police
Jan 3 2023 // Businesses in Quebec are looking at all the usual hurdles as they plan for next year: Inflation, supply chains, employee turnover. And then there’s the language police. It’s too soon to know how the Office...
Private Equity Firm KKR Nears €2.3 Billion Deal for French Insurance Broker April Group
Nov 28 2022 // French insurance broker April Group said private equity firm KKR & Co. has become its new majority shareholder, according to a statement posted on its website. The statement, which confirmed a Bloomberg News report,...
French Defense Group Thales Says Hackers Claim to Have Stolen Data
Nov 2 2022 // French defense and technology group Thales said on Tuesday the hacker group LockBit 3.0 claimed to have stolen some of its data and was threatening to publish it. Thales said the extortion and ransomware group had...
Fierce Storms Batter Northern France, Ripping Off Roofs, Cutting Power
Oct 25 2022 // Tornado-like storms that tore through northern France sheared off part of a church roof, felled trees and power lines and left scores of people without a safe place to live, authorities said Monday. One person suffered...
Credit Suisse to Pay $234M to Settle French Tax, Money Laundering Case
Oct 24 2022 // Credit Suisse agreed to pay France 238 million euros ($234 million) to settle a tax fraud and money laundering case on Monday, putting another legal headache behind it as it prepares a strategic overhaul. The agreement...
Everest Insurance Launches Branches in France and Germany
Oct 24 2022 // Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Re Group Ltd., announced its further expansion into the European market with the opening of two new branches in Paris, France and Düsseldorf, Germany. Plans for a third...
Air France, Airbus Execs Plead Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for 2009 Crash
Oct 11 2022 // A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with angry relatives demanding justice 13 years after an A330 jetliner plowed into the Atlantic, killing all on...
Air France and Airbus Face Manslaughter Trial in French Court Over Rio-Paris Crash
Oct 10 2022 // PARIS (AP) – Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday. They were among 228 people...
Howden Acquires French Marine Insurance Broker Seasecure Group
Oct 5 2022 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced it has acquired Seasecure Group, the last remaining independent marine broker in France. Seasecure Group is one of France’s largest marine and cargo insurance...
People Moves: TigerRisk Hires Aon’s Rosenberg for ILS Team; Gallagher Re Appoints Delacroix in France; BMS Re Taps Carpenter’s Torres-Ortíz for Caribbean Fac
Aug 31 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at TigerRisk, Gallagher Re and BMS Re. A summary of these new hires follows here. TigerRisk Hires Aon’s Rosenberg for ILS Team TigerRisk Partners LLC,...
Wildfires Rage in France, Destroying Homes, Forcing Evacuation of Residents
Aug 11 2022 // Wildfires tore through the Gironde region of southwestern France on Wednesday, destroying homes and forcing the evacuation of 10,000 residents, some of whom had clambered onto rooftops as the flames got...
French Insurer AXA Posts 3% Rise in H1 Net Profit
Aug 3 2022 // French insurer AXA announced a new share buyback program as it posted a 3% rise in first-half net profit, driving up its stock price. AXA, Europe’s second-biggest insurer behind Germany’s Allianz, said it would...
Howden Begins French Expansion With Acquisition of C.R.F. Conseils
Jul 29 2022 // Howden, the London-based international insurance broker, announced it had agreed to acquire C.R.F. Conseils (CRF), an independent broker that specializes in financial lines. Financial details of the deal were not...
Record Heatwave Scorches Europe, as Wildfires Continue to Rage in France, Spain
Jul 19 2022 // Britain was forecast to see temperatures hit 40C (104F) for the first time on Tuesday after logging its warmest night on record, while wildfires raged across parched countryside in France, Spain and elsewhere. As a...
Renault and Nissan Face Legal Action in France Over Engine Problem
Jun 22 2022 // Carmaking partners Renault and Nissan face legal action in France from customers who have suffered problems with some engines made between 2012 and 2016. Christophe Lèguevaques, a lawyer for the MyLeo legal platform...
People Moves: Postlewhite Departs QBE Re; Lloyd’s Reappoints Chairman Carnegie-Brown; Liberty Specialty Appoints Pavie in France
Jun 17 2022 // QBE Re Reports Departure of Postlewhite QBE announced that Steve Postlewhite, managing director QBE Re, is leaving the company following a four-year tenure. QBE gave no reason for what it said was Postlewhite’s...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Introduces D&O Insurance Policy in France
Jun 14 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has introduced a proprietary directors & officers insurance policy in France. “Our new D&O liability policy provides companies and their management...
France Narrows Gap on UK Financial Services Sector for Foreign Direct Investments
Jun 13 2022 // France’s financial sector is now the most popular destination in Europe for U.S. backers, helping the country narrow the gap with the UK for foreign direct investment in the industry. The country recorded a total of...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Opens Office in Lyon, France
Jun 2 2022 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has further expanded its presence in Europe with an office in Lyon, France. “As we continue to grow steadily across Europe, the time is right to expand with...
