Latest France Headlines
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Stolen Marquis de Sade’s Sex Manuscript, Insured by Lloyd’s, Returns to Paris
Apr 6 2014 // The Marquis de Sade’s scandalous and sexually graphic novel “120 Days of Sodom” has come back home. Written in prison in 1785 — just before the French Revolution — and described by the Marquis...
Malaysian Plane Tragedy Increases Pressure for Plane Tracking after MH370
Apr 6 2014 // Four weeks into the hunt for MH370, pressure is building for better ways of tracking aircraft as regulators wrestle with the Malaysian jet’s disappearance armed with only minimal information on the fate of its 227...
Italy, France Threaten European Growth: Swiss Re Economist Kurt Karl
Apr 1 2014 // The lack of structural measures in large economies including France and Italy present the biggest threat to growth in the euro area, Swiss Re Ltd.’s Chief Economist Kurt Karl said. The region’s economy will...
Eraud Appointed General Director Swiss Re – France
Mar 31 2014 // Swiss Re announced the appointment of Walter Eraud as General Director Swiss Re, France. He joined Swiss Re in July 2010 and currently works as Head of Client Management in Swiss Re’s Paris office. Eraud covers the...
777 Mystery Sharpens Hunt for ‘Black-box’ Alternatives: Aviation Expert
Mar 14 2014 // The search for the missing Malaysian jet could speed development of new ways of locating wreckage, but such technology is unlikely to replace the traditional “black box” any time soon, France’s top crash...
PERILS Estimates Windstorm Dirk Insured Losses at $371 Million
Feb 3 2014 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced that its initial insured property loss estimate for windstorm Dirk, which affected the UK and France from...
France to Allow Private Security on Shipping Fleet
Dec 3 2013 // France will allow private security forces to protect its shipping fleet against the threat of piracy, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said in an interview published on Tuesday. France is one of the main contributors to an...
Lance Armstrong Settles $3M Insurance Lawsuit
Nov 22 2013 // A day before he was scheduled to give sworn testimony about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, Lance Armstrong reached a settlement on Nov. 20 with an insurance company that was seeking $3 million in performance...
AIR Estimates Insured Losses from Europe Windstorm at $2-$3 Billion
Nov 7 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has estimated that insured losses from Windstorm Christian (known as St. Jude in the UK) will range between €1.5 billion €2.3 billion [$2 to $3 billion], with the majority of...
UPDATE: AIR Worldwide Reports on European Windstorm Christian
Oct 30 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide continued its analysis of Windstorm “Christian,” which smashed into southern Britain Monday, October 28, knocking over trees, flooding lowlands, and disrupting land, sea,...
Europe Battered by Winter Storm Christian: AIR Worldwide Analysis
Oct 29 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that “winter storm ‘Christian’ (known as ‘St. Jude in the United Kingdom) battered the western shores of southern Great Britain early on Monday,...
Swiss Re Report on France Highlights Economic Concerns
Oct 15 2013 // France’s current economic concerns overshadow fears for longer-term issues, according to a risk perception survey, commissioned by Swiss Re, released at a conference held in Paris last Thursday. Swiss Re concluded...
XL Puts Preliminary Losses at $60 Million from Germany, France Hail Storms
Sep 27 2013 // XL Group plc announced its preliminary net loss estimate related to the series of hailstorms in Germany and France in late July 2013 of $60 million, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums. The majority of...
Swiss Re Opens French Operation for Hull and Cargo Coverage
Sep 20 2013 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions announced the expansion of its Marine insurance presence in Continental Europe through the formation of a dedicated underwriting team in Paris. The new unit officially started operations in...
AXA UK Report Targets ‘Whiplash’ Injuries; Urges Reform
Jul 17 2013 // AXA UK’s Whiplash Report, launched at a roundtable co-hosted by the Rt. Hon Jack Straw, MP for Blackburn and Chris Voller, AXA Claims Director and the report’s author, urges changes in the treatment of whiplash...
French Train Crash Caused by Technical Fault on Track, SNCF Says
Jul 15 2013 // The French train crash that killed at least six people on Friday afternoon was probably caused by a technical fault involving the track, the railway operator SNCF said. The piece of metal linking two train lines...
ACE Launches Surety Services in France, Joins Global Surety Association
Jun 25 2013 // The ACE Group has expanded its international surety capabilities in Continental Europe, by launching services in France and making a new executive appointment to lead this initiative. Aymeric Vinet Desrues joins ACE as...
XL Appoints Devaux-Piquer Casualty Underwriting Manager Europe, Reinsurance
Jun 18 2013 // The XL Group announced that it has appointed Valérie Devaux-Piquer to the position of Casualty Underwriting Manager, Europe, Reinsurance, effective Sept. 1, 2013. She will take the place of Dieter Kohl, who retires this...
Ratings Roundup: AM France, Arab Orient, Gulf Insurance Co.
Jun 14 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the financial strength rating to ‘A’ (Excellent) from ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating to “a” from “a-” of...
EU Lawmakers Back French Demands to Limit U.S. Trade Talks
May 24 2013 // European Union lawmakers voted on Thursday to limit the scope of a proposed free-trade deal between Europe and the United States, backing French demands to leave out culture and potentially irritating Washington. The...
