Latest France Headlines
All the headlines from our France Topic Page, ordered by recency.
EU Supports French Demand; Trade Talks with U.S. Should not Cover Culture
Apr 26 2013 // European Union lawmakers have backed French demands to exempt culture from a proposed free-trade pact between Europe and the United States, keeping Paris on side and raising the chances that the talks can start on...
U.S. Justice Department Says Armstrong Was ‘Unjustly Enriched’
Apr 25 2013 // The federal government is going after Lance Armstrong‘s money. As much as it can get. The Justice Department unveiled its formal complaint against Armstrong on April 23, saying the cyclist violated his contract with...
Best Affirms Ratings French State Reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Réassurance
Apr 19 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A++’ (Superior) and issuer credit rating of “aa+” of French reinsurer Caisse Centrale de Réassurance...
Aon Benfield Cat Report: Severe Winter Causes $1.8bn Econ. Loss in Europe
Apr 5 2013 // The latest catastrophe report for the month of March from Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, highlights the sub-freezing temperatures across Europe, which have...
France Threatens to Delay Quick Start of EU-U.S. Trade Talks
Mar 26 2013 // France threatened on Monday to delay the swift start of EU-U.S. trade talks if its red lines on culture and farm produce are not respected. Brussels and Washington hope to start negotiations in June on a transatlantic...
Ratings Recap: Solid, Allianz France, Risk Re
Mar 25 2013 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has upgraded the issuer credit rating to “bbb+” from “bbb” and affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) of Sweden’s Solid...
Governments Getting Into Patent Buying Business: Reuters
Mar 20 2013 // Patent competition in the United States is usually a fierce arena for private companies, but now the South Korean and French governments are suiting up. Both countries have launched patent-acquisition companies, with the...
Miller Insurance Continues Expansion in France; Hires 3 Reinsurance Execs
Mar 6 2013 // UK-based Miller Insurance Services announced that it has increased its presence in the French market with the hiring of three senior reinsurance executives: Stéphane Nadjar, Eric Le Mercier and Emmanuel Figuereau. James...
Declarations – South Central
Feb 25 2013 // A Broken System “Our system is broken — it requires a major overhaul to ‘fix’ it. Reform efforts of the past have fallen short of their intended goal. I believe all options need to be considered,...
Horsemeat Blame Game Ricochets across Europe
Feb 18 2013 // Accusations, denials and threats to sue reverberated around Europe on Friday as meat traders, food processors, retailers and governments all rejected blame for horsemeat found in ever more beef dishes across the...
Dallas-Based Prize Insurer Sues Lance Armstrong for $12M
Feb 8 2013 // A Dallas-based firm that specializes in insuring promotions and prizes has filed suit against Lance Armstrong seeking to recoup millions in prize money awarded to the former professional cyclist for winning the Tour de...
French Oil Tanker Likely Hijacked off Ivory Coast
Feb 5 2013 // A French-owned oil tanker missing off Ivory Coast with 17 sailors on board likely has been hijacked, an official with an international piracy watchdog said Monday, in what may be the latest attack by criminal gangs...
EU Countries to Receive Go-ahead for Financial Transaction Tax
Jan 22 2013 // Germany, France and nine other euro zone countries will get the go-ahead on Tuesday to push on with a financial transactions tax, a measure likely to unsettle banks but which will please voters and raise much-needed...
Many Hostages in Gas Plant Siege Unaccounted for; New Terrorist Threats
Jan 18 2013 // At least 22 foreign hostages were unaccounted for on Friday and their al-Qaeda-linked captors threatened to attack other energy installations after Algerian forces stormed a desert gas complex to free hundreds of captives,...
Huge Sahara Gas Plant Hostage Siege Turns Mali War Global
Jan 17 2013 // Islamist gunmen holding dozens of Western hostages and scores of Algerians at a gas plant deep in the Sahara desert let some them speak to the media on Thursday to warn that they would be blown up if the site is...
Multilateralism in Trade is ‘Dead’ Says French Industry Minister
Jan 10 2013 // Multilateral trade deals are “dead”, France’s industry minister said on Tuesday, professing a preference for bilateral accords as the 27-nation European Union and the United States prepare to begin talks...
French Court Clears Continental of Criminal Liability for 2000 Concorde Crash
Nov 30 2012 // Continental Airlines was cleared on Thursday of criminal responsibility for the Concorde crash in Paris in 2000 that killed 113 people, with a French court also absolving a mechanic at the U.S. airline of involuntary...
French Non-Life Sector Resilient, Despite Economic Difficulties: Best Reports
Oct 11 2012 // A new report from A.M. Best notes that the “French insurance market has experienced significant volatility during the past few years, although the non-life sector continues to grow.” The report comments that...
French Fries Spark Apartment Blaze in Maine
Oct 10 2012 // Fire investigators say a woman making a late night snack of french fries sparked a fire in a Pittsfield, Maine, apartment building that left 12 people homeless. The fire, which started last Saturday night, began when a...
XL Group Opens New Insurance Office in Lyon France
Sep 20 2012 // XL Group plc’s insurance operations announced the opening of a new office in Lyon , France and the appointments of Auberi Etienne and Clotilde Bartok to join the team serving middle market companies in France. Both...
