Latest France Headlines
All the headlines from our France Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Drugmaker Sanofi Ordered to Compensate French Family for Epilepsy Drug Side Effects
May 16 2022 // PARIS – A French court has ordered Sanofi to pay more than 400,000 euros ($416,440) in damages to a family whose child suffered from a form of autism caused by its epilepsy drug Valproate, saying the drugmaker failed to...
Bird Flu Forces Free-Range Chickens Into Lockdown, From Pennsylvania to France
May 3 2022 // Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no longer roam as freely or feel the sun on their beaks as some U.S. and European farmers...
‘Malicious’ Attacks on French Fiber Networks Cause Internet Outages
Apr 28 2022 // Attacks on long-distance fiber-optic cables caused internet outages in several parts of France, carriers SFR and Free said on Wednesday. The cyber section of the Paris public Prosecutor’s office opened a criminal...
People Moves: Miller Taps RKH’s Malin, Marsh’s Gil Ramirez for Renewables Team; Chubb’s Haquette to Lead HDI Global’s France Branch Office
Apr 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the London-based broker Miller and the insurer HDI Global in France. A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Appoints RKH’s Malin,...
Deliveroo Found Guilty, Fined for Abusing Riders’ Rights in France
Apr 20 2022 // Two former managers of Deliveroo were given suspended one-year prison sentences and fined 30,000 euros ($32,380) by a French court on Tuesday for abusing the freelance status of cycle riders working for the British...
People Moves: WTW Promotes Richardson to Europe Leader for Ins. Consulting & Tech; Miller Launches French Cargo Team; Tamesis DUAL Hires Argenta’s Toth as Dir. of U/W
Mar 29 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the brokers Willis Towers Watson (WTW) and Miller, along with the MGA Tamesis DUAL. A summary of these new hires follows here. WTW Promotes Richardson to...
Orsted Sells 50% of British Wind Farm to French Consortium That Includes AXA
Mar 29 2022 // Denmark’s Orsted said on Monday it had agreed to sell half of the Hornsea 2 project in Britain, which will become the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, to a French consortium for 3 billion pounds ($3.94...
France’s AXA Stops Re/insuring Russian Insurers, Assets
Mar 28 2022 // French insurer AXA said on Friday that it has stopped all new investments in Russian assets and would no longer underwrite reinsurance of the country’s insurance companies. It said it had stopped underwriting new...
People Moves: Zurich Names UK Chief Sustainability Officer; HDI Appoints de Varax to Interim Role to Lead French Branch; Fusion Bolsters APAC M&A Team With 3 Hires
Mar 21 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Zurich, HDI Global and Fusion. A summary of these new hires follows here. Zurich Names UK Chief Sustainability Officer John Keppel Zurich Insurance Co....
Environmental Groups Sue TotalEnergies Over Climate Marketing Claims
Mar 7 2022 // A group of environmental organizations has filed a lawsuit in France against the country’s largest energy company TotalEnergies, accusing it of misleading consumers about its efforts to fight climate change. The...
French Insurer CNP to Stop Financing New Oil/Gas Projects to Help Limit Global Warming
Feb 17 2022 // France’s CNP Assurances CNPP.PA will no longer finance new oil and gas projects or invest more money in companies planning to do so, joining the growing ranks of insurers taking a more pro-active approach to tackling...
Storms With Hurricane Gusts Set to Batter NW Europe, Driving Wind Power Generation
Feb 16 2022 // Storms across northwest Europe are set to drive electricity generation from wind farms to records this week in gusty conditions that threaten to disrupt transportation and down power lines. Weather forecasters in the UK,...
People Moves: Howden Appoints Former WTW Executive Aubert as CEO of France
Feb 7 2022 // Howden, the London-based insurance broker, announced the appointment of industry veteran Nicolas Aubert as CEO, France. After holding roles in various countries, notably in the UK market where he held major positions at...
Shares in French Care Homes Company Korian Drop as It Faces Group Lawsuit
Feb 7 2022 // Shares in French care homes company Korian slid lower on Monday after a Paris lawyer said she was preparing a group lawsuit against the company. Lawyer Sarah Saldmann told FranceInfo radio over the weekend that she had...
France Data Privacy Watchdog Slaps €150M Fine on Google for Misusing ‘Cookies’
Jan 6 2022 // PARIS – France’s data privacy watchdog CNIL said on Thursday it had fined Alphabet’s Google a record 150 million euros ($169 million) for making it difficult for internet users to refuse online trackers known...
French Court Allows Class Action Against Sanofi Over Its Epilepsy Drug Depakine
Jan 5 2022 // A French court ruled that families of children who suffered side effects from the epilepsy medicine Depakine can join in a class-action lawsuit against drugmaker Sanofi. The company should have warned of the risk of birth...
French Mining Group Eramet Identifies Potential $50.8M Financial Fraud
Dec 21 2021 // PARIS – Eramet has identified a potential 45 million euro ($50.8 million) financial fraud within its group treasury operations, the French mining company said on Tuesday. “Eramet will file a criminal complaint with...
EXOR, Again, Agrees to Sell PartnerRe to France’s Covéa for $9 Billion (€7.8 Billion)
Dec 17 2021 // French mutual insurer Covéa and EXOR, a holding company controlled by the Agnelli family, have officially agreed to a delayed deal in which Covéa will acquire the global reinsurer PartnerRe for cash consideration of...
La Banque Postale Plans to Buy French Insurer CNP
Oct 28 2021 // PARIS — The banking arm of French mail operator La Poste is planning to buy banking group BPCE’s stake in French insurer CNP, the companies said on Thursday, and then plans to make an offer to buy the rest of the...
France’s AXA to Invest €1.5B to Fight Deforestation, Preserve Biodiversity
Oct 15 2021 // French insurer AXA said on Thursday it will invest 1.5 billion euros ($1.74 billion) to support sustainable forest management as part of new commitments to fight deforestation and preserve biodiversity. The announcement...
