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Euro Zone, IMF Secure Deal on Cutting Greek Debt
Nov 27 2012 // Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund clinched agreement on reducing Greece’s debt on Monday in a breakthrough to release urgently needed loans to keep the near-bankrupt economy...
Zurich’s 9-Month Business Operating Profit Flat at $3.2 Billion
Nov 15 2012 // The Zurich Insurance Group reported a business operating profit (BOP) of $3.2 billion and net income attributable to shareholders (NIAS) of $2.7 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. The bulletin gave the...
EU, IMF Clash over Greece Revives Debt Crisis Fears
Nov 13 2012 // A public clash between Greece’s international lenders over how Athens can bring its debts down to a sustainable level has reignited fears that the crisis could flare up anew. Euro zone finance ministers suggested...
Which Insurance Products Do Europeans Rate Tops? Zurich Survey Answers
Nov 7 2012 // Pressure at work and school, the financial crisis and concerns about their families are keeping Europeans awake at night, according to a survey conducted by Zurich Insurance Group in eight European countries. Getting sick...
U.S. ‘Fiscal Cliff,’ Europe’s Debt Woes Worry G20
Nov 5 2012 // Leading world economies pressed the United States on Sunday to act decisively to avert a rush of spending cuts and tax hikes, warning that the so-called fiscal cliff is the biggest short-term threat to global...
Willis Germany to Present Photovoltaic Cover at Solar Energy Conference
Sep 18 2012 // Willis Germany, part of Willis Group Holdings, announced that it will be demonstrating the special features of “Willis Electronic Plus,” at the 27th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition...
Commentary by Gordon Brown:* Europe Risks Going the Way of Japan
Sep 14 2012 // The good news is that Europe is no longer going the way of Greece. The sad news is that it is threatening to go the way of Japan. After years of hesitation punctuated by panic, Europe has finally accepted the compelling...
Commentary: World Economy Entering Into Financial Hurricane Season
Sep 7 2012 // The North Atlantic hurricane season runs from mid-August to October, with a strong peak in storm activity around the middle of September. A less familiar but even more destructive pattern of disturbances is the financial...
Kiln Appoints Pudemat Property Underwriter in Frankfurt
Sep 4 2012 // Kiln, the international specialist insurance and reinsurance underwriting group, which is a part of Tokio Marine, announced that it has appointed Petra Pudemat as a new property underwriter in Frankfurt to write a broad...
Moody’s Changes EU Rating Outlook to Negative
Sep 4 2012 // Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook on the ‘Aaa’ rating of the European Union to negative, warning it might downgrade the bloc if it decides to cut the ratings on the EU’s four biggest...
Europe Drawn Back to its First Problem – Greece
Aug 27 2012 // The euro zone debt crisis was born in Greece. Nearly three years and two bailouts on Europe must decide whether to give the country yet more help or cut it loose. For all its complexities, Greece’s problems...
Ratings Recap: Great Plains, ProAssurance, Community, German Mutual
Aug 16 2012 // A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of ‘B++’ (Good) and an issuer credit rating of “bbb” to Iowa-based Great Plains Casualty, Inc., both with stable outlooks. The ratings reflect...
ECB Head Sends Strong Signal Bank Will Act to Protect Euro Zone
Jul 26 2012 // European Central Bank President Mario Draghi pledged on Thursday to do whatever was necessary to protect the euro zone from collapse, sending a strong signal that inflated Spanish and Italian borrowing costs were in his...
Chancellor Merkel Warns of Increased Global Warming if no Climate Deal
Jul 17 2012 // German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Monday that global warming will accelerate at a dramatic rate unless leaders reach a deal on limiting greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible. After marathon talks in Durban...
Euro Zone May Be Fragmenting Faster than EU Can Act
Jul 10 2012 // Signs are growing that Europe’s economic and monetary union may be fragmenting faster than policymakers can repair it. Euro zone leaders agreed in principle on June 29 to establish a joint banking supervisor for the...
Germans Say “Nein! No! Non!” Ahead of Euro Summit
Jun 28 2012 // EU leaders go into a Brussels meeting today, Thursday June 28, more openly divided than at any time since the euro crisis began, with Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel showing no sign of relenting in her refusal to...
Europe’s Tower of Babel Hampers Solution to Euro Crisis
Jun 26 2012 // As Europe considers a leap towards closer integration to try to save the euro single currency, it resembles the biblical Tower of Babel – unable to complete an ambitious project because the residents don’t...
Euro Zone’s Big Four Agree on $163 Billion Growth Boost; Split on Euro Bonds
Jun 22 2012 // The leaders of Germany, France, Italy and Spain agreed on Friday on a €130 billion ($163 billion) package to try to revive economic growth in Europe but differed over whether and how to launch joint bonds to combat the...
G20 Backs Europe’s Plans for Euro Zone Overhaul to Fight Crisis
Jun 20 2012 // Europe won support from world leaders on Tuesday for an ambitious, but slow-moving, overhaul of the euro zone, even as pressure built in financial markets for quicker solutions to its debt crisis that threatens the world...
ANALYSIS: Big Greek Risk Morphs into More Economic Uncertainty
Jun 19 2012 // Greece’s election has averted the immediate threat of a euro break-up, but it does nothing to restore the magic ingredient missing in the European and global economies – confidence. Investors and corporate...
