Danish market News

Looming Waste-Landslide Disaster Prompts Review of Environmental Laws in Denmark

A landslide of contaminated soil that threatens to pollute a water stream in Denmark has prompted the nation’s government to consider tightening environmental and corporate laws. Danish authorities have enlisted 100 workers and 80 trucks to avoid “a potential environmental …

Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International Opens Office in Copenhagen

Ryan Specialty announced that Ryan Specialty Transactional Risks International has expanded their presence with an office in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is the business’ fourth office. Transactional Risks International is a part of Ryan Specialty’s Underwriting Managers platform and specializes on …

Floods Could Threaten Denmark’s Financial System: Central Bank

Denmark’s central bank warned rising waters pose a threat to the financial system as property used as collateral against bank loans may be worthless in coming years, amid increasing damage by climate change to the country’s 5,000 mile-long coastline. Flood …

Danish Insurer Tryg Expects Wave of Travel Claims as Customers Cancel Holidays

Danish insurer Tryg expects to be hit by a wave of travel insurance claims as customers cancel their summer holidays due to travel restrictions imposed to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, it said on Tuesday. Denmark’s biggest insurance company said it …

Danish Insurer Qudos Ceases Underwriting, Pending Restructuring

Copenhagen-based Qudos Insurance will cease underwriting new business with immediate effect, pending a restructuring of the business, announced parent company New Nordic Advisors. New Nordic said it aims to re-launch the underwriting platform following a comprehensive audit. The restructuring project …