“Heavy Fog In Channel. Continent Cut Off.” That often quoted newspaper headline, which dates from at least the 1930’s, captures the ambivalent feelings the British have about their European neighbors. Despite seismic changes, there’s still a significant portion of the …
The European Union will mount a fresh bid to persuade the United States to free up the billions of euros in collateral it requires foreign reinsurers to set aside against policies. EU states agreed on Tuesday to give the bloc’s …
In a response submitted to the European Commission on Tuesday 4 November, the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has called for renewal of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (IBER) for (re)insurance pools, citing the need for the largest …
Insurers are attracting the attentions of European Union policy makers who are trying to spur investment in long-term infrastructure projects needed to undergird the regions stuttering economic recovery. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, will publish capital rules for …
The European Commission (EC) has issued a questionnaire to seek the views of stakeholders on the functioning and the future of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (IBER), which exempts certain agreements between companies in the insurance sector from EU antitrust …
Jacques de Larosiere says he is an isolated and modest man. Yet the 84-year-old former head of the International Monetary Fund is one of the most influential voices in European and global finance. An eminence grise as respected among France’s …
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has released a bulletin calling for “a cautious approach to any changes to the regulatory treatment of differences between EU national insurance contract laws to avoid jeopardizing the market for large risks …
The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) announced that it has told the European Commission that “any new insurance solutions for catastrophe risks should be market based and respect freedom of choice for company insurance buyers.” FERMA made the …
“Public disclosure of a company’s social issues is good, but by itself does not show that the risks are under control,” the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) has told the European Commission (EC) and European Parliament. “For numerous …
