Latest Europe Headlines
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EU Presses IMF to Support Financial Transaction (Tobin) Tax
Dec 11 2009 // The European Union increased pressure on the International Monetary Fund on Friday to consider a global tax on financial transactions to limit the risk of another economic crisis. In a draft statement expected to be...
‘Fog in Channel’ – The Disconnect between England and France
Dec 4 2009 // The rest of that phrase, from a long ago Times headline, reads “- Continent Cut Off.” It succinctly summarizes the past, present and probably future state of relations between two of Europe’s oldest...
Bakker to Head Willis European Capital Markets, Advisory Unit
Dec 3 2009 // Willis Group Holdings announced that Michiel Bakker has been appointed Managing Director and Head of Europe for its Willis Capital Markets and Advisory unit, formed earlier this year to expand the broker’s capital...
China, Other Big Developing Countries Reject Copenhagen Climate Plan
Dec 3 2009 // China and other big developing nations rejected core targets for a climate deal such as halving world greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 just five days before talks start in Copenhagen, diplomats said Wednesday. China, the...
France Tries to Calm Britain’s Angst over Regulation Threats
Dec 3 2009 // France tried to reassure Britain on Thursday that its push for tougher financial regulation in the European Union would not undermine the City of London, saying new rules would not hurt anyone system in...
House Advances Sweeping Overhaul of Financial Services Regulation
Dec 3 2009 // Lawmakers in the House of Representatives voted Wednesday to give government regulators the power to break up financial firms that threaten economic stability, and to expose the Federal Reserve to unprecedented...
UK’s Darling Backs Stronger European Regulation
Dec 2 2009 // The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, Alistair Darling, backed tougher Europe-wide financial regulation in a Times article on Wednesday, but stressed that the UK’s financial services industry must not be...
American Bar Ass’n. Antitrust Section Approves EU’s Block Exemption Reg
Dec 2 2009 // The Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association has given its view of the European Union’s Block Exemption Regulation (BER). In a notice on its web site (www.abanet.org) the Section said it “appreciates...
Swiss Re Economists See Gradual Recovery; Regulation Concerns
Dec 1 2009 // Swiss Re’s Economic Forum, held today at the reinsurer’s iconic London headquarters, presented a far more encouraging picture of the world’s financial condition than a year ago. However, there may be...
Customer & Credit Risks top Agendas for European Business, Says Marsh
Nov 24 2009 // New research, conducted by Marsh, has found that senior executives in Europe’s leading organizations are most concerned about customer-related risks and access to credit, as they plan their recovery from the global...
De La Rochefoucauld to Head Lloyd’s French Office
Nov 23 2009 // Lloyd’s announced the appointment of Guy-Antoine De La Rochefoucauld as the new Country Manager for its French office, effective the 7th of December. The bulletin noted that he “has over 25 years experience in...
Chubb Encourages Chinese Firms to Adopt Risk Management Practices
Nov 18 2009 // Chubb Group recently co-hosted a seminar near Shanghai, which focused on the “increasing number of Chinese exports exposed to product liability claims and litigation in the United States and Europe.” As a...
ACE Europe Appoints UK Corporate P/C Underwriting Managers
Nov 17 2009 // ACE Europeannounced the appointment of John Stanway as Corporate Property & Casualty Underwriting Manager for the UK North region and Graeme McGeachie as Corporate Property & Casualty Underwriting Manager for the...
ACE Tempest Re Names Mann Sr. Underwriter for Structured Risks
Nov 13 2009 // ACE Tempest Re Europe has announced the appointment of David Mann in the newly created role of Senior Underwriter for Structured Risks. The appointment “further enhances ACE’s commitment to expanding its...
Somali Pirates Demonstrate Long-range Menace
Nov 11 2009 // Anti-piracy measures off Somalia appear to be forcing pirates to extend their range to strike deep into the Indian Ocean, shifting the menace even further from the protection of international naval forces. Gunmen on Monday...
Armistice Day Commemorations in Europe Promise ‘Never Again’
Nov 11 2009 // The ceremonies commemorating the end of the First World War, 91 years ago today, took on a special significance this time. They are remarkably uniform throughout Europe. Each of the nations involved in that murderous...
Czech Court Lifts Last Barrier to EU’s Lisbon Treaty
Nov 4 2009 // The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU’s Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing one of the final obstacles to its ratification. The ruling allows euro-sceptic President Vaclav Klaus to sign...
EU Official Says US ‘Serious’ about Getting Doha Round Trade Deal
Oct 27 2009 // A top European Union official said Monday she believed President Barack Obama was serious about reaching a deal in long-running world trade talks, but the time has come for all countries to show their cards. “I think...
ING to Split Banking and Insurance Operations under EU Pressure
Oct 26 2009 // Dutch bancassurer ING will split in two, transforming itself into a smaller European lender in the most striking example yet of the deep changes that EU policymakers want to force on banks that received state aid. The...
Mullan Appointed CEO of Max Capital’s Lloyd’s Syndicates
Oct 22 2009 // The Bermuda-based Max Capital Group Ltd. announced the appointment of Adam Mullan as Chief Executive Officer of Max at Lloyd’s Ltd., the Lloyd’s managing agent for Syndicates 1400, 2525 and 2526. The...
