Latest Europe Headlines
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EU Permits Free Flow of Data with UK to Avoid Violations of Its Strict Privacy Rules
Jun 29 2021 // The European Union gave its formal blessing to a decision guaranteeing the free flow of data between the bloc and the UK. The European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, on Monday adopted so-called adequacy...
EU to Update Workplace Safety Rules, Reflecting Shift to Home Working During COVID
Jun 29 2021 // BRUSSELS – The European Commission plans to update its rules on worker safety to reflect the shift millions employees made to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and to reflect the anticipated digital and...
Dutch Insurer NN Group Offers to Buy Part of MetLife’s European Businesses
Jun 28 2021 // NN Group NV offered to acquire part of MetLife Inc.’s businesses in Europe, saying the move is in line with its strategy to consolidate leading positions in attractive growth markets. The Dutch insurer said in a...
European Commission to Form Cyber Unit to Fight Growing Online Crime
Jun 23 2021 // The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU’s 27 countries for a joint cyber unit to fight online criminals amid a spate of high-profile hacks in Europe and...
Europe’s Insurers Expect Robust M&A Activity and Strong Earnings in 2021: Moody’s
Jun 22 2021 // Europe’s insurance industry is emerging from the coronavirus crisis with a stronger appetite for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), along with expectations for strong earnings growth in 2021, according to...
Britain Calls on EU to Open Financial Services Talks, Urging Bloc to Avoid Protectionism
Jun 16 2021 // Britain’s finance ministry called on the European Union to open talks on financial services, after the London Stock Exchange on Tuesday urged the bloc to avoid protectionism. Britain left the EU in December, largely...
Broker Verlingue Consolidates European Brand by Launching in Switzerland and Portugal
Jun 15 2021 // Verlingue, the Adelaïde Group’s insurance brokerage subsidiary, is consolidating its brand in Switzerland and Portugal. After the successful launch of the brand in the United Kingdom in December 2019, the...
U.S. Chamber Urges U.S., EU to Adopt Data Privacy Shield, Halt Tariffs
Jun 10 2021 // The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday urged the United States and European Union to quickly resolve their disputes over steel and aluminum tariffs and aircraft subsidies, and adopt a new privacy shield to better...
EU Cautions Against Rushing into Public-Private Pandemic Insurance Scheme
Jun 9 2021 // The European Union’s executive body urged caution on Tuesday in the face of calls for a public-private scheme for insuring companies against economic lockdowns in future pandemics. “This is a very complex...
Generali Opens Representative Office in Brussels to Build Access to EU Decision-Makers
May 25 2021 // Italian insurer Generali has opened a representative office in Brussels to strengthen public affairs activities with the European Union. Generali said it aims to represent its business priorities while, at the same time,...
Europe’s Aviation Regulator Says Flying Taxis Could Be Airborne by 2024 or 2025
May 21 2021 // PARIS – Europe could see the first flying taxis enter service as early as 2024, the region’s top aviation regulator said on Wednesday. More than half a dozen European firms have announced developments of Urban Air...
London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s Financial Center Has Ended: NatWest Chair
May 20 2021 // The City of London’s ‘Golden Age’ as Europe’s financial capital is over following Brexit, but it will remain a major and profitable center, NatWest bank chairman Howard Davies said on Tuesday. The...
Aon to Sell Pensions Business in Germany, in Another Step to Get EU Nod for WTW Deal
May 17 2021 // Aon plc announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its pensions consulting, pension insurance broking, pensions administration and investment consulting business in Germany to Lane Clark & Peacock LLP...
Britain’s Financial Services Sector ‘Not Optimistic’ About Getting Access to EU Markets
May 14 2021 // Britain’s financial services sector won’t get access to the European Union’s markets for the foreseeable future following Brexit, industry officials said on Thursday as a row with France simmers. Britain...
EU Summit to Discuss Vaccine Patent Waiver Proposed by U.S.
May 7 2021 // BRUSSELS – European Union leaders said Thursday that in the wake of the U.S. backing patent waivers for COVID-19 vaccine technology, the 27-nation bloc immediately will start discussing whether they should join such...
EU Top Court Upholds Partial Ban on Bayer Pesticides
May 6 2021 // BRUSSELS – The European Union’s top court on Thursday upheld the EU’s partial ban on three insecticides linked to harming bees, preventing their use on certain crops. The European Court of Justice...
Block Britain From Cross-Border Court Pact, Says EU
May 5 2021 // Britain should not join a cross-border accord for recognizing courts and their rulings, the European Commission recommended on Tuesday, in a move which British business leaders fear could rachet up costs for smaller...
European Commission Delays Aon-Willis Decision Until August
May 4 2021 // The European Commission competition panel has moved its decision date for the Aon-Willis Towers Watson merger by five business days from July 27 to August 3. The commission is investigating whether the combining of the two...
EU Seeks Review of GMO Rules for Gene-Edited Crops
Apr 30 2021 // BRUSSELS — The European Commission launched a review of EU rules on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) on Thursday, opening the door to a possible loosening of restrictions for plants resulting from gene-editing...
H.W. Kaufman Expands in Europe, Adding Amsterdam Office, London Healthcare Unit
Apr 30 2021 // U.S.-based specialty insurance firm H.W. Kaufman Group is expanding within Continental Europe through the opening of a new office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the addition of a specialty healthcare insurance team in...
