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Existing EU Contracts Must Be ‘Grandfathered’ After Brexit to Avoid Complexity: Lloyd’s CEO Beale
Jun 26 2017 // Existing European Union insurance policies should stay in place after Britain leaves the bloc because the process of dividing them into British and EU contracts would be too complex, Lloyd’s of London Chief Executive...
Brexit Critics Now Emboldened to Block Prime Minister’s Plans for ‘Hard Brexit’
Jun 23 2017 // When she called a snap election in April, Theresa May said she needed voters’ backing to silence rivals in Parliament who were trying to frustrate her plans for Brexit. Instead, the British prime minister’s...
UK Plans $1B-Plus Investment in Driverless & Electric Vehicle Technology
Jun 22 2017 // The UK government plans to invest more than 800 million pounds ($1 billion) in new driverless and zero-emission vehicle technology as it seeks to boost its economy while leaving the European Union. Investment in research...
Legacy Specialist Compre to Acquire Irish Captive Insurer Equinox CA Europe
Jun 20 2017 // Compre, the independent insurance and reinsurance legacy specialist, today announces it has agreed to acquire Equinox CA Europe, a captive insurer of global engineering and construction conglomerate SNC-Lavalin. The...
UK, EU Insurers & Banks Need ‘New System’ for Their Post-Brexit Business
Jun 20 2017 // British and European Union banks need a new system to let them do business with each other after Brexit to avoid splitting markets, Britain’s finance minister Philip Hammond said on Tuesday. Britain, the EU’s...
‘Complicated’ Brexit Talks Begin with Questions Over What Britain Wants
Jun 19 2017 // Almost a year since Britons voted to leave the European Union, Brexit talks finally began on Monday amid confusion over what exactly the U.K. government wants from the divorce. What U.K. Brexit Secretary David Davis...
220,000 Dutch, English Consumers Sue VW Over Diesel Fraud
Jun 14 2017 // Around 220,000 car drivers in the Netherlands, England and Wales joined forces on Tuesday in what could become a pan-European lawsuit against German carmaker Volkswagen seeking compensation over its...
Compre Acquires Ireland-Based Captive Equinox CA Europe
Jun 12 2017 // Specialist insurer Compre has agreed to acquire Equinox CA Europe, a captive insurer of global engineering and construction conglomerate SNC-Lavalin, in a legacy transaction. The Ireland-based captive insured the...
Update: U.K. Voters Reject Prime Minister May’s Vision of ‘Hard Brexit’
Jun 9 2017 // Prime Minister Theresa May will plow ahead with her plan to withdraw Britain from the European Union even as her electoral defeat raised questions over whether she will have to soften her approach or even if she will last...
XL Catlin Promotes Gerbaud to Head International Environmental
Jun 7 2017 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the promotion of Adias Gerbaud to head international environmental. In her newly expanded role, Gerbaud will be responsible for managing XL Catlin’s environmental...
U.S. P/C Insurance Industry Mostly Silent on Trump Exit from Paris Climate Accord
Jun 6 2017 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry, which has been facing rising claims bills for extreme weather events, mostly reacted with silence to President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the country from the...
CNA Hardy to Establish Subsidiary in Luxembourg
Jun 6 2017 // Specialty commercial insurer CNA Hardy said it plans to open a new European subsidiary in Luxembourg. The company said it is acting to provide “continuity to our employees, customers and brokers” in the current...
Trump Hands Climate Leadership Role to China to Dismay of Global Leaders
Jun 2 2017 // President Donald Trump’s decision to isolate the U.S. on climate change triggered waves of complaints from government and business leaders around the world and handed China a golden opportunity to burnish its image...
China, EU Re-Commit to Paris Climate Agreement – Even if U.S. Withdraws
Jun 1 2017 // Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said the world’s No. 1 polluter will stick to its pledges to tackle global warming, underscoring the risk of U.S. isolation if President Donald Trump pulls out of the Paris climate...
Trump Expected to End U.S. Participation in Paris Climate Pact
May 31 2017 // President Donald Trump plans to make good on his campaign vow to withdraw the United States from a global pact to fight climate change, a source briefed on the decision said on Wednesday, a move that promises to deepen a...
FM Global Gets License in Luxembourg to Launch Post-Brexit EU Hub
May 31 2017 // U.S. commercial property insurer FM Global has been approved to run a European hub in Luxembourg, a move allowing it to issue policies in the European Union and other countries following Britain’s decision to leave...
Greece Aims to Attract U.K. Shipowners, Insurers & Brokers Seeking Brexit HQs
May 31 2017 // The Greek government wants to persuade shipowners and shipping-insurance companies based in London to move their European Union headquarters to Greece as the U.K. prepares to exit the bloc. “We’re in contact...
Chubb Names Bryant as Regional Cyber Risk Manager, Europe
May 30 2017 // Chubb announced the appointment of Kyle Bryant to the newly created role of regional cyber risk manager, Europe. In his new role, Bryant will bring together Chubb’s dedicated local cyber risk expertise across its...
Allied World Europe Launches UK Commercial Division
May 30 2017 // Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings AG has announced the launch of its UK Commercial Division. “Our clients tell us they need simple, affordable and flexible insurance solutions and our UK Commercial Division...
UK’s Legal & General Chooses Dublin as Post-Brexit Base for Some Operations
May 26 2017 // British insurer Legal & General said it will move some of its investment management operations to Ireland to ensure it can continue to serve its customers after Brexit. In a win for Dublin’s campaign to attract...
