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#1 AIG Gets Approval to Acquire Everest Renewals in 6 EU Countries – in Time for Jan. 1
Dec 15 2025 // AIG announced it has received approval to proceed with the acquisition of Everest Group’s renewals in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Ireland. The European Union deal is part of AIG’s $2 billion...
#2 Europe Agrees to Drastic ESG Cuts After US Pressure Intensifies
Dec 9 2025 // The European Union reached a tentative deal to slash ESG requirements, as the bloc faces intensifying pressure from the US to rein in such rules amid ever-present trade tensions. In late-night talks, representatives of...
#3 EU Faces Renewed US Ire After ESG Cutbacks Fail to Calm Tensions
Dec 24 2025 // The European Union’s ESG framework — a shadow of its former self after a year of deep cuts — is drawing renewed threats from the US. At issue is the so-called extraterritoriality of the Corporate Sustainability...
#4 Russia Is Trying to Overwhelm Europe With its Sabotage Campaign: Western Officials
Dec 19 2025 // In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated...
#5 Viewpoint: The 2026 Forecast for European Insurers Is Partly Cloudy
Dec 17 2025 // The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we expect they will largely continue to do so in 2026. The European insurance sector is exposed...
#6 Update: EU Announces New Sanctions on Companies and Individuals Over Russian Oil
Dec 15 2025 // The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund...
#7 Bjak Founder Weighs IPO as Malaysia Insurtech Seeks Expansion Into Europe
Dec 16 2025 // Bjak Sdn, Malaysia’s largest online insurance aggregator, is mulling an initial public offering within the next two years as it seeks to enter Europe. Bjak is eyeing new markets in Spain and Germany in 2026 following...
#8 Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026
Dec 11 2025 // Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025. Core...
#9 European Rating Agency Scope Plans Global Expansion Drive and IPO
Dec 18 2025 // Scope Ratings, which brands itself as Europe’s home-grown alternative to S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, plans a U.S. expansion drive and a stock market listing in the coming years, its founder and chief executive...
#10 People Moves: Howden Taps Former Gallagher Exec Strickland to Launch Space Insurance Practice; Liberty Promotes Groenen to Head of Portfolio Solutions, Europe
Dec 10 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden and Liberty Speciality Markets. A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Taps Former Gallagher Exec Strickland to Launch Space Insurance...
#11 People Moves: DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe Transactional Liability; AXIS Taps LSM’s Edwards as Head of Delegated Strategy, Global Mkts
Dec 12 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA DUAL Europe and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe...
#12 The Fidelis Partnership Transfers European Headquarters to Dublin From Brussels
Dec 11 2025 // The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-headquartered managing general underwriter, announced it has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective December 1, 2025. The move establishes...
#13 EU, G7 Weigh Ban on Maritime Services for Russian Oil Exports, End to Price Cap
Dec 8 2025 // The Group of Seven countries and the European Union are in talks to replace a price cap on Russian oil exports with a full maritime services ban in a bid to reduce the oil revenue that helps finance Russia’s war in...
#14 Satellite Startup ICEYE Raises Funds at $2.8 Billion Valuation as Europe Boosts Defense
Dec 8 2025 // ICEYE, a Finnish satellite developer with a number of defense contracts, has raised money at a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) valuation, capitalizing on the military spending boom across Europe. Venture firm General...
#15 Update: EU Eases Combustion Engine Ban to Help Ailing Industry
Dec 17 2025 // The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the transition to cleaner transport after months of industry pressure. The move suggests a slower...
#16 EU Strikes Deal on Climate Target to Cut Emissions by 90% by 2040
Dec 10 2025 // The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, and buy foreign carbon credits to cover 5% of the emissions cuts, goals...
#17 Europe Saw Record Surge in Renewable Output, Driving Below-Zero Power Prices in 2025
Jan 5 2026 // Surging renewable output overwhelmed Europe’s power grid in 2025, driving electricity prices below zero more often than ever before. Negative power prices are underscoring how rapid growth in renewable generation is...
#18 Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers
Jan 2 2026 // The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic...
