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#1 Update: Airbus, Air France Reject Blame Over AF447 Crash, After 16 Years
Sep 29 2025 // Airbus and Air France pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Monday at the start of a new two-month trial over France’s worst air disaster, 16 years after a Paris-bound jet crashed into the Atlantic, killing all...
#2 People Moves: Arch Insurance Taps AXA XL’s Martins as Head of Executive Assurance for France; DUAL Europe Announces Key Cyber Appointments
Sep 17 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Arch Insurance and DUAL Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Arch Insurance Taps AXA XL’s Martins as Head of Executive Assurance,...
#3 Ardonagh Europe Agrees to Acquire French Broker, Groupe Leader Insurance
Sep 22 2025 // Ardonagh Europe, part of The Ardonagh Group and headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, has agreed to acquire Groupe Leader Insurance (GLI), one of the top 10 wholesale and multi-specialist brokers in France. Founded in 2003 by...
#4 Captain of Oil Tanker Linked to Russia’s Shadow Fleet Will Face Trial in France
Oct 7 2025 // The captain of an oil tanker that authorities in France have detained off the country’s Atlantic coast and which President Emmanuel Macron has linked to Russia will go on trial in February over the crew’s...
#5 Private Detectives Tail French Workers to Root Out Surging Sick Leave Fraud
Sep 25 2025 // Fabrice Lehmann caught sight of his target as he left his suburban Paris home, dressed for work. He began tailing him, trying to blend in with the commuters heading into the city. A private detective since 1994, Lehmann...
#6 French Lawmaker Asks Prosecutor to Probe TikTok for ‘Endangering the Lives’ of Users
Sep 11 2025 // The chairman of a French parliamentary committee investigating TikTok’s psychological effects on minors said on Thursday that he had asked for a criminal probe into TikTok’s possible responsibility for...
#7 French Wine Output to Fall Below 2024 After Fires Ravage Vines
Oct 9 2025 // France further cut its estimate for this year’s wine production, putting output below 2024’s historically low level, after summer heat waves and wildfires hit vineyards. With the grape harvest nearly complete,...
