EU Inquires About 9 Potential Buyers of Assets in Aon-Willis Deal April 27, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS–EU antitrust regulators are asking Aon rivals and customers who is the best buyer for assets the insurance broker has...
EU Privacy Supervisor Urges Ban on Facial Recognition Software April 26, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Facial recognition should be banned in Europe because of its “deep and non-democratic intrusion” into people’s private lives, EU privacy...
EU Announces Tough Draft Rules on Use of Artificial Intelligence April 22, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – The European Commission on Wednesday announced tough draft rules on the use of artificial intelligence, including a ban...
Aon’s Concessions to EU May Not Be Enough to Close $30B Willis Deal: Sources April 14, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Insurance broker Aon’s offer to sell assets in five EU countries and takeover target Willis Towers Watson’s reinsurance...
Update: Aon Offers to Sell Assets to Gain EU Antitrust Approval for $30B Willis Bid April 12, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Insurance broker Aon has offered to sell assets in several EU countries and the reinsurance unit of takeover...
Update – Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Antitrust Warning: Reuters March 3, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Aon will face a list of objections by the EU’s antitrust watchdog which it must overcome with concessions...
Uber Urges EU to Recognize Gig Business Model as UK Court Is Set to Rule February 17, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee Uber on Monday called on EU regulators to recognize the value of independent contracts in job creation as they consider...
EU Experts Hit Roadblock in Trying to Resolve Tech, Carmakers’ Patent Dispute February 12, 2021 By Foo Yun Chee European Union efforts to resolve a patent dispute between tech companies and carmakers have hit a roadblock after experts enlisted...
Aon’s $30B Bid for Willis Towers Watson Faces EU Probe: Reuters December 15, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Aon’s $30 billion bid for Willis Towers to create the world’s largest insurance broker faces a full-scale investigation...
EU Privacy Agency Does Not Expect New EU-US Data Privacy Accord Any Time Soon December 7, 2020 By Foo Yun Chee Companies hoping the EU and the new U.S. administration will soon strike a new transatlantic data transfer pact to replace...