France Warns of Soaring Insurance Costs From Climate Change March 10, 2025 By Francois de Beaupuy French households, businesses and local authorities will face soaring costs for insurance if the country fails to adapt to a...
Climate Change, Extreme Weather Bring Challenges to Chablis Wine Country in France September 30, 2024 By Samuel Petrequin On a brisk late September morning in the heart of Chablis wine country, grape pickers haul large and heavy buckets...
French Farmers Facing ‘Catastrophic’ Harvest Seek State Help July 31, 2024 By Nayla Razzouk French farmers are calling on the government to provide financial aid as there’s a high risk that this year’s wheat...
Update: French Internet Cables Severed in Latest Attack During Olympics July 29, 2024 By Benoit Berthelot and Jillian Deutsch A number of fiber optic cables carrying broadband service across France were cut overnight in the latest attack on the...
Paris Trains Hit By Sabotage Hours Before Olympics Kick Off July 26, 2024 By Julien Ponthus and Valentine Baldassari Trains to and from Paris, including the international Eurostar service, were hit by what authorities called a “massive attack aimed...
Corporate France Braces for New Era of Political Turmoil July 8, 2024 By Leigh Thomas and Helen Reid France’s business elite is anxious about volatile politics, inexperienced policymakers, street protests and a possible wave of bankruptcies in the...
Sompo International Authorized to Write Primary Insurance in France February 14, 2024 Sompo International announced it has been granted a license to write primary insurance in France by the French Prudential Supervision...
Insurance Claims From French Riots Rise to $716 Million July 11, 2023 By Benoit Berthelot Some 11,300 claims for damages from riots in France had been filed as of July 7 for a total cost...
Economic Cost of French Riots Could Top €1 Billion as Unrest Continues to Drop July 5, 2023 By James Regan and Vidya Root President Emmanuel Macron will meet with more than 200 mayors to assess the riots that have rocked France as a...
French Insurers Say Cost of Riots Totals $305 Million, So Far July 5, 2023 By Alexandre Rajbhandari French insurers have so far received around 5,900 claims worth a total of some €280 million ($305 million) resulting from...