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Europe faces more than €2bn losses from June thunderstorms
An outbreak of severe thunderstorms in June caused over €2bn economic losses across Europe, according to Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development centre at Aon Benfield.
Ana Cap ties up deal for French broker Assur One
European financial services private equity firm Ana Cap has teamed up with company management to complete the buyout of French digital insurance broker Assur One Group.
MDS Portugal boss appointed to French network
MDS Portugal chief executive Jacqueline Legrand has been appointed Conseiller du Commerce Extérieur de la France in Portugal by French prime minister Manuel Valls.
Barnett Waddingham swoops at Soc Gen for insurance boss
Consultancy Barnett Waddingham has recruited from French investment bank Societe Generale for a new head of insurance consulting.
Axa posts 3% increase in P&C revenues in Q1
Axa posted revenues of €28.5bn (£23.4bn) for the first quarter of 2014, up 2% on a comparable basis, but down 1% on a reported basis.
Covéa posts £15m profit for 2013 but sees GWP shrink 17%
Covéa Insurance posted a technical account profit of £15m for 2013, its first full year results since the merger of the MMA Insurance, Provident Insurance and Gateway Insurance businesses.
Marsh France COO Cipiere to lead RSA's French business
RSA has appointed Marsh France chief operating officer Corinne Cipiere as its new managing director in France.
BGL follows Les Furet with Hoy Hoy for Dutch market
BGL Group has rebranded its price comparison business in the Netherlands as Hoy Hoy.
BGL launches executive programme with French business school
BGL Group has developed a new director-level programme in collaboration with French business school INSEAD.
UK among most SII ready but Pillar 3 presents 'major challenge'
Nearly 80% of European insurers expect to meet Solvency II requirements before January 2016 with Dutch, UK and Nordic firms outstripping their French, German, Greek and Eastern European counterparts in terms of readiness.
Medical Devices: Ripple Effect
The shockwaves of the Poly Implant Prosthèse breast implants scandal are continuing to affect insurers and the regulation of medical devices
Halo launches French retail site
Halo Insurance Services has launched a retail site in France selling excess car hire insurance direct to the customer.
Axa’s global P&C revenues up 2%
Axa has seen group-wide revenues for its property and casualty business increase 2% in figures for 2013.
Europe: The run-off legacy
The run-off market looks set to consolidate its position in Europe, a trend borne out by a Clyde & Co survey which found 60% of insurer respondents expect to complete a deal in Europe in the next 12 months.
Motor Claims 2014: Davies calls for UK to utilise cross-border data sharing to stamp out European crime
Axa’s global chief fraud control officer Richard Davies has called for the UK to embrace cross-border data sharing in a bid to clamp down on crime across the continent.
Suisscourtage handed Lloyd’s broker approval
French insurance broker Suisscourtage has been given registration to serve as a registered Lloyd’s broker.
International: The key to protecting property
With economies recovering across Europe, the property market is beginning to show signs of movement again. But with the credit crunch still fresh in people’s memories, insurers are seeking to reassure those feeling cautious about property transactions.
European appetite for run-off deals set to grow, survey finds
France and Germany have been tipped as the most likely European countries to see run-off deals completed, according to insurance industry respondents to a Clyde & Co survey.
Europe: Weathering the storm
Europe got a battering from natural catastrophes in 2013, resulting in the region clocking up the most loss events for the year across the globe.
Laurent Matras return expected to result in Axa personal lines overhaul
The return of former Groupama boss Laurent Matras to Axa may herald a shake-up of the insurer’s personal lines business, according to market observers.
AIG names banking boss who quit over "hostile environment" as non-exec
AIG Europe has boosted its board with a trio of appointments, including a former Banque AIG boss whose resignation in 2009 almost triggered crisis at the insurer.
R&Q completes Chevanstell transfer
The business of Chevanstell, which traded in the UK as Tryg-Baltica International UK before going into run-off, has become part of R&Q Insurance (Malta) following a part VII transfer.
France declares state of natural catastrophe on Reunion Island
A deadly cyclone has seen France declare a state of natural catastrophe on the Indian Ocean territory of Reunion Island.
International: Europe boards the telematics train
European powerhouse Germany is the latest country to show an appetite for collecting driving data. But the global spread isn’t stopping there.