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Lloyd’s starts hiring for Brussels subsidiary
Lloyd’s has started hiring staff for its Brussels subsidiary.
AIG moves European business to new UK and Luxembourg units
AIG has formed new insurance companies in the UK and Luxembourg that will see all business transferred to the new entities ahead of the UK leaving the European Union.
Generali to sell Belgium business for €540m
Italy’s largest insurer Generali is to sell its Belgium-based subsidiary to Bermuda-based Athora Holdings for €540m (£469.5m).
HDI's Jens Wohlthat on the need for hardening
Natural catastrophe risks reveal the need for industrial cover rate hardening, writes Jens Wohlthat, member of the HDI board of management.
Business leaders ‘turning their backs on Europe’
UK business leaders have turned their backs on Europe as political uncertainty and regulatory concerns see decision-makers’ focus on the domestic market, according to survey findings.
Analysis: Leisure market - At your leisure
Brexit may raise the prospect of more expensive holidays abroad and longer waits at borders. If fewer European city breaks beckon, could there also be an upside in spending more time in England’s green and pleasant land?
Biba’s Steve White on why a transitional agreement is only the tip of the Brexit iceberg
News of a post-Brexit transitional agreement is a welcome one, writes Steve White, CEO of the British Insurance Brokers’ Association, however brokers must be wary that the hard work is still yet to come.
Analysis: Takaful, all promise and little delivery
With more than three million Muslims in the UK, there has long been a feeling that sharia-compliant insurance products should find a market but the reality has proved the opposite. So far, every attempt to establish a takaful insurer in the UK domestic…
Barbican and Howden swept up in Gable fallout
Barbican Specialty Re and broker Howden are the latest companies to become embroiled in the fallout of Gable.
Axa to take €339m restructuring hit
Axa is expecting to take a hit of around €339m (£295m) in H1 2018 as a result of a restructure of its Swiss arm.
Carmaker gives three-year cover with every car bought in France
Japanese carmaker Subaru is offering three years of free comprehensive motor cover with every new car bought in France, our sister publication reports.
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Month in Post: He’s back and will bite at your ankles
There is always something troubling about a disembodied head. More so, when it is Arnie’s head and it is shouting at people at the bus stop.
Howden takes majority stake in Turkish broker ACP
Howden is to acquire a majority stake in a Turkish broker in a move to become one of Turkey’s largest insurance brokers.
Lloyd’s launches Casablanca office
Lloyd's has opened an office in Morocco’s Casablanca Finance City as the market targets growth in North Africa.
Blog: What is Amanda Blanc’s legacy at Axa as she heads to Zurich?
Following the news yesterday that Amanda Blanc is to leave Axa to join Zurich as its CEO for Europe, Middle East & Africa, Jonathan Swift looks back at her time at the French insurer and assesses her legacy
Amanda Blanc leaves Axa for Zurich
Axa UK’s CEO Amanda Blanc is joining Zurich as CEO for Europe, Middle East & Africa, in replacement of Gary Shaughnessy.