European Commission (EC)

Europe: Breaking up is hard to do

A British exit from the European Union could be voted on as early as 2016, to avoid a clash with the French presidential and the German federal elections.

EU Commission approves Flood Re

The European Commission has agreed that Flood Re does not violate rules on state aid by seeking to ensure the availability of low cost flood cover.

Cross-border insurance: a new opportunity?

As prudential regulation across Europe is set to become unified with the planned implementation of Solvency II, Katie Marriner looks at how the likelihood of cross-border insurance becoming a reality is being considered.

All change in Europe

The European guard is changing, and by the end of the year the UK insurance industry could find the European Parliament and Commission rather harder places to press its case than previously.

Europe: Clearing up confusion

A mid-January decision to amend the European Union's Insurance Mediation Directive - set to come into force in 2016 - through a revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive has generated much confusion.

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