Netherlands
JLT expands reach with Dutch and Middle East acquisitions
JLT has acquired a marine specialty broker based in the Netherlands and invested in a Dubai-based broker in a bid to expand its international reach.
JLT expands specialty international reach
JLT has acquired a marine specialty broker based in the Netherlands and invested in a Dubai-based broker,in a bid to expand its international reach.
Europe: Changing the channel
In a competitive market such as insurance, industry players need to keep up with their customers to target the most effective channels for communication and engagement.
Winter storm Christian is worst in a decade
Winter storm “Christian” (known as “St. Jude” in the United Kingdom) battered the western shores of southern Britain early on Monday, October 28, 2013, as one of the strongest extratropical cyclones to affect the region in perhaps a decade.
Ace appoints global client exec for Benelux
Ace Group has appointed Hendrik-Jan Wiersema as its global client executive focusing on the Benelux region.
Spain and Italy most interested in telematics
A majority of drivers in the six largest motor insurance markets in Europe have indicated they are willing to embrace telematics-based products, according to research by Towers Watson.
Jubilee and ANV to combine Lloyd’s operations
Ryan Specialty Group and ANV have announced plans to combine their Lloyd’s businesses, ANV Syndicate Management and Jubilee Managing Agency.
Jubilee and ANV to combine Lloyd’s operations
Ryan Specialty Group and ANV have announced plans to combine their Lloyd’s businesses, ANV Syndicate Management and Jubilee Managing Agency.
Penny Black's Insurance Week - 5 September 2013
Just when Penny thought she’d heard it all when it comes to amusing claims, a loss adjuster invited her to consider a new concept: contaminated compost.
THB strengthens Portuguese team with Ricardo Borges’ return
Former THB employee Ricardo Borges is returning to the company to take up a director role based in the European Division’s Amsterdam office.
Europe: Aggregation domination
Research suggests that the use of aggregators in Europe is growing but can the continent replicate the price comparison success seen in the UK? Mark Sands investigates.
ING’s European IPO draws nearer while profits fall
Dutch financial group ING continues to prepare for the public float of its European insurance business with plans to separate ING US from ING Insurance to speed up its initial public offering.
Europe: Cracking the whip
The UK has been dubbed the whiplash capital of Europe but what can it learn on the continent as it looks to crack the problem? Tim Evershed investigates.
Groupe Consultatif appoints former Aegon actuary as CEO
The Groupe Consultatif, the Actuarial Association of Europe, has appointed Ad Kok as its new chief executive officer starting on 1 September 2013.
Dutch insurers urged to offer risk-based flood cover
Dutch insurers must accept the rejection of a proposed compulsory flood scheme and start offering flood cover on a voluntary basis, according to Neerlandse co-founder Rogier van der Kooy Versteeg.
Market looks to politicians to overcome Dutch flood stalemate
The Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment plans to intervene in the flood debate raging in the Netherlands in a bid to overcome the current stalemate.
Dutch insurance association rues "missed opportunity" on flood cover
The Dutch Association of Insurers has issued a stark warning on flood cover, after the Consumer & Market authority declared its proposed flood solution "violated competition law".
Competition watchdog says Dutch flood proposals are anti-competitive
The Netherlands’ Consumer & Market Authority has delivered a blow to plans to make flood coverage mandatory from January 2014, saying the proposals violate competition law.
European non-life premiums up 3% in 2012 to €459bn
New figures published today by Insurance Europe show a provisional increase in total European gross written premiums of 1.6% at constant exchange rates in 2012. This follows a decline in premiums of over 2% in 2011.
Dutch policyholders had EHIC rejected
Dutch policyholders have had their European Health Insurance Card's refused in Spanish hospitals, The Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB has confirmed.
Hiscox appoints Axa's Tondu-Melique as European chief operating officer
Hiscox has appointed Florence Tondu-Melique as its new European chief operating officer.
Aegon to complete Santander deal in Q2
Aegon’s acquisition of Santander’s Spanish insurance business is expected to close in the second quarter of 2013, a spokesman confirmed to Insurance Insight.
Flood: A Dutch Obligation
For the first time in decades Dutch citizens can purchase flood insurance but should the product be compulsory?
ING plots European IPO
Dutch financial giant ING is preparing a case for an initial public offering of its European insurance business, with a target of going to market in 2014.