Netherlands
Industry plays down impact of St Jude and Xaver storms on full-year results
Losses expected to be ‘in tens of millions, not high hundreds of millions’.
European PI market to be worth £6.27bn by 2017
The professional indemnity insurance market across 10 European countries - Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the UK- will be worth around €7.5bn (£6.27bn)by 2017.
Dutch non-life market “stable” says Fitch
Non-life insurers in the Netherlands face a stable environment in 2014, in spite of continued pressure on the health market.
Aon Benfield subsidiary launches flood cat model in Netherlands
Aon Benfield’s catastrophe modelling centre has launched a model to understand the financial impact of flood damage in the Netherlands for property and motor.
ANV names Bayles as technology E&O lead
Netherlands-based Specialty insurer ANV Holdings has named digital and privacy risk specialist Phil Bayles as lead of its new technology E&O and intangible risk underwriting team.
ANV appoints technology E&O lead
Netherlands-based specialty insurer ANV Holdings has named digital and privacy risk specialist Phil Mayes as lead of its new technology E&O and intangible risk underwriting team.
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.