Europe
R&Q acquires Guernsey captive for £1.5m
R&Q has acquired Guernsey-based captive insurer Constantia Insurance Company, which is currently in run-off period from Old Mutual.
Post Power List 2018: Michel Barnier
Head of Brexit negotiations, European Union
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Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
Post Power List 2018: Tulsi Naidu
UK CEO, Zurich Insurance
Post Power List 2018: Richard Pryce
CEO, QBE European Operations
Post Power List 2018: Andrew Kendrick
Senior vice-president of group and president for Europe, Chubb
Post Power List 2018: Isabelle Goubin
Chair, Commissariat aux Assurances (Luxembourg)
Analysis: The new Brexit landscape
Insurers look for alternative bases
Aviva's Maurice Tulloch on the race to sustainability
Maurice Tulloch, CEO of international insurance at Aviva, explains why and how the industry should encourage a global race to sustainability.
EU insurers to be granted UK access after Brexit
European insurers operating in the UK will be able to continue to do so even after Brexit, according to plans outlined by the Prudential Regulation Authority.
Relief as IDD deadline extended by seven months
Insurers have received an early Christmas present in the form of a proposed delay of seven months to the implementation of the Insurance Distribution Directive.
Allianz invests $96.6m in emerging market insurtech
Allianz has invested $96.6m (£72.3m) in emerging market insurtech Bima.
Compre buys legacy books from Generali
Compre has acquired two books of business in total worth €300m (£264m) from Generali.
Legal Update: Conflicts of interest in the insurance distribution chain
As they prepare for the Insurance Distribution Directive, insurers and brokers need to be wary of conflicts of interest, which the Financial Conduct Authority has been monitoring closely, explain Roseyna Jahangir and Juanita Morrison, associate and…
VIG bolsters market share with Seesam acquisition
Vienna Insurance Group has acquired Estonia-based Seesam Insurance.
Chubb names Church as international property head
Chubb has named Brian Church executive vice president and head of international property for Chubb’s overseas general business, effective 1 January 2018.
Navigators secures market access through Belgian acquisitions
Navigators has purchased two Belgium-based businesses in a €35m deal which it hopes will allow continued access to the European market after Brexit.
Generali appoints Jaime Anchustegui as group chief operations and insurance officer
Jaime Anchustegui Melgarejo has been appointed as group chief operations and insurance officer of Assicurazioni Generali.
Allianz’s Axel Theis on the positive signs for global trade
Concerns remain but outlook for global trade shows positive signs, says Axel Theis, member of the board of management of Allianz SE.
Axa divests from oil sands and commits €12bn for environmentally-friendly projects
Global French insurer Axa has divested from 25 oil sands (also known as tar sands) companies and made other environmental commitments at the One Planet Summit in Paris.
Guernsey-based funds complete first ILS trades on blockchain
Solidum Re has successfully completed the first two secondary market ILS trades on a blockchain.
Liberty to redomicile to Luxembourg
Liberty Specialty Markets will redomicile its insurance company from the UK to Luxembourg, rather than set up a separate legal entity.
Sector welcomes PM’s first Brexit deal
The insurance sector has welcomed news that the UK and EU plan to move onto the next phase of Brexit talks but stresses the need for certainty on the UK’s future trading relationship with the bloc.
Blog: Options to access the EEA market after Brexit
Kieran Jones, head of insurance and partner at Weightmans, explains how insurers may continue to write business in the European Economic Area after Brexit.