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NewsThe state of the market – SCOR Global P&C’s Conoscente
North American casualty risks loom large, as do European secondary perils, despite a picture of price adequacy on US peak risks, warned the chief executive of SCOR’s property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance business.
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NewsFrench riots cost insurers €650m in claims – France Assureurs
Civil unrest in Paris and across France resulted in 11,300 claims, with commercial property accounting for 55% of the claims cost, according to a French insurance industry group.
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NewsHowden to buy French broker CRF
It is Howden’s first acquisition in France since appointing Nicolas Aubert as CEO, Howden France
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NewsFrance Europe’s most complex country for business
For the UK, the conclusion of Brexit, along with new international trade agreements, brings increased clarity and stability
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NewsInsurer AXA halts ransomware crime reimbursement in France
In an apparent industry first, the global insurance company AXA said Thursday it will stop writing cyber-insurance policies in France that reimburse customers for extortion payments made to ransomware criminals.
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NewsReuters: Aviva sets Feb deadlines for $6.6 billion disposals in France, Poland - sources
The London-based insurer, led by boss Amanda Blanc, is expected to sell its French business for about 3.5 billion euros while the Polish operations are valued at roughly 2 billion euros, the sources said.
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NewsLemonade enters its third European market
Lemonade has already expanded into Germany and The Netherlands
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NewsFrench insurers to freeze premiums for sectors hardest hit by virus
Under pressure from Le Maire, insurers faced the prospect of being hit by a 1.2 billion euro ($1.45 billion) tax if they did not offer to keep premiums steady next year.
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NewsFloods in southern France to cost 210 mln euros - insurance body
Damage caused by floods and heavy rain in southeastern France is expected to cost 210 million euros ($248.12 million) in insurance claims, French insurance body FFA and reinsurer CCR said on Monday.
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People & OpinionBerkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Names Olivier Hamon and Alice Batchili to Lead Entrance Into Executive & Professional Lines in France
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced that it is entering the Executive & Professional Lines market in France and has appointed Olivier Hamon as Head of Financial Institutions and Management Liabilities and Alice Batchili as Professional Indemnity Manager.
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NewsFrance is Next For Lemonade’s European Expansion
Lemonade plans to make its new multi-risk insurance available in France by the end of 2020, but French residents can already sign up for the waitlist now. This marks the third European country to get Lemonade, following the Netherlands’ launch earlier this year, and Germany in June 2019. Upon launch, ...
