All Europe articles
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NewsArch names Medina Gomez to lead exec assurance for Europe
Appointment at Arch Insurance supports expansion of D&O and financial institutions business across continental markets
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NewsAugment Risk appoints Heimann to develop European MGA practice
Magnus Heimann joins Augment Risk as a partner, tasked with expanding the broker’s European MGA footprint and deepening capital-aligned programme support for coverholders
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NewsSwiss Re economists warn of ‘shifting sands’ in fragile global outlook
Growth in Europe looks steady but remains fragile in 2026–27, according to Swiss Re’s Sigma briefing held in London today, shaped by fiscal dominance, re-industrialisation, sticky inflation and elevated catastrophe losses
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NewsBaden-Baden: E+S Rück expects stable German reinsurance market in 2026
Hannover Re’s German subsidiary forecasts steady demand for catastrophe protection and a rebound in motor lines as pricing softens in industrial property business
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NewsLiberty names Fraigneau as president for Europe to lead 2030 strategy
Pierre-Edouard Fraigneau is currently chief underwriting officer for LSM Europe and Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe.
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NewsEurope’s MGA market rises as tech-driven growth channel, says Howden Re
European managing general agents (MGAs) are emerging as a high-growth, technology-enabled force in the global insurance distribution landscape, according to a new report by reinsurance broker Howden Re.
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NewsBeazley appoints Mounier head of Europe, cyber risks
Lucien Mounier was previously based in Singapore as specialty insurer and reinsurer Beazley’s head of Asia Pacific for the past six years.
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NewsDUAL appoints Stoop as its Benelux MD
The MGA arm of Howden Group said it was strengthening its presence in the region.
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NewsArch names Tous as European director of strategy and distribution
Roberto Tous joins from Zurich Insurance, where he was a regional head of general liability, cyber and financial lines business.
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NewsDUAL Europe acquires marine team from Swiss Re
Genoa-based marine team acquisition gives MGA DUAL the mandate to underwrite marine business on behalf of Swiss Re as capacity provider.
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NewsStronger results at Hannover Re, Munich Re, SCOR, Swiss Re – Moody’s report
Improved underwriting results have driven strong earnings and improved resilience at the four biggest continental European reinsurers, according to rating agency Moody’s.
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NewsHowden Tiger appoints Schultz to lead Continental European casualty reinsurance
Wolfram Schultz joins from AXA GIE in Paris, where he was responsible for analysis, strategy, and optimisation of the French insurer’s incoming and outgoing global reinsurance business.
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NewsBaden Baden: Upward pricing momentum continues, reinsurers “shouldn’t forget” previous years – Ariel Re
For this week’s reinsurance meeting in Baden-Baden, property underwriters for Ariel Re are upbeat about continued hard market pricing.
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NewsGuy Carpenter appoints Enoizi as CEO of Europe
The former Pool Re CEO takes up his new position at Guy Carpenter, the reinsurance broking arm of Marsh McLennan, effective immediately.
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NewsGenerali to acquire Liberty Seguros for €2.3bn
Italy’s largest carrier, Generali, has announced it will buy Liberty Seguros, which operates in Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Northern Ireland, part of the Liberty Mutual group.
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NewsFederico Casini to head up Howden Italy
He joins as chief executive from Aon SpA, where he was executive chairman
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NewsAM Best: European insurers enjoy post COVID profits
Earnings improved overall, and a number of players saw materially higher profits in the absence of pandemic-related losses
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NewsLaka raises $12m to build e-mobility insurtech in Europe
Insurtech Laka has raised $12m (£8.8m) in a series A funding round - this will be used to build an e-mobility insurtech in Europe.
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NewsHowden Group aims to be new insurance industry ‘challenger’
International broking organisation Howden Group plans on becoming the new “credible challenger” in the insurance industry, striving to surpass the M&A bar set by Marsh and Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) back in April 2019, according to Howden Group chief exective David Howden.
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NewsZego reveals European expansion plans targeting fleet insurance sector
Commercial motor insurer and insurtech Zego has today (19 January 2022) revealed its European expansion plans - this includes launching in the Netherlands, as well as ramping up its operations in France.
