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Germany Pushes Back Against UK Govt. Demands for Financial Firms’ Post-Brexit Access
The European Union won't rush to enhance market access for financial firms outside the bloc, a senior German official said, pushing back against key U.K. government demands in the Brexit ...
Tropical Storm Gordon Weakens to Tropical Depression, Missing Hurricane Predictions
Gordon was rapidly weakening to a tropical depression after coming ashore near the Alabama-Mississippi border late Tuesday and killing at least one person while knocking out power to thousands. The ...
French Reinsurer SCOR Turns Back Investor’s $9.6B Takeover Bid, Tickling Shareholders
French reinsurer Scor SE spurned an 8.3-billion-euro ($9.6 billion) unsolicited takeover offer from its biggest shareholder, Covea, which said it's still interested in pursuing a deal. Scor shares ...
German Regulator Backs Post-Brexit Insurance Contract Fix
European Union and U.K. authorities must agree on a political solution to the threat Brexit poses to trillions of dollars in derivatives and insurance contracts, according to Germany's top financial ...
H1 ILS Issuance Reached a Robust and Resilient $7.3B: Swiss Re
Insurance-linked securities continued at a healthy clip during the 2018 first half but failed to reach record levels hit last year, Swiss Re said in its latest report on the matter. H1 2018 ILS ...
October Brexit Deadline May Quietly Go Away
The U.K. and the European Union still say in public they want a Brexit deal wrapped up in the next seven weeks. Behind the scenes, though, senior officials on both sides admit this is unlikely. They ...
Navigators Exec Cameron Will Be Next Leader of Lloyd’s Market Association
Sheila Cameron, currently head of International Operations at Navigators Underwriting Ltd., is to become the next CEO of the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA), following the announcement that David ...
No-Deal Brexit Could Affect Everything From Insurance Contracts to Consumer Pricing
Britons face higher prices when buying from the European Union unless the government can secure a Brexit deal, while retirees in countries like Spain risk losing access to pensions paid into U.K. ...