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EIOPA : EU – US insurance dialogue agrees high level project plan
The Steering Committee of the EU-U.S. Insurance Dialogue Project to increase mutual understanding and enhance cooperation met in Basel, Switzerland on 21 March 2013...
Europe : international trade deals could boost GDP by 2 per cent
As recent estimates show, deepening relationships between the EU and its key trading partners can contribute significantly to Europe's recovery.
If the EU pursues its...
BIBA : concerns with the revision of Insurance Mediation Directive
The European Commission has published a revised Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD II), outlining changes to insurance broker regulation across Europe.
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association...
EIOPA : financial stability report, June 2012
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) published today its biannual report on the financial stability for the insurance and institutions for occupational...
Europe / home loans : better advice for borrowers, more stable markets for lenders
Proposed new rules to ensure that house buyers are properly informed before taking on a mortgage were approved by the Economic and Monetary Affairs...
Europe : unemployment rate at 11% in April 2012
The euro area(EA17) seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate was 11.0% in April 2012, stable compared with March. It was 9.9% in April 2011. The EU27 unemployment...
Warning as freezing weather set to continue
As bitter temperatures continue to grip Europe and the UK Aviva warns homeowners to take a few simple steps to prevent freezing a bursting...
Europe : austerity bites Europe with winter cold
Europe is now facing austerity measures, governments are cutting welfare programs and raising taxes. Winter cold is coming as Europeans face a bleak...
European legislative package adopted to boost cohesion investments
Over the last ten years, the European cohesion policy has been a force for change. It has made a genuine contribution to convergence and...
Shock cuts hit healthcare in Spain’s richest region
Spain's crisis spending has cut a bit deeper with its richest region, Catalonia, suspending payments this past week to care homes and mental clinics...
Appointment : Doug Brown is named Chief Risk Officer for Aviva Europe
Aviva Europe announces that it has appointed Doug Brown as chief risk officer. Mr Brown will join Aviva Europe’s executive committee and will report...
Debt crisis : financial market panic
European financial markets felt panic Tuesday July 12, as investors were worried the debt crisis would spread to Italy and Spain. Finance ministers only...
Europe : must stop Greek spill-over
Key European officials struggle to stop a disagreement over the terms of a second bailout for Greece from spilling over to big euro countries,...
2008 crisis spurred rise in suicides in Europe
The financial crisis that began to hit Europe in mid-2008 reversed a steady, years-long fall in suicides among people of working age, according to...
Europe : data roaming ruling is a massive win for consumers
The EU will announce dramatic measures that will put an end to premium charges when using mobile data services in the EU, making it...
Europe : E.coli-linked Egyptian fenugreek seeds baned
The European Union banned Egyptian fenugreek seeds linked to E.coli outbreaks in Germany and France and slapped a temporary ban on the import of...
Killer bacteria toll rises to 36
The death toll from a killer bacteria outbreak rose to 36 Monday as Germany said a warning to avoid eating cucumbers, lettuce and tomatoes,...
EU to adopt Japan’s tighter thresholds for radiation in food
Europe will lower the levels of radioactivity allowed in food to match already stricter ceilings set by Japan, European Commission head Jose Manuel Barroso...
Insurance industry urges EU to review Solvency II
Proposed Solvency II rules could make the insurance sector more vulnerable to economic downturns and force companies to charge higher prices, senior industry figures...
EIOPA established its new stakeholder groups
The European Insurance and occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) today announced the members of its two stakeholder groups, the Insurance and Reinsurance Stakeholder Group as...
