Eurozone Crisis
News, analysis and opinion on the latest eurozone developments affecting the insurance market
Eurozone Latest
Mapfre hits out at downgrade on Spanish euro crisis
Spanish insurer unsettled by AM Best’s lowering of rating despite resilience to Greek crisis and volatile markets
Buyers avoiding reinsurers with eurozone exposureSubscription
Insurers wary of reinsurers at potential risk as EU crisis shows little sign of improvement
Groupama on defence as Aviva and AXA eye broker books
AXA and Aviva talking to brokers about transferring Groupama business following sale decision
Groupama’s Bollington and Lark look to MBOsSubscription
French Groupama has put all its UK brokers and insurers up for sale
Daily briefing: Thursday - No one wants a B gradeSubscription
Standard & Poor’s downgraded eight European (re)insurers this week, but the pain may not be over yet
Eurozone break-up ‘would be highly damaging’ - AtradiusSubscription
Recession in 2012 ‘seems inevitable’ says credit insurer
S&P downgrades eight European insurersSubscription
Rating actions for the largest European groups still undecided
Cheap Groupama sale 'out of the question' - BoisseauSubscription
Groupama UK chief executive assures brokers of insurer’s capital strength
Fitch affirms Zurich ratingsSubscription
Ratings upgrade a result of strong operatings results in tough economic conditions
Insurers' eurozone woes continueSubscription
As the EU scrambles to stabilise its financial health, Europe’s big insurers must wait to see how badly they are affected by shaky economies – and the ever-watchful rating agencies
Financial News
Soaring Tesco gives Ageas £655m boostSubscription
Joint venture with supermarket hits profit in second year
Ex-Aviva boss Snowball on a high after profit leap
Suncorp defies tough global economy and natural catastrophes to notch up big bounce in profits
Willis comes under Airmic fire over contingent U-turnSubscription
Move is embarrassment for chief exec Joe Plumeri, who campaigned against payments
Battle lines drawn as Aviva unveils broker plansSubscription
Zurich, RSA and AXA plan commercial strategies to compete in corporate sector
Willis’s bad year: what the analysts saySubscription
The North American market, its loan protector business and its acquisition of HRH hit the broker hard in 2011
Results Q&A: Zurich UK chief exec Stephen LewisSubscription
Ageas UK returns to full-year profit after ‘great’ 2011
Aviva number cruncher to join Torus
Results Q&A: AXA UK chief exec Paul EvansSubscription
Zurich UK re-underwriting pays off as profit rises 28%
AXA UK returns to profit in 2011 after re-pricing
PartnerRe and Platinum top worst-hit list for 2011Subscription
Plumeri ‘not satisfied’ as Willis profits halve
Willis does U-turn on contingent commissions
Aspen seeks new finance chief as Houghton exits
Marsh parent reports 16% profit increase
Aspen posts $106m loss for 2011
Hannover Re predicts €600m 2011 profit
Lloyds, JLT and Aon lead Bluefin chase
