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EU watchdog seeks harmonized insurance policy protection strategy

June 24, 2022June 23, 2022 Logan B.

Consumers across the European Union are increasingly purchasing coverage from outside their countries. Harmonized insurance policy protection strategies of last resort are now necessary throughout the EU as the trend in which consumers in members states purchase coverage from outside their country of residence continues to rise, said the bloc’s insurance regulator this week. The cross-border premiums have been rapidly rising over the last half decade compared to domestic rates. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) Chair Petra Hielkema explained that premiums people are paying for cross-border insurance policy…

EU uses insurance ban as its largest slam to Russian oil exports so far

June 13, 2022June 10, 2022 Marc

The European Union has deepened its impact on curbing Russian revenues from exported energy. The European Union’s insurance ban on Russian oil exports is the largest hit so far that it has sent to the country’s energy revenues. The EU has embargoed 90 percent of all its Russian oil imports by the end of 2022. While the embargo on the vast majority of Russian oil imports is a big strike against the country’s energy revenues, what is likely to be much more damaging is the insurance ban put in place.…

EU places sanctions on Russian oil insurance for transport

May 6, 2022May 5, 2022 Logan B.

European Union members are going beyond an import ban and are now targeting its coverage. The European Union is moving beyond the previous Russian crude import ban and is now targeting oil insurance companies covering the transport of the fuel. This move could substantially impair Russia’s ability to ship its crude to locations worldwide. The oil insurance sanctions have to do with banning coverage for European vessels and companies linked with the transportation of Russian crude worldwide. This is one component of a broader sanctions package the EU has been…

Massive insurance battle results from Russia’s seizure of 400 planes

May 2, 2022April 29, 2022 Marc

Aircraft lessors are filing claims for payouts, but insurers don’t agree that coverage extends that far. When Russia invaded Ukraine, it threw a number of markets into turmoil, and in the case of the aircraft market, it has also led to a tremendous insurance battle. Aircraft leasing firms provide approximately half of the 1,000 planes in Russian airline fleets. The aircraft leasing firms are from outside Russia and are finding themselves locked between Russian airlines that refuse to pay and insurers who say they’re not obligated to do so. This…

European insurance watchdog is now the one under investigation

December 13, 2017December 11, 2017 Logan B.

The EIOPA is typically the one watching over the market but it is now facing scrutiny for two practices. The European insurance watchdog is normally the organization responsible for watching over the industry and making sure the practices are kept legal and appropriate. However, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) is now under investigation to check into its own practices. The European Court of Auditors is conducting an audit looking primarily into two main areas. The insurance watchdog will be investigated in the following main areas: its supervision…

Consumer data rules could affect the insurance industry in Europe

March 18, 2015March 16, 2015 Marc

EU introduces draft regulation that is meant to protect consumer information Protecting consumer data is becoming a more important issue for the insurance industry. In Europe, insurance companies may have to take the security of personal data more seriously, pending new rules being debated by the European Union. The European Union has released a draft regulation concerning the protection of consumer data. Protection standards for the draft regulation were initially introduced by the European Commission in 2012 in order to address issues concerning advancing technology and the globalization of the…

Insurance industry gains more flexibility as EU relaxes Iran sanctions

July 16, 2014July 13, 2014 Marc

EU lifts some sanctions against Iranian oil The European Union has lifted sanctions on several Iranian oil companies, allowing insurance providers to offer coverage for the oil that these companies produce once again. The insurance industry had experienced some turbulence due to the sanctions, as they prevented insurers from covering ships containing oil produced in Iran. These sanctions were meant to pressure Iran into aligning itself with certain political interests, but also introduced some economic stress to other countries that rely on Iranian oil, such as India and Japan. Insurance…