(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group reported strong preliminary financial results for 2025, with gross written premiums rising to EUR 16.3 billion and profit before taxes surpassing the one-billion-euro milestone for the first time, reaching EUR 1.16 billion. The Group achieved … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Austria insurance sector, Central and Eastern Europe insurance market, combined ratio, Czech Republic insurance market, dividend increase, Earnings per share, Erste Group partnership, European insurance industry, evolve28 strategy, Extended CEE region, gross written premiums, HARTWIG LÖGER, insurance financial results 2025, insurance service revenue, Liane Hirner, NÜRNBERGER Beteiligungs AG, Poland insurance growth, profit before taxes, Return on equity, solvency ratio, Standard and Poor’s rating, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group Reports Record Profit Growth in 2025 and Proposes Dividend Increase to EUR 1.73 per Share, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its Global Assistance network with the launch of operations in Albania, extending its assistance services to 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe. Through twelve service companies employing more than 800 staff, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Albania expansion, assistance services network, Baltic Sea to Mediterranean service network, CEE insurance industry, Central and Eastern Europe insurance market, Chief Innovation Officer, concierge services, cross border assistance services, customer assistance solutions, cyber and IT assistance, digital assistance platform, Gábor Lehel, Global Assistance, health assistance, household assistance, insurance innovation, insurance value added services, legal assistance, multinational insurance services, roadside assistance services, travel assistance services, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group Builds Leading CEE Assistance Services Network with 150 Customer Services and Operations Across 18 Markets, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Aviva has launched a new financial wellbeing tool designed to help workplace pension members improve their financial confidence and better manage their finances. Initially available to members of the Aviva Master Trust through the Aviva app and online … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, Aviva Develops Personalised Financial Wellbeing Tool for Workplace Pension Members, Aviva Expands Workplace Pension Support with New Financial Wellbeing Platform, Aviva Master Trust workplace pension scheme, digital pension management platform, employee financial wellbeing programs, financial confidence assessment platform, financial literacy and budgeting support, financial wellbeing tool pension savers, online pension portal Aviva app, pension savings engagement technology, retirement planning tools employees, retirement readiness solutions, Simon Ellis, UK workplace pensions provider, workplace pension financial health support
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has expanded its assistance services network under the Global Assistance brand to cover 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe following the launch of operations in Albania. The network now includes twelve service companies employing … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Retail, Technology
Tagged Albania assistance launch, assistance services CEE, Central and Eastern Europe insurance services, concierge services insurance, cross border assistance network, cyber assistance services, digital assistance platform, European insurance innovation, Gábor Lehel, Global Assistance, health assistance services, insurance assistance companies, insurance value added services, multilingual assistance support, roadside assistance Europe, travel assistance Europe, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group expands Global Assistance network to 18 markets across Central and Eastern Europe, Vienna Insurance Group strengthens regional assistance services presence with expansion into Albania, VIG, VIG assistance network expansion
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group has announced that its Ukrainian subsidiary KNIAZHA VIG has secured a 25 million US dollar reinsurance facility agreement with the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation in cooperation with Aon to support the expansion of war-risk … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Aon, conflict risk mitigation, DFC, global reinsurance initiatives, Greg Case, Harald Riener, insurance solutions for conflict zones, international insurance partnerships, KNIAZHA VIG, private asset insurance Ukraine, reinsurance facility agreement, SME insurance Ukraine, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, Ukraine economic resilience, Ukraine rebuilding efforts, Ukraine war risk insurance, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Insurance Group backed KNIAZHA VIG launches new war risk insurance programme in Ukraine with support from DFC and Aon, Vienna Insurance Group expands support for Ukraine as KNIAZHA VIG secures DFC backed war risk reinsurance facility, Vienna Insurance Group subsidiaries, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Vesteda addressed a two-notch credit rating downgrade by S&P Global triggered by an unexpected €4.1 billion investor redemption request. The rating agency cited concerns about potential weakening credit metrics, dependence on investor sentiment in the Dutch residential real … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, Real Estate, Technology
Tagged asset sales programme, bond issuance strategy, bond refinancing 2026 2027, bridge facilities €900 million, cost of debt 2.4 percent, credit rating downgrade, CreditWatch, debt investor note March 2026, Dutch residential real estate market, Frits Vervoort, investor redemption request, liquidity management strategy, loan to value ratio, LTV 24 percent, real estate investment company Netherlands, residential property portfolio, residential real estate investment Europe, revolving credit facility €650 million, S&P Global, VESTEDA, Vesteda CFO, Vesteda Highlights Strong Residential Portfolio and Liquidity Buffers Following S&P Global Rating Action, Vesteda Maintains Confidence in Financial Strength Despite S&P Global Downgrade and Large Investor Redemption Request, Vesteda Plans Bond Issuance and Asset Sales While Managing €4.1 Billion Investor Redemptions, €4.1 billion redemption
(IN BRIEF) Schroders has appointed Rachel Harris as Head of UK Institutional to strengthen its UK market presence and support continued growth in its institutional business. Rachel, who joined Schroders in 2022 and most recently served as Business Partner to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aga Rangemaster Group Pension Scheme, asset management, DC and Retirement Solutions, E.ON, institutional investment strategy, Long-Term Asset Fund, LTAF, OCIO mandate, pension schemes, Phil Middleton, Rachel Harris, Richard Oldfield, Royal National Institute of Blind People, Schroders, Schroders Appoints Rachel Harris as Head of UK Institutional to Drive Strategic Growth, Schroders Enhances Institutional Strategy with New Head of UK Institutional, UK asset management growth, UK institutional market
(IN BRIEF) Tikehau Capital has been included in the MSCI World Small Cap Index following the latest quarterly review, with the change effective after the market close on 27 February 2026. The index tracks small-cap companies across 23 developed markets … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged alternative asset manager, asset management, developed markets, financial markets, global investors, index inclusion, institutional investors, liquidity, market capitalization, MSCI indices, MSCI World Small Cap Index, shareholder base, small cap companies, stock market indices, Tikehau Capital, Tikehau Capital Added to MSCI World Small Cap Index Following Quarterly Index Review, Tikehau Capital Joins MSCI World Small Cap Benchmark to Strengthen Global Market Visibility
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica is expanding and reorganizing the Movistar Centre store at Plaça Catalunya in Barcelona to create a larger technology showroom aligned with Mobile World Congress. The redesigned space will feature dedicated areas for leading manufacturers including Apple, Samsung, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Apple, Barcelona innovation, Chema Casas, connectivity solutions, Dyson, Foreo, gaming technology, GHD, Google Pixel, Meta, Meta Quest, Mobile World Congress Barcelona, Movistar Centre Plaça Catalunya, Movistar Plus, Movistar Prosegur Alarmas, Oakley smart glasses, OPPO, Ray Ban smart glasses, Samsung, smart home devices, technology showroom, Telefonica, Telefónica Enhances Movistar Centre with New Exhibition Spaces for Major Technology Manufacturers, Telefónica Transforms Plaça Catalunya Store into Technology Experience Hub for Mobile World Congress, Xiaomi
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica Empresas’ Mobile Network Security service now protects more than two million corporate mobile lines and blocked nearly 926 million cyberattacks in 2025. Developed with Akamai Technologies and Telefónica Tech, the network-based service automatically prevents malware, phishing, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Akamai Technologies, anti phishing protection, anti-malware protection, botnet detection, Conficker.B, corporate cybersecurity, cyberattacks 2025, DNS security, enterprise mobile lines, Mi Gestión Digital portal, Mobile Network Security SRM, Mobile Security, Mobile World Congress Barcelona, network level protection, SME cybersecurity, Suppobox_v2, Telefónica Empresas, Telefónica Empresas Blocks Nearly One Billion Cyber Threats with Mobile Network Security Service, Telefónica Protects Over Two Million Corporate Mobile Lines with Network-Based Mobile Security Service, Telefónica Tech
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica will showcase its latest digital technologies and network capabilities at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona under the theme Ready for Next. The company’s 951-square-meter stand will feature a circular design centered around a large 360-degree LED … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 5G network, Agora stand, artificial intelligence, Drones, fog computing, Francisco de Vitoria University, GSMA, IoT, Marc Murtra, Mission Critical Dome, Mobile World Congress 2026, MWC Barcelona, NaviLens QR code, Network slicing, quantum computing, Quantum Telco, Ready for Next, robotics, satellite connectivity, Telefonica, Telefónica Highlights Network Innovation and Digital Technologies at MWC 2026 Exhibition Stand, Telefónica Showcases 5G Quantum and AI Capabilities at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, Telefónica Tech, Titan Connect, Vithas, WÜRTH
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica Tech and IBM have developed the TEMIS artificial intelligence platform for the General State Attorney’s Office to improve access to legal information and streamline legal case analysis. Built on IBM watsonx and cloud technology, the system enables … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Marketing, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Almudena Bonet, artificial intelligence, David Vilas Álvarez, General State Attorney Office, generative AI, IBM, IBM Cloud, IBM watsonx, Jacobo Garnacho, legal case analysis, legal technology, Mobile World Congress, natural language processing, public administration digital transformation, Telefonica, Telefónica and IBM Deploy TEMIS AI Platform to Modernize Legal Case Analysis for the General State Attorney’s Office, Telefónica and IBM Launch Scalable AI Solution to Support Digital Transformation of the General State Attorney’s Office, Telefónica Tech, TEMIS
(IN BRIEF) Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has agreed to acquire QBE Insurance Group’s Global Trade Credit and Surety business, aiming to expand its specialty insurance platform and strengthen services that help corporations manage payment and performance risks. The portfolio, with … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged accounts receivable protection, acquisition agreement, Acquisition Agreement Strengthens Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Position in Growing Trade Credit Insurance Market, Australia New Zealand UK market, corporate risk management, financial services industry, global insurance portfolio, insurance market growth, QBE Insurance Group, regulatory approval process, risk transfer solutions, specialty insurance, supply chain risk, surety insurance, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Targets Strategic Growth with Planned Integration of QBE Specialty Insurance Portfolio, Swiss Re Group, trade credit insurance, underwriting expertise
(IN BRIEF) Talanx AG and Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company have mutually ended their strategic partnership as of the end of 2025, with Talanx completing the purchase of Meiji Yasuda’s remaining stakes in Polish insurers Warta and TU Europa in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Marketing, Poland, Technology
Tagged acquisition of minority shares, Central and Eastern Europe strategy, Dr Wilm Langenbach, European expansion, HDI International AG, insurance revenue growth, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, Poland insurance market, Retail International division, strategic partnership termination, Talanx AG, Torsten Leue, Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Europa S.A., TU Europa, Warta S.A.
(IN BRIEF) Tikehau Capital has closed its second private debt secondaries fund, TPDS II, with more than $1 billion in commitments, surpassing its $750 million target and doubling the size of its inaugural vehicle. The fund focuses on acquiring secondary … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News
Tagged alternative asset management, capital markets, credit strategies, Euronext Paris, Europe, family offices, fund closing, fundraising, global investment platform, institutional investors, liquidity solutions, North America, private credit market, private debt secondaries, private equity, Real Assets, secondary transactions, Tikehau Capital, Tikehau Capital Strengthens Position in Evolving Private Credit Market with Landmark Secondaries Fundraise, TKO.FP, TPDS II, TPDS II Closing Marks Major Expansion of Tikehau Capital’s Private Credit Secondaries Platform
(IN BRIEF) Telefónica Tech is collaborating with TIREA to develop a unified digital identity platform for Spain’s insurance sector, enabling brokers, agents and other partners to access multiple insurers’ digital services through a single secure identity. The initiative aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Internet & Online, Management, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AI and digital identity, cybersecurity Spain, David Prieto, digital identity management, highly regulated sectors, identity governance, Inmaculada César, insurance sector technology, interoperability framework, Mobile World Congress Barcelona 2026, regulatory compliance, secure access management, Telefónica Tech, Telefónica Tech and TIREA Advance Unified Digital Identity Framework for Spain’s Insurance Ecosystem, Telefónica Tech and TIREA Partner to Develop Unified Digital Identity Platform for Insurance Sector, TIREA, unified authentication platform
(IN BRIEF) Schroders and Apollo have launched a strategic partnership to co-develop a new generation of hybrid wealth and retirement investment solutions that combine Schroders’ public market expertise and Schroders Capital’s private markets capabilities with Apollo’s large-scale private credit and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Apollo, asset management, Collective Investment Trust, defined contribution pensions, evergreen structures, Fixed Income, hybrid investing, LTAFs, Marc Rowan, multi-billion-dollar flows, private credit, private markets, public markets, retirement solutions, Richard Oldfield, Schroders, Schroders and Apollo Target Multi-Billion-Dollar Growth through New Hybrid Wealth and Retirement Investment Platform, Schroders Capital, UK wealth market, wealth management
(IN BRIEF) The Institute of Cancer Research has welcomed Sutton Council’s approval of ambitious plans led by Aviva Capital Partners and Socius to create around one million square feet of new life-sciences research and laboratory space across a 12-acre site … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva Capital Partners, cancer research, Daniel May, economic growth, high-skilled jobs, ICR, ICR Welcomes Approval of New One-Million-Square-Foot Life-Sciences Campus at The London Cancer Hub, Innovation Gateway, Institute of Cancer Research, Kristian Helin, laboratory space, life sciences, London Borough of Sutton, research and development, science infrastructure, Socius, Sophie White, Sutton, The London Cancer Hub, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
(IN BRIEF) Talanx Group is investing EUR 100 million in debt financing to support the expansion and decarbonisation of Cologne’s public transport network, reinforcing its commitment to ESG-aligned investments and sustainable urban mobility. The funding will support Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ampega Asset Management, climate transition, Cologne, CO₂-neutral transport, electric buses, ESG investment, green electricity, HDI, infrastructure financing, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe, Light Rail, neue leben, public transport, sustainable mobility, Talanx Group, Talanx Group Commits EUR 100 Million to Finance Sustainable Public Transport in Cologne
(IN BRIEF) Aviva Private Clients has launched a new high-net-worth insurance proposition in the Lloyd’s market, enabling the business to offer bespoke cover for luxury properties and assets in countries such as Switzerland and Monaco. The move expands Aviva’s specialist … Read the full press release
Posted in Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Management, Monaco, Real Estate, Switzerland, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Antony Dodson, Aviva, Aviva Private Clients, Aviva Private Clients Expands High-Net-Worth Offering with New Lloyd’s Market Launch, bespoke cover, Caroline Brown, dual-stamp insurer, high-net-worth insurance, international property insurance, Lloyd’s market, Monaco, multi-currency policies, premium insurance, specialist brokers, Switzerland, Syndicate 1492
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