NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) – Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell say their client, convicted of helping late US financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually assault teenage girls, should spend less than 20 years in prison, and possibly much less, arguing that the businessman was the “brain” behind these abuses. Ghislaine Maxwell, 60, “cannot and should not bear … Read more
Courtroom sketch made on January 14, 2019, showing Antoine Quirin (L) and Nicolas Redouane during their first trial before the Court of Assizes in Paris (AFP / Benoit PEYRUCQ) Since the acquittal on Friday of the two police officers in the so-called “36 quai des Orfèvres” case, a hundred feminist activists have signed a column … Read more
Insurance contracts can all be terminated at any time, by 2023. (Pixabay / rawpixel) In its latest opinion made public on Thursday May 5, 2022, the CCSF (Consultative Committee for the Financial Sector) recommended that all insurance contracts can be canceled at any time after one year of subscription. Insurers should respect this decision, thus … Read more
(Photo credits: Adobe Stock – ) Net inflows in life insurance reached their highest level since 2011 in the first quarter of 2022. Dual residence expenses can be deducted from income provided they are incurred for professional reasons. From July 1, 2022, individuals renting accommodation will have to display a series of mandatory information on … Read more
(Photo credits: Unsplash – GR Mottez) (Updated with Orpea) * Change in futures on the CAC 40 0#FCE index: * Change in Stoxx 600 0#FXXP index futures: * Securities that are traded ex-dividend .EX.PA * Update on European .EUFR markets PARIS, May 2 (Reuters) – The stocks to follow on Monday on the Paris Stock … Read more
The PACTE law introduced the option for a saver to transfer his life insurance contract to another contract with the same insurer while retaining the tax precedence of the original contract. (Photo credit: 123RF) According to the latest figures from France Assureurs, in 6 months, savers have transferred more than 7 billion euros from their … Read more
The PACTE law introduced the option for a saver to transfer his life insurance contract to another contract with the same insurer while retaining the tax precedence of the original contract. (Photo credit: 123RF) According to the latest figures from France Assureurs, in 6 months, savers have transferred more than 7 billion euros from their … Read more
Taking out home insurance is mandatory for some and recommended for others. Tenant, co-tenant, owner or co-owner of an empty or furnished accommodation: the obligation to take out insurance will depend on your status and that of your accommodation. Home insurance, in which cases is it compulsory? /iStock-Hispanolistic Tenants and co-tenants subject to compulsory insurance … Read more
CLIMATE: ALLIANZ HARDENS ITS INSURANCE POLICY FOR THE OIL AND GAS SECTOR by Simon Jessop and Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s biggest insurer, Allianz, said on Friday it was taking a tougher line on insuring the oil and gas sectors to bring its underwriting policies in line with global targets to fight oil and … Read more
The French life insurance market is in great shape: it recorded positive net inflows of 8.4 billion euros in the first quarter, an amount more seen since 2011 for this period of the year, according to figures published on Wednesday by France Insurers. “Life insurance maintains a positive dynamic,” welcomed the director general of the … Read more