France has enacted new legislation imposing strict time limits on insurers for handling property and casualty insurance claims, requiring offers or reasoned refusals within two to six months depending on expert involvement. The law mandates payment within 21 days of acceptance and grants the French Prudential Authority oversight powers, though implementation details await a forthcoming decree.

Le Ministre délégué chargé des Comptes publics avait dévoilé en mai dernier quelques mesures du plan du Gouvernement pour lutter contre les fraudes aux...

France's latest offshore wind tender presents an unprecedented challenge in auction design, offering 10 GW across fixed-bottom and floating projects with complex allocation rules that could reshape competitive dynamics. The sophisticated mechanism combines capacity caps, average price thresholds, and cascading relinquishment procedures that force bidders to strategize across multiple sites simultaneously rather than optimizing individual bids in isolation.