Brussels, 25/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 24 March, the European Commission adopted a report on the functioning of the Insurance Block Exemption Regulation (BER) [EC Regulation No 358/2003]. The regulation, which is to expire on 31 March 2010, exempts certain agreements between insurance companies from the EC Treaty antitrust rule ban on restrictive business practices. Agreements covered by the BER include the establishment of non-binding standard policy conditions, the exchange of...