15 Christmas Gifts For Music Lovers 2026: Headphones, Synthesisers & Turntables
For us normies, Christmas is more music-filled than any other time of year. But for folks who live and breathe music, it’s like any other day – just more annoying. If you have that special someone in your life who’s always citing facts about music, Christmas day could be the perfect opportunity to deliver them…
David Cameron Roasted For Saying UK Should Not Rejoin The EU
David Cameron has been criticised after saying the UK should not rejoin the European Union. The former Conservative prime minister – who was forced to quit following the 2016 Brexit referendum – said the government should instead focus on being “the best friend, best neighbour, best partner” to Brussels. Andy Burnham has spoken extensively about…
American Integrity’s Q3’26 net income surges 115% as policies in-force reach 481k
American Integrity Insurance Group, Inc., a Tampa-based property and casualty insurance holding company, has reported net income of $28.4 million for the third quarter of 2026, up 115.4% from $13.2 million in the same period a year earlier. During the quarter, gross premiums written grew 22.7% to $293.3 million from $239.1 million in Q3 2025,…
MSIG USA names Andrew Pateyuk Head of Retail and Wholesale Property
MSIG USA, a specialist insurance provider operating in the United States and part of the international MS&AD Insurance Group, has named Andrew Pateyuk as its new Head of Retail and Wholesale Property. The appointment forms part of the insurer’s plans to develop its property underwriting business and expand its presence in the US specialty insurance…
James River reports $189.4m Q3’26 net loss following $181.8m goodwill impairment
James River has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2026, reporting a net loss available to common shareholders of $189.4 million, which included a non-cash goodwill impairment of $181.8 million. The goodwill was added to the balance sheet when James River was acquired by an investor group in 2007, rather than as…
Rivals Stars Respond To Backlash Over Season 2’s Controversial Change From The Books
The stars of Rivals have addressed the major change the TV adaptation made from its bonkbusting source material. Earlier this year, fans were up in arms when part one Rivals’ second season ended with the sudden death of Tony Baddingham’s wife, Monica, played by Claire Rushbrook. In Dame Jilly Cooper’s original Rivals book series, Monica…
VIG expands presence in Türkiye with acquisition of health insurer Demir
Vienna Insurance Group (VIG) is expanding its presence in the Turkish market with the acquisition of health insurer Demir Sağlık ve Hayat Sigorta A.Ş. (Demir). This strategic acquisition will broaden VIG’s product range within Türkiye’s lucrative and rapidly expanding health sector and contribute to the diversification of portfolios in the region. Demir has been operating…
Ascot names Neil Mayer CEO of HNW Personal Lines
Ascot Group Limited, an international provider of specialty insurance and reinsurance, has named Neil Mayer as Chief Executive Officer of High Net Worth (HNW) Personal Lines, marking a further step in the development of its Consumer Solutions division, joining in January 2027 and become a member of its Group Executive Committee. The appointment comes as…
Premium renewal rates down across most lines month over month in October: Ivans
Ivans, a division of Applied Systems, has released the October 2026 results of the Ivans Index, indicating a year-over-year increase in average premium renewal rates across Commercial Auto, Business Owner’s Policy (BOP), General Liability, Commercial Property, and Umbrella. Conversely, Workers’ Compensation experienced a decrease in premium renewal rates during the same period. Month over month,…
Vladimir Putin Slammed For Latest Ukraine Peace Plans
Vladimir Putin was accused of “living in a different reality” by Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid a fresh drive for peace in the Ukraine war. The Ukrainian president insulted the Russian leader as the US continues to lead trilateral discussions between the warring countries in Abu Dhabi. Zelenskyy said Russia claimed at the talks that it controls…
