Continued operational oversight essential to prevent exposure as AI gains access to sensitive data: AXA XL
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming embedded into core business processes faster than many organisations can establish their governance, security and incident-response capabilities, according to a recent report by AXA XL and cyber security consultancy S-RM. The report, ‘Building Resilient AI: Managing AI risk through governance, security and resilience’, cautions that executive teams are facing a…
Sinniah joins Liberty Mutual as Head of Capital Solutions, GRS
Liberty Mutual Insurance has announced the appointment of Shaun Sinniah as Head of Capital Solutions for Global Risk Solutions (GRS), a newly created role. Sinniah will join the company on September 28 and will report to GRS President Matthew Moore. The executive has been tasked with supporting GRS’s strategy to strengthen the connection between its…
Reinsurers eye specialty lines to drive growth as property cat rates soften: Berenberg
Reinsurers are shifting their growth focus from core catastrophe markets toward high-barrier specialty lines as property catastrophe rates face continued softening, according to Berenberg comments following the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre. During their time at the 2026 RVS, Berenberg met with representatives of Hannover Re, Hiscox, Munich Re, SCOR, Swiss Re, UNIQA and…
Sedgwick launches Carrier and Captive Solutions offering
Sedgwick, a global provider of technology-enabled risk, claims and business solutions, has launched its new Carrier and Captive Solutions entity, designed to manage claims complexity, improve performance and support long-term growth. Risk is shifting faster than traditional insurance can keep pace. While carriers remain the backbone of the industry, more buyers are turning to captives,…
ANV appoints Sarthak Sharma to lead US Transactional Risk business
ANV Group Holdings Ltd. (ANV), a global insurance intermediary platform, has appointed Sarthak Sharma as head of its US Transactional Risk business, while also announcing that Colin Addy and Greg Conroy have departed ANV to pursue other opportunities. Sharma joins ANV with almost 10 years of experience in insurance and law, including work across transactional…
This French Pharmacy Find Completely Transformed My Skin
I rarely wear makeup and, when I do, I want my skin to look fresh and dewy. After falling down an internet rabbit hole of French pharmacy skincare, which led to me venturing into Parisian pharmacies to find the products the internet was raving about, I swiftly discovered people could not stop talking about Embroylisse….
Macklemore Announces Free Palestine Tour After Ed Sheeran Drama
Macklemore has announced a string of shows after finding himself at the centre of headlines when he was dropped as the opening act on Ed Sheeran’s world tour, in light of comments he made on stage in support of Palestine. Next month, the Grammy winner will perform shows in Dublin, Paris and London as part…
Mis-Teeq Star Sabrina Washington Speaks Out Amid ‘Split’ Drama
Former Mis-Teeq singer Sabrina Washington has denied issuing a press release claiming the group had disbanded without consulting her bandmates. Earlier this month, Sabrina reunited with fellow Mis-Teeq stars Alesha Dixon and Su-Elise Nash for a one-off show at London’s Wembley Arena to commemorate 25 years since the release of their debut album. Mis-Teeq’s concert…
Fathom Re appoints JJ Johnson as Managing Partner
Fathom Reinsurance Partners LLC, an independent reinsurance intermediary focused on providing reinsurance solutions and supporting clients across the market, has appointed Horace (JJ) Mann Johnson III as Managing Partner. Johnson brings more than 30 years of experience in the reinsurance industry, with expertise spanning property and casualty reinsurance, a broad range of business lines, reinsurance…
CLARA Analytics launches ‘first’ agentic claims intelligence platform
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimisation, has announced the launch of its new platform, Agentic Intelligence, the industry’s first end-to-end AI workforce built for complex casualty and workers’ comp claims. Agentic Intelligence is built into the CLARAty.ai platform and places a team of AI agents on every claim,…
