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Dolly Parton’s sister Stella has spoken out against AI-generated content depicting the late country music legend, after Donald Trump shared an image of himself and the Jolene singer in the wake of her death. In an Instagram post shared on Friday, Stella thanked those who have shown her family “‘genuine’ support and love”, before noting…
BBC News presenter Maryam Moshiri has spoken for the first time about being diagnosed with blood cancer. In a new interview with the broadcaster, Maryam disclosed that in November 2024, she was told she had polycythaemia vera (PV), a rare and treatable form of the disease. She explained: “It’s been two years since my diagnosis…
As investment in data centres and other digital infrastructure assets continues to accelerate, global broking group Aon has launched its Digital Infrastructure Risk Aggregator (DIRA), designed to help insurers manage digital infrastructure risk and deploy capacity in this expanding market. Aon says that DIRA helps carriers obtain a “clearer view” of exposures in the digital…
Howden Re, Howden’s global reinsurance, capital markets and strategic advisory business, has launched Novark, a new platform combining insurance management and securities administration with technology designed to improve how institutional investors access and monitor insurance risk. The platform has been developed to provide investors with near real-time updates on their insurance investments. Howden Re says…
You probably don’t feel your best when you stay up until the wee hours of the night. But beyond waking up groggy, new research says late bedtimes can actually harm your mental health. In a recent study published in Psychiatry Research, experts analyzed sleep and health data from 73,888 people in the U.K. Biobank. Those…
Speaking at a media briefing held during the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous, SCOR’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Thierry Léger, and the Chief Executive Officer of SCOR Global P&C, Jean-Paul Conoscente, set out the reinsurer’s view on the forces reshaping the industry, with artificial intelligence (AI) emerging as one of the most significant themes of the discussion….
Aspida Holdings, a provider of retirement and reinsurance solutions, has announced the appointment of Brian Lewis as Chief Financial Officer of Aspida Life Re. In his new position, Lewis will leverage his 13 years of leadership experience across reinsurance finance, capital management, and regulatory reporting, to oversee the financial operations of Aspida Re, a Bermuda-based…
Speaking at this year’s Rendez-Vous de Septembre in Monte Carlo, senior analysts from S&P Global Ratings, a provider of credit ratings and financial analysis, set out their view of the reinsurance market’s biggest structural challenges and opportunities, from the widening protection gap to the fast-growing exposures created by AI-driven data centres. The briefing, titled Global…
At the 68th annual meeting of the reinsurance industry in Monte Carlo, Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurance companies, underlined the importance of a resilient reinsurance sector as risks are “becoming more global and more volatile.” Munich Re describes reinsurance as society’s immune system, but warns that the industry is facing an abundance…
Global reinsurer AXA XL Re is cautious heading into the key January 1 2027 renewals as there’s still time for meaningful loss events to impact the industry, but in a market with improved discipline, the focus is on providing consistency of pricing and appetite through the cycle, according to CEO Renaud Guidée. Speaking with Reinsurance…