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Writer, activist and feminist trailblazer Gloria Steinem has died at the age of 92. Her spokesperson confirmed that, on 2 September, she passed “peacefully at her home in New York City, surrounded by some of the many who loved her”. Paying tribute, they wrote on Instagram: “Gloria’s near-century on earth were years well-lived, and she…
Swiss Re, the global reinsurance company, has examined how evolving cyber threats and gaps in insurance protection are influencing the market and its prospects for future growth in its latest analysis of the cyber insurance sector. Swiss Re’s assessment suggests that while the factors driving growth within the cyber insurance market have changed relatively little…
MS Transverse, a specialty insurance platform that works with programme administrators and managing general agents (MGAs), has strengthened its Board of Directors with the appointment of Michael Angelina, Bryan Sanders and Kevin Traetow. The company said the three appointments add significant experience in specialty insurance, reinsurance, actuarial work, underwriting and strategic management to its board…
This article contains major spoilers for the third season of Love Is Blind UK. If ever there were an argument in favour of Netflix’s Love Is Blind “experiment”, it’d be the third season of the UK edition. This year, not only did more couples than ever before get engaged in the pods, a record number…
Descartes Underwriting, a global provider of parametric re/insurance solutions for climate and emerging risks, and Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), the business unit of Generali Group that provides insurance solutions and services to medium-large companies, have renewed their long-term strategic partnership. Building on their collaboration, which began in 2019, the agreement establishes a long-term…
Marsh, a global professional services firm, has announced the appointment of Laurent Rousseau as Head of International, Marsh Re, effective immediately. In this expanded role, based in London, Rousseau will lead Marsh Re’s Asia, Pacific, Latin America and Caribbean regions in addition to Europe and IMEA. He will also retain global leadership of Capital and…
domusIQ Inc, an AI-powered analytics platform for commercial real estate, has launched domusIQ Risk Holding (Bermuda), a global risk, advisory and capital services business providing data-led, technology-enabled risk management and insurance solutions to commercial real estate owners worldwide. Donald Harrell will lead domusIQ Risk Holding (Bermuda) as Global Chief Executive Officer, Insurance. Harrell brings more…
Reports have emerged suggesting that Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Samsung Life Insurance, both part of South Korea’s Samsung Group, are planning to acquire an additional 50% stake in specialty and P&C re/insurer Canopius for more than 2 trillion won ($1.47 billion). The Korea Economic Daily was the first to report the news, citing…
Verisk, a strategic data analytics and technology partner serving the global insurance industry, has introduced a new US Data Center Exposure Database aimed at helping insurers, reinsurers and brokers assess the growing concentration of physical assets associated with data centre infrastructure. The database, developed by Verisk, covers more than 2,500 data centre facilities across the…
Evan Rachel Wood had some strong words for the team behind the new Practical Magic sequel. The Westworld actor appeared in the original film alongside Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman, and while the majority of the cast were invited back for the upcoming sequel, Evan’s role was recast, with Joey King taking over as Kylie…