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Clear Group, the independent insurance intermediary, has acquired Newman Pearce & Partners LLP (NPP), a specialist Lloyd’s wholesale broker, further strengthening its presence in the London Market and accelerating its wholesale growth strategy. NPP is an independent Lloyd’s wholesale broker founded in 2019 by Gordon Newman, Neil Pearce and Colin Rogers. The business is headquartered…
No, you’re not imagining it: Tradwives are getting younger and younger. Like the tradwives who came before them – Estee Williams; Hannah Neeleman, known online as Ballerina Farm; and Nara Smith, who now pushes back on the label – the current crop of TikTok tradwives make elaborate, from-scratch meals, cater to their husbands and families,…
When it comes to finding lasting love, reality TV dating shows don’t exactly have the best reputation. However, over the years, Love Is Blind UK has actually managed to produce real love for its participants outside of the pods. As season three of Love Is Blind UK gets in full swing, we’re taking a look…
Drew Starkey’s star is definitely on the rise. The US actor first became an international heartthrob when he appeared in the Netflix adventure drama Outer Banks as Rafe Cameron. After that, he proved himself to be far more than a YA drama star when he was cast alongside Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s Queer and,…
A softening property and casualty market became clearer in the second half of 2026, as premium decreases across all account sizes accelerated to an average of 2.0% from 1.2% in the first quarter. The findings, according to The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ Commercial Property/Casualty Market Report for Q2 2026, mark the second consecutive…
In her latest role, Emmy winner Hannah Einbinder plays a young up-and-comer in the entertainment industry, who finds herself in close quarters with a daunting, no-nonsense veteran star. Hannah’s character strikes up a unique and close bond with the former screen icon, once considered to be at the top of her field, and they manage…
If someone called you “awful” today, you’d probably be offended. But travel back a few hundred years and that same word would have been high praise. Awful has one of the more dramatic reversals in the English language. It began as something genuinely admiring and ended up as something quite negative in everyday use. “The…
“Longevity” is the buzzword of the moment on social media. Everyone wants to live longer and healthier. And while some factors aren’t in your control, many habits will greatly impact your longevity and quality of life as you age. “It really is a lifetime of health that makes you have healthy ageing and good longevity…
AM Best has moved the outlook on American Agricultural Insurance Company’s (AmericanAg) Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to positive from stable, while maintaining the company’s Financial Strength Rating (FSR) at A (Excellent) and its Long-Term ICR at “a” (Excellent), with the outlook for the FSR remaining stable. AmericanAg, based in Indianapolis, provides reinsurance products…
We’re at a dimly lit restaurant, the kind 30-somethings swap for the clubs of their 20. Across from me and my husband, Greg, sit potential new friends we met in the hallway at our son’s daycare. After enough stop-and-chats at pickup, we figured it was time – dinner on a balmy Saturday night in the…