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SiriusPoint Ltd., a global specialty underwriter, has appointed Rachel Winoski as Chief Human Resources Officer, with effect from 5 October 2026. Based in New York, Winoski will join SiriusPoint’s Executive Leadership Team and report to Chief Executive Officer Scott Egan. She joins the company from AXA XL, where she served as Chief HR Officer for…
The Pacific Catastrophe Risk Insurance Company (PCRIC), a donor-funded entity established to provide Pacific Island nations with access to disaster risk insurance and related services, has paid USD 2 million to the Solomon Islands, after the government’s Excess Rainfall (XSR) prametric insurance policy was triggered by rainfall events during early August. The PCRIC formally presented…
It’s probably not been the best few days for Joanna Wietrzyk, a Hyrox athlete who recently took first place in a Chinese competition. The sportswoman, who soiled herself so extensively during the fitness contest that feces were seen running down her legs, has since decided “to retroactively withdraw from the race and forfeit the points…
After my divorce settled, and following years spent raising my children and caring for my mother in her final chapter, I began to dip my toe back into the dating pool at 51. Even though I felt ready to open up to the possibility of romance, I was also very aware of my emotional capacity…
“Where does the time go?” and “time goes by too quickly” are common refrains at the end of a weekend or calendar year. While there is no way to actually slow down time, there may be a reason why it flies by so fast – and your strict weekly routine may be the culprit. Rigidity…
Halloween has come early to Netflix, thanks to the chills and thrills provided by the new season of Ryan Murphy‘s grisly anthology series Monster. In its new incarnation, the controversial drama follows the 1892 axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden in Massachusetts, and the subsequent trial of their daughter, Lizzie Borden. The real-life double…
Given just how many professionals have come and gone through the doors of Strictly Come Dancing’s iconic ballroom over the last two decades, it’s never been more difficult for one to really break through as a stand-out star. Still, in the last five years, Vito Coppola has managed to make his mark and emerge as…
We’ve written before at HuffPost UK about how coffee experts like James Hoffman don’t plunge their French press before pouring a cup. Instead, he steeps, stirs, and scoops out loose grounds with a spoon, only using the plunger’s plate as a strainer. And here’s another pro tip for you: try prepping your cafetière like it’s…
As a little girl, my favourite doll was Betsy Wetsy, a 1950’s “drink and wet” toy that resembled an infant. I fed her water through a baby bottle, and moments later, she wet her diaper, the water dripping down her plastic, chubby legs. “Oops! She has to be changed,” I shouted to my mother. Taking…
Rod Mitchell, the oldest child in his family, remembers being nine when his seven-year-old sister reached for a large Lego tower he’d spent all afternoon building. When he grabbed it back, a piece flew off, and she started crying. Instead of asking what happened, their parents said: “You’re older. You should know better.” “That’s the…