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One popular fan theory about the new Spider-Man movie Brand New Day is really starting to grab people’s attention. In the lead-up to the film’s release, many people spotted a detail in the trailer that led them to believe that the Spider-Man comic book villain The Jackal could make his MCU debut, after they spotted…
Atrium, a specialty insurer at Lloyd’s, has announced the appointment of Alice Gilbert as Underwriter, effective in the first quarter of 2027. In her new role, Gilbert will work with Matthew Greaves, Head of Diversified Risk Underwriting, to build Atrium’s growing Diversified Risk book, with a focus on sustainable growth. Diversified Risk is written as…
Tokio Marine’s international business has posted 16.6% growth in net premiums written to 934.7bn yen ($5.9bn) in the first quarter of fiscal 2026, with underwriting performance remaining broadly ahead of plan despite pockets of deterioration, including losses tied to the Middle East conflict. According to Tokio Marine, the increase leaves it broadly on track against…
AM Best, the credit rating agency, says reinsurers continued to achieve returns above their cost of capital in 2025, extending a trend seen over the previous two years. The company attributed the performance to stronger underwriting results, following earlier changes to pricing and reductions in the level of risk held within reinsurance portfolios. AM Best…
David Soutter, who joined RiverStone International last year as Head of Risk in Bermuda, has been promoted to Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at the global acquirer and reinsurer of legacy and discontinued business. Soutter has more than 25 years of insurance and reinsurance market experience, with expertise across enterprise risk management, finance, capital oversight,…
Suncorp Group has reported a net profit after tax of AU$1.027 billion and cash earnings of AU$1.042 billion for the year ended 30 June 2026. The group declared a fully franked final ordinary dividend of 52 cents per share, with CEO Steve Johnston noting that the result was achieved despite natural hazard expenses exceeding the…
Julie Andrews has confirmed that she won’t be reprising her role of Queen Clarisse Renaldi in the upcoming The Princess Diaries 3. In a recent interview with InStyle, the Mary Poppins star said she had “passed” on the chance to star in the third instalment in the Anne Hathaway film series. The 90-year-old explained: “I…
CatIQ, the independent Toronto-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, has disclosed its sixth and final industry loss estimate for flooding caused by the remnants of Hurricane Debby in Ontario and Quebec between 9 and 10 August 2024, putting losses at CAD 2.8 billion. The final loss figure provides a…
Global reinsurer Hannover Re saw its Group net income rise from $1.3 billion last year to $1.4 billion in the first half of 2026, as operating profit increased by almost 10% to €1.9 billion, with an improved property and casualty (P&C) combined ratio of 83.2%. Hannover Re says that it delivered a “very good half-year…
The Office actor Lucy Davis has disclosed that she has been diagnosed with an “incurable” form of breast cancer. On Tuesday evening, Lucy shared a post with her Instagram followers, which read: “I wanted to share something with you all that I’ve kept to myself for a while but for various reasons would like to…