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Brit Group Holdings Limited (Brit), an insurer offering specialist insurance products for businesses, has further expanded its digital distribution through the Acturis platform with the introduction of Brit Cyber on Acturis Package. The development is intended to make Brit’s cyber insurance products more accessible to brokers and support greater efficiency when arranging cover for clients….
Nathan Fielder’s new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes is becoming one of the year’s most hyped releases. The Canadian comedian already has a loyal following thanks to projects like Nathan For You, The Experiment and The Curse, for his latest project, he spent weeks in the orbit of Elizabeth Holmes for the doc You Can See…
It’s official: cold and flu season is upon us. Well, actually if we’re going to be technical about it, flu season has already been knocking about for a few months now – with cases on the rise in the UK since August. If you’ve already been on the receiving end of this year’s flu bout…
A new white paper from Gallagher Re has highlighted how rainfall-driven flooding is increasingly causing losses in smaller communities and catchments beyond traditional flood zones, underscoring the need for insurers to look beyond established hotspots to identify emerging sources of flood risk. The findings in A Risk in Flux: Exploring Europe’s Changing Flood Reality for…
Tysers Singapore, a specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced that William Furness-Smith has been formally appointed Chief Executive Officer, following approval by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). In June 2026, Tysers appointed Furness-Smith as interim CEO of Tysers Singapore following the departure of Babita Rai, CEO and Executive Director, Reinsurance. In his role…
Dame Sarah Storey has voiced her disappointment that her time on Strictly Come Dancing was “shorter” than she had hoped following her elimination from the show. After the judges unanimously voted to save Bethany, Dame Sarah shared a post on social media on Sunday evening, reflecting on her time in the iconic TV ballroom. Dame…
PERILS, the independent Zurich-based provider of catastrophe insurance market data, has released its initial industry loss estimate for the severe convective storms (SCS) that affected France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy from 26 to 28 August 2026, placing losses at EUR 3,296 million. The storms are also known as “SCS Raphaela”. From 26 to 28 August…
In response to growing industry demand for efficient mechanisms connecting capital with reinsurance risk, Lloyd’s has released guidance establishing its regulatory expectations and approval requirements for broker-originated reinsurance structures. Lloyd’s guidance follows news of Aon’s partnership with Blackstone on the broker-originated reinsurance structures vehicle codenamed “Cortina.” This strategy sees Aon looking to bring Blackstone into…
Conduit Holdings Limited, the parent company of Bermuda-based multi-line reinsurer Conduit Re, has engaged Winfried Knust to support the expansion of its underwriting activities across credit, surety, political risk and mortgage reinsurance. Knust has more than 30 years of experience in these specialist markets, covering credit, surety, political risk and mortgage reinsurance. In his most…
Global insurance broker Howden has appointed Enrico Nanni as CEO, Europe, effective 1st January 2027, reportedly marking the next phase in the evolution of the firm’s Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) business. “Building on the success of the past five years, the new structure is the next step in scaling the business across EMEA,…