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Alliant Insurance Services, a US-based insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has promoted Martin Newman to Managing Director, Energy Operations, within Alliant Property & Casualty. Newman is based in Dallas and works with energy operators and private equity investors on risk and insurance solutions covering a range of exposures. In his new position, Newman will…
In case you haven’t noticed, I like a sweet breakfast (though so-called “frambled” eggs make an acceptable alternative from time to time). If I could, I’d eat dessert every morning. Which is why I was very, very excited to see banana fritters-eque fried flapjack bites all over my TikTok and Instagram pages. So, I thought…
Outer Banks fans have finally said goodbye to the Pogues, after the gang’s final adventure in the last ever season. But many fans have still been left wanting more. Throughout the show’s run on Netflix, its creators and executive producers, Jonas Pate, Josh Pate and Shannon Burke, have always maintained that they envisioned Outer Banks…
The star-studded blockbusters just keep coming in 2026. After a year that’s already brought us big-screen epics like The Odyssey, Disclosure Day and the latest Spider-Man film Brand New Day, Dune fans are readying themselves for a return to Arrakis when the third instalment in the series hits cinemas this winter. Denis Villeneuve’s Dune saga…
AXA XL, the property and casualty specialty risk division of AXA, has promoted Steven Lawrence to the role of Head of Fine Art & Specie, UK & Lloyd’s, based in London, effective September 2026. Lawrence will continue to act as Global Practice Leader for Jewellers, Specie and Cash in Transit, a role he has held…
This article contains spoilers for Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma. So far, 2026 has been an exciting year for the horror genre. Following the double-punch of Obsession and Backrooms, Hacks’ Hannah Einbinder and Gillian Anderson can now be seen in action in Teenage Sex And Death At Camp Miasma, a new slasher film…
Attention desk shrimps who hunch all day over laptops: get up right now to save your health – or else. According to a July study published in BMC Medicine, moving just a few more minutes each day can make a significant difference to your well-being, lowering your risk for up to 13 different cancers. In…
Former Race Across The World competitor Jo Gardiner has died at the age of 61. In a statement released on Monday morning, Jo’s family announced that she had died “following a long and courageous battle with cancer”. “She lived fully, fiercely and never did anything by halves,” they said (as reported by Metro). “She was…
Global reinsurance broking and advisory firm Gallagher Re has appointed Pierre Guntzberger as Managing Director, Western Europe, Facultative, based in London. Guntzberger holds more than 20 years of reinsurance experience, having held a variety of senior positions across London and Paris. Gallagher Re added that, in particular, he has a strong track record of building…
After my first HuffPost essay was published, I noticed that many other widows wrote some version of the same comment: “I spent years taking care of my husband. I loved him, and I’d do it all over again. But I don’t ever want to have to take care of another man.” As I read those…