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Members of the UK P&I Club and TT Club have voted in favour of a merger that will bring together two mutual insurance organisations serving different parts of the global transport industry. The UK P&I Club provides protection and indemnity insurance for shipowners and charterers, while TT Club specialises in insurance and risk management for…
Compre Group Holdings Limited, the Bermuda-domiciled international specialty reinsurance group, has announced the promotion of Davin Patel to Chief Risk Officer (CRO) and Thuan Ho to Chief Actuary, Pricing. Patel, whose appointment is subject to the necessary governance and regulatory approvals, initially joined Compre as one of its first actuaries in 2016, and has played…
Financial services company Jefferies has reviewed German-based, global insurance and reinsurance group Munich Re’s prospects against a backdrop of weakening reinsurance prices. Jefferies has maintained its Hold recommendation on Munich Re but cut its price target from €600 to €550. The company said the revised valuation reflects a higher level of execution risk as underwriting…
If you’ve noticed more scam calls and increasingly convincing phishing emails recently, you’re not alone. The UK National Cybersecurity Centre (NCC) itself has said that “scams are getting smarter, and some even fool the experts”. AI tools and voice cloning (where fraudsters use clips of someone’s voice to mimic a loved one on the phone) might make your online life…
What is it about cold weather? As soon as the bus windows start to fog up or a single glitter of frost falls, I exclusively crave food that could be cooked in a cauldron. We’re talking porridge, soups, and stews, people! My slow cooker’s been unpacked, and that pack of slightly crumbling bay leaves has…
The Celebrity Traitors is back for a second season, and has already delivered backstabbing, accusations and suspicions among its famous cast. While any series of Traitors guarantees plenty of tension, there’s something about the celebrity version in particular that just feels so much more sinister. From episode one, Ross Kemp was suspicious of his fellow…
The current season of Slow Horses has once again won over both critics and viewers – but if you’re not familiar with the original book series, there’s a moment in the latest episode that will undoubtedly have hit like a bolt from the blue. Now, if you haven’t watched the episode yet, we’re going to…
MISSION, the MGA Capital Partner, has launched Trevanti, a specialist surety managing general agent (MGA) based in France, led by Jean Lowe as CEO. As the company’s first MGA in Continental Europe, this launch marks an important milestone in MISSION’s international expansion and further strengthens its growing portfolio of specialist underwriting businesses. Ross Dingwall, CEO…
Jaime Winstone is opening up about surviving the first Strictly Come Dancing dance-off of the new season. Over the weekend, the actor and her professional partner Carlos Gu fell around the middle of the judges’ leaderboard for their first two routines of the series. However, after failing to secure enough votes from the public, they…
Andrew Scott’s new movie Elsinore had its European premiere at the London Film Festival on Wednesday night – with the movie winning over a legion of critics. The Fleabag star takes the lead as the actor Ian Charleson in director Simon Stone’s new film, set at a time when the late performer is shown readying…