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Sabrina Carpenter cheekily fought back against allegations that her team didn’t urgently respond to a request from Madonna. On Sunday night, Sabrina joined Madonna on stage to accept the award for Best Collaboration for their Bring Your Love music video. During their joint speech, the Queen of Pop called out the Espresso singer as she…
Serenova Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurer backed by Bain Capital and part of the Federal Life Group, has completed a strategic reinsurance partnership with a highly rated, well-established US life insurance carrier. This is the reinsurer’s first asset-intensive reinsurance transaction in the country. Serenova Re becomes the life carrier’s preferred reinsurer for the transaction, providing tailored…
Over the last five decades, the MTV VMAs have become known as one of the most chaotic and unpredictable awards shows of them all. And given that this year featured another performance from Madonna, who was also the year’s most-nominated artist, you could pretty much count on the 2026 Video Music Awards giving us plenty…
Arch Insurance International, part of global insurer and reinsurer Arch Capital Group and a provider of specialty insurance solutions, has appointed Danielle Whitlock as Senior Marine Hull & War Underwriter. In her new role, Whitlock will be responsible for supporting the growth of the marine hull & war portfolio, providing primary and excess coverage for…
As ever, the MTV Video Music Awards brought together some of the biggest names in music on Sunday evening. Between A-list performers from the likes of Charli XCX, Raye and Lisa, nominees that included Taylor Swift, PinkPantheress and Sombr plus plenty more surprises over the course of the evening, the ceremony was a typically star-studded…
Sixfold, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the insurance industry, has launched Distribution Intelligence, designed to give insurers the data and recommendations they need to proactively manage their distribution. Distribution Intelligence uses data already held by Sixfold, including submissions, the risk signals behind them, and how they translate into decisions and outcomes. This…
Marsh, a global professional services firm specialising in risk, strategy and advisory services, has appointed Alexander Reath as its new US Real Estate and Hospitality Practice Leader within Marsh Risk. Based in Boston, Reath will report to Darren Cromwell, Industry Practice Group Leader for Marsh Risk in the US and Canada. Reath will be responsible…
After going into this year’s MTV Video Music Awards as the most-nominated artist, Madonna was also the top winner on the night. During Sunday night’s ceremony, the Queen of Pop came out on top in a number of fan-voted VMAs categories, including Artist Of The Year, Best Dance Video for her Confessions II short film,…
AM Best, the credit rating agency, has changed the outlook on the ratings of WAICA’s Reinsurance Corporation PLC (WAICA Re), a Sierra Leone-based reinsurer serving markets across sub-Saharan Africa, from positive to stable, while maintaining its Financial Strength Rating at B (Fair) and its Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating at “bb+” (Fair). The company said its…
In 1999, she introduced herself with clarity and unimpeachable purpose. “There is nothing worse,” she wrote, “than going out for Christmas lunch and finding someone’s done something interesting.” Please, she beseeched us, leave the Armagnac lobster and experimental sides for another day. We cannot beat turkey, sprouts, and stuffing – nor should we presume to…