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10 extreme summer events caused insured losses of over CAD 1.8bn in Canada: CatIQ

According to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), a Toronto-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, 10 extreme weather events this summer across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba caused overall insured damages of more than CAD 1.8 billion. Historically, wind, hailstorms, and wildfires are the costliest extreme weather…

Gallagher Re appoints Will MacLeod as Executive Director, Facultative

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago01 mins

Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Will MacLeod as Executive Director, Facultative. MacLeod brings 12 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, with extensive expertise in the placement of complex international facultative property and heavy industry risks. He joins Gallagher Re from Howden, where he…

Why Do Some People Get Horny On Planes?

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago05 mins

Pop star Zara Larsson probably enjoys flying more than you do. On September 23, the Midnight Sun singer uploaded a picture to her Instagram Story with a caption that read: “OK but what’s the science behind being hella horny on an airplane? I can’t be the only one. I’m about to bark.” In a second…

Cedar Trace appoints Matthew Ranson as Senior Outwards Reinsurance Manager

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago01 mins

Cedar Trace Advisers Limited, a Bermuda-based insurance, reinsurance and asset management group, has appointed Matthew Ranson as Senior Outwards Reinsurance Manager. Ranson brings extensive experience in ceded reinsurance placements. He joins Cedar Trace from Convex Insurance, where he served as Ceded Reinsurance Placement Manager. Prior to that, he was Ceded Reinsurance Placement Manager – Property…

Douglas Egesa joins Prevensure Re as as Regional Director

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago02 mins

Prevensure Group, a provider of re/insurance broking, underwriting services, and bespoke risk management solutions, has appointed Douglas Egesa as Regional Director of Prevensure Re. Most recently, Egesa served as the Regional Representative for Africa at Kuwait Reinsurance Company K.S.C.P., based in Kenya. Prior to this, he spent four years wth Continental Reinsurance in several senior…

DARAG to transfer two insurance portfolios to UK carrier DIUK

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago03 mins

Legacy acquirer DARAG Group has received approval from the High Court of Justice, part of the senior courts of the United Kingdom, to transfer two insurance portfolios to its UK carrier, DARAG Insurance UK Limited (DIUK), under Part VII of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. The court order was delivered on September 17,…

Ryan Murphy Has An Intriguing Update On A Possible Glee Reboot

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago05 mins

Ryan Murphy is looking to make a return to the halls of McKinley High. Speaking to Entertainment Weekly at the premiere of American Horror Story’s 13th season, the writer and director was asked about the prospect of revisiting Glee, which he’d recently been teasing. “Funny you ask, I just finished the script an hour ago,”…

Michael Kiwanuka Is Recovering From A ‘Quite Severe’ Stroke

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago04 mins

British musician Michael Kiwanuka has disclosed that he suffered a stroke earlier this year. On Wednesday, the singer-songwriter shared a letter with fans, explaining that “a few months ago” he had a “quite severe” stroke that was triggered “by a bleed in my brain brought on by high blood pressure”. Michael Kiwanuka on stage in…

Toy Story 5 Is Now Streaming On Disney+

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago03 mins

We’ve got some good news for anyone who missed out on the chance to see Toy Story 5 in cinemas over the summer. On Wednesday, the fifth instalment in the award-winning animated film series began streaming exclusively on Disney+, following its huge box office success earlier in the year. Toy Story 5 first hit cinemas…

Aon adds Ignacio Llobet as Senior Treaty Broker, Reinsurance Solutions Iberia

Emily1 month ago2 hours ago02 mins

Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broker and risk advisor, has appointed Ignacio Llobet as Senior Treaty Broker, Reinsurance Solutions Iberia. Llobet has over two decades of experience across the insurance and reinsurance industry, with deep expertise in the Latin American and Iberian markets. He started his industry career in 2007 through a Leadership Training…