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Enact Holdings, Inc., a U.S. private mortgage insurance provider, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Enact Mortgage Insurance Corporation, has entered into a quota share reinsurance agreement with a panel of reinsurers as part of its diversified credit risk transfer programme. Each reinsurer on the panel is currently rated “A-” or better by S&P…
The Insurance Development Forum (IDF), a global public-private partnership strengthening climate and disaster risk protection alongside governments, insurers and international organisations, has appointed Hope Murera as its Deputy Chair. Murera serves as Managing Director & Group CEO of ZEP-RE (PTA Reinsurance Company) and is an existing Steering Committee member. According to the announcement, she will…
This article contains spoilers for The Celebrity Traitors. After last year’s inaugural series of The Celebrity Traitors, the stakes were certainly high for the follow-up, and bosses had their work cut out for them in putting together another season that could live up to it. Fortunately, after Thursday night’s action-packed launch show for The Celebrity…
Lockton, a privately held independent insurance broker, says US commercial insurance buyers are currently operating in a market where strong capacity and competition are providing greater choice across a number of insurance lines. In its latest quarterly Market Update, Lockton examines the conditions shaping the commercial insurance sector and highlights areas where buyers may have…
Before the latest season of Monster had even debuted on Netflix, co-creator Ryan Murphy was bracing himself for controversy. The true crime anthology series has been met with backlash throughout its previous incarnations, with the latest run of episodes – centred around the real case of Lizzie Borden in the 1800s – proving to be…
Ocean Re Group, an insurance and reinsurance company, has appointed Pedro Pinzón as Chief Risk Officer , as the business continues to strengthen its approach to risk oversight and governance across its international operations. In the newly created role, Pinzón will be responsible for leading Ocean Re Group’s enterprise-wide risk management framework. The company said…
There’s a rite of passage when you start a new exercise routine or sport: following your workout, parts of your body may wobble like jelly. While this experience can happen even with pros, Andrew Jagim, an exercise physiologist at the University of Wisconsin, said that “jelly legs” are especially common with beginners who are not…
Lincoln Financial has closed its previously announced $6.3 billion reinsurance transaction with Talcott Financial Group, effective October 1, 2026. Lincoln explained that the $6.3 billion total transaction includes the reinsurance by a Talcott subsidiary of approximately $5.8 billion of in-force guaranteed universal life (GUL) statutory reserves, representing approximately 37% of Lincoln’s remaining in-force GUL block….
Paragon Insurance Holdings, an international managing general agency, has announced three senior leadership promotions, expanding the roles of Mike Denton, Brett Papenhagen and Erik Ostgulen. These appointments strengthen Paragon’s Specialty Property leadership team and support continued growth across the organisation. Promoted to executive vice president of Paragon Insurance Holdings, Denton will continue collaborating with the…
East Of Eden creator Zoe Kazan has opened up about some of the brutal decisions she had to make when putting together the Netflix miniseries. Zoe’s adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic American novel premiered on Netflix earlier this week, and was met with an immediate wave of critical acclaim. However, to condense the generation-spanning original…