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As a skincare girly, I am always on the hunt for a fun new product to try. So when I saw that Byoma released their new Longevit-8 Peptide serum, I was intrigued. The product boasts eight benefits in one so I wanted to test and see if it really did what it said on the…
Specialist reinsurance broker Juniper Re has licensed KatRisk’s Severe Convective Storm and Wildfire catastrophe models, expanding its ability to assess and manage risk across two perils that continue to present significant modelling challenges for the insurance market. The KatRisk Severe Convective Storm Model provides a probabilistic view of hail, tornado and straight-line wind risk, supporting…
Ergo Group AG, the primary insurance subsidiary of Munich Re, has appointed Guy Goldstein to a newly created role of Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO) on its Management Board, effective 1 October 2026. In his new role, Goldstein will be responsible for the systematic implementation of artificial intelligence across the entire ERGO Group. He steps…
In it’s latest report Personal Lines Success: To Grow, Specialise or Retreat? Insurance and reinsurance advisory firm Stonybrook Capital & Risk Management says the Personal Lines market is increasingly separating into two broad strategies: insurers pursuing scale and those focusing on specialist underwriting. Stonybrook explains that Personal Lines can still deliver attractive returns, but insurers…
Katherine Ryan has responded after the news that the BBC is upholding complaints over a joke she made while guest hosting Have I Got News For You almost a year ago. During the November 2025 broadcast, Katherine introduced a segment about Sir David Beckham’s knighthood, to which regular panellist Ian Hislop remarked: “He was meant…
Global life reinsurer Pacific Life Re has announced the appointment of Mei Sum Chan as Head of Medical Analytics. Sum Chan succeeds Ian Collins, who retires following more than 15 years at Pacific Life Re. During Collins’ tenure, he held various roles, culminating in setting up and leading Medical Analytics. Pacific Life Re noted that…
There’s so much to love about Christmas: delicious food and drink, great company, and don’t get me started on presents. Personally, though, I reckon one of the best things about the most wonderful time of year is the scents. It’s ot just the smell of baked spices: I’m a big fan of the seasonal scents…
James Acaster has claimed that the sheer number of comedians on the cast of this year’s Celebrity Traitors gave him pause before the new series got underway. The Off Menu host is joined on the new series by the likes of Joe Lycett, Miranda Hart, Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Beckett and Joanne McNally, all of whom…
Artificial intelligence (AI) and supply chains open new pathways to systemic stress as risks become increasingly interconnected, a new joint analysis by Swiss Re Institute and LSE finds. The research, which analysed filings from 91 Fortune-100 companies between 2019 and 2016, revealed a 24% increase in the links between risks, with AI and supply chains…
Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has reached a confidential settlement with Credit Suisse entities over approximately A$2.8bn of claims arising from the collapse of Greensill, in the latest step towards winding down a major trade credit insurance dispute. IAG said in a new update today that its subsidiary Insurance Australia Limited (IAL) had agreed to settle…