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SiriusPoint Ltd., a global specialty underwriter, has appointed John Sauerland to its Board of Directors, effective 1 January, 2027. Sauerland has over 35 years of insurance industry experience, following a long career at Progressive Insurance, where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer. He has also served on the boards of Beazley, FedEx Freight,…
Aon has renewed its Aon Client Treaty (ACT) follow facility for 2027 and expanded it, so that from 1 January clients can access 35% pre-secured Lloyd’s co-insurance capacity, up from 28.5%, on eligible business placed through its Global Broking Centre and on facultative reinsurance placed by Reinsurance Solutions. Since its launch in 2016, ACT has…
Dame Judi Dench is opening up about some of the highs and lows of playing M in the James Bond franchise. The veteran actor played the MI5 boss in eight Bond films, starting with 1995’s GoldenEye alongside Pierce Brosnan and ending with her character’s death in 2012’s Skyfall with Daniel Craig (although she also made…
Cereal company Kellogg’s has shared that it will no longer use whole rice grains to make its Rice Krispies or Coco Pops products. A spokesperson for the company explained that corn and rice flours will be used to make the cereals instead. The move, they said, is intended to “maintain consistent quality at a time…
Bermuda-based reinsurer Fortitude Re has finalised a USD $3.8 billion long-term care (LTC) reinsurance agreement with Unum Group, a US insurance and employee benefits provider, involving a portfolio of approximately 50,000 individual insurance policies. The transaction, completed through Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (FRL) and Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum America), follows an earlier…
Anton Du Beke has insisted the current conversation around Strictly Come Dancing is not something he’s paying much mind. Back in September, Anton returned for his sixth full season as a Strictly judge, having previously been part of its resident troupe of professional dancers since it premiered in 2004. It’s fair to say that the…
American voters punished Donald Trump and his Republican Party at the ballot box in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The Republicans lost control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives in a crushing defeat to their Democrat rivals. While the president’s name was not actually on the ballot paper, he frequently told supporters at his…
Lancashire Holdings reported a modest rise in insurance revenue for the first nine months of 2026, even as gross premiums written slipped slightly due to a planned reduction in inwards property retrocession. Insurance revenue increased by $9.9 million, or 0.7%, to $1.4097 billion for the first nine months of 2026, from $1.3998 billion a year…
There was a time not all that long ago when Callum Turner looked like the hot favourite to become the next James Bond. However, with an announcement on the identity of the next James Bond expected imminently, former 007 Pierce Brosnan has revealed that Callum still definitely has his backing. Callum Turner in Venice last…
International General Insurance Holdings Ltd. (IGI Group) has reported a net income of $28 million and $70.5 million for the third quarter and nine months of 2026, respectively, down from $33.5 million and $94.9 million in Q3’25 and 9M’25, respectively. The insurer explained that these results “reflected profitable underwriting results across all segments and positive…