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The Allstate Corporation, a US personal property and casualty insurer, has estimated catastrophe losses of $682 million, or $539 million after tax, for July 2026. The catastrophe loss estimate includes 23 events, with approximately 75% of the losses related to two wind and hail events. Allstate’s July estimate is an increase from June’s figure of…
International business insurer QBE has appointed Jack Norman as Director of Financial Lines for its International Markets portfolio, based in London. In his new role, Norman reports to Kevin Shallow, Executive Director, International Markets, QBE. He will additionally join QBE’s International Markets leadership team and work closely with underwriting teams and product leaders to set…
ICW Specialty, the specialty insurance business unit of ICW Group, has launched Legacy Solutions, a new platform designed to help self-insured corporations and other organisations manage and transfer long-term insurance liabilities, with Lisa Walsh to lead the new platform. Legacy Solutions is expected to go to market in September 2026, focusing on loss portfolio transfers…
Gillian Anderson has admitted that the increased prevalence of intimacy co-ordinators on TV and film sets is something she has complicated feelings about. In recent years, the Emmy winner has appeared in numerous projects that have made use of intimacy co-ordinators – industry professionals employed to help actors and directors more comfortable while shooting sex…
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has announced its 2026 interim results for the first half of 2026, reporting a 4% year on year (YoY) growth in premium income for its property and casualty (P&C) business, increasing to RMB178,751 million (around USD 26.56 billion) The business’ premium income of new energy vehicle insurance…
Rosie O’Donnell’s second night of guest hosting Jimmy Kimmel’s late night show went much like the first. She never once mentioned Donald Trump by name – but she still managed to get some digs in. “This has been kind of a strange experience for me because all of a sudden I’m re-famous,” she told viewers….
Sometimes, you just get the urge. Summer is supposed to be the ‘most quiet’ time at work, but somehow, every August rolls around and I feel like I’ve been hit by a train. If you too are feeling like you’ve barely had a second to breathe this summer, and you could really use that holiday…
US actor David Krumholtz has announced he’s taking a step back from acting, claiming that the industry had left him feeling “frustrated”, “fed up” and “fried”. Posting on Threads, David explained that he’d decided to take an “indefinite break” from acting work, after “years” of contemplating it. “I kinda sorta put my acting career on…
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has welcomed the announcement by the US National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) of the jurisdiction application for Qualified Jurisdiction status. The application was lodged in July with the support of the Guernsey International Insurance Association and the States of Guernsey, and marks an important step toward improving the terms…
It’s been four years since Robert Pattinson donned the dark cape for the first time in The Batman – and we’re still waiting for the sequel. Although we know very little about Matt Reeves’ superhero follow-up, it was announced in May that Sebastian Stan would be joining the cast alongside fellow newcomers Scarlett Johansson, Charles…