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AM Best, an international credit rating agency specialising in the insurance sector, has warned that security vulnerabilities in the PHP programming language could expose cyber insurers to widespread losses. In a recent industry commentary, the company examines how the vulnerabilities could contribute to systemic cyber risk, increase the potential for aggregated claims and influence insurers’…
Bradley Walsh is set to front a one-off quiz show event for Channel 4 this weekend. However, many eagle-eyed fans have been left pondering whether the whole thing is a “massive hoax”. According to Channel 4, Million Pound Shot will see three “plucky contestants” stepping up for a chance to win a life-changing sum of…
Andy Burnham has told Kemi Badenoch to have “a little humility” over the legacy of the Conservatives’ Brexit deal. Speaking during prime minister’s questions, the Tory leader criticised Burnham for suggesting the UK could agree to freedom of movement with the EU in his quest to forge closer ties with the trade bloc. But Burnham…
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. sustained business growth in its property & casualty (P&C) segment for the nine months ended 30 September 2026, reporting premium income of RMB265,215 million, up 3.5% compared with the same period a year earlier. In the first nine months of 2026, Ping An P&C’s premium income from…
Falvey Insurance Group, an insurance provider specialising in marine and cargo risks, has announced several changes to its senior leadership, cargo underwriting team and Board of Directors. The appointments combine internal promotions with new hires who bring experience in insurance finance, marine underwriting and commercial risk management. Rob Bell joined Falvey Insurance Group as Chief…
Sir Tom Jones has updated his fans after rescheduling two live shows due to ill health. The Welsh music icon told his Instagram followers that he is “truly sorry” for postponing shows in Los Angeles and San Diego that had been scheduled for this week as the result of “a bad case of the flu”….
If it felt like that infamous press tour for Wicked had your head spinning, spare a thought for Cynthia Erivo, who was right in the middle of the media storm for all of it. While promoting the two Wicked movies in 2024 and 2025, respectively, Cynthia and co-star Ariana Grande inadvertently sparked an absolute sea…
Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions business recorded organic revenue growth of 7% in the third quarter of 2026 to $572 million, driven by strong growth in treaty placements, as total revenue across the Group increased by 3% year-on-year to $4.1 billion, with organic revenue growth of 6%. Global broking group Aon has reported a strong set of…
Mapfre Re, Mapfre’s Reinsurance and Global Risks arm, grew profit 11.8% to €286 million in the first nine months of 2026, helped by a 67.8% rise in its Non-Life financial result, even as its combined ratio worsened and it absorbed the impact of the earthquake in Colombia. Mapfre Re’s premiums were broadly steady at €6.3…
Rumours began circulating this week that this series of Strictly Come Dancing could be the last for its head judge Shirley Ballas. However, the Queen of Latin has reassured fans that she will be staying on the BBC show for the foreseeable future. On Tuesday night, Shirley appeared as a guest judge on Strictly’s US…