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I’m sure you’ve noticed, but the number of spam calls and requests for people to be added to your WhatsApp have absolutely skyrocketed recently. But that’s not the only kind of scam that’s on the rise. According to research by security company Avast, dating scams are up this year from the previous year. In the…
Sam Fender has voiced his dissatisfaction over the ticket prices for his upcoming UK tour. Last week, it was announced that the chart-topping singer would be hitting the road for a string of stadium shows in 2027, but when prices for the tour were made public, he admitted he was “not happy”. “They’re getting changed,”…
Liberty Mutual Reinsurance (LM Re), the sole treaty reinsurance business of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Group, has partnered with Celest.Science, a French climate-tech startup, to develop a robust fallback methodology for parametric tropical cyclone risk transfer, addressing data outages and reporting delays during extreme weather events. Parametric insurance provides payment based on pre-agreed event, such…
This article contains major Slow Horses spoilers. Slow Horses director Adam Randall has spoken about the dramatic season six finale cliffhanger that had fans the world over letting out a collective gasp. Last week, the sixth run of the popular Apple TV+ spy drama came to an end, with a final episode that concluded with…
I’m always hearing about that mystical ‘glass skin’ phenomenon, but I’ve never been able to achieve it. I thought that was something for the girls with a 10-step skincare routine, who never smoke or drink (yeah… neither) and drink three litres of water a day. Sorry, but I’m not ashamed to admit that I’m a…
New commentary from AM Best has suggested the reinsurance impact of the recent civil unrest in France will likely be small because higher retentions on property catastrophe excess-of-loss treaties and stricter terms and conditions may make it harder for direct insurers to aggregate losses to reach the reinsurance threshold. Media accounts indicate that the current…
Kinsale Capital Group, Inc. has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2026, reporting a net income of $98.1 million, down from the $141.6 million in the same period the year prior. Q3 2026 net income included after-tax catastrophe losses of $1.7 million, slightly up from the $1.0 million reported in Q3 2025….
OAK Global, a specialist risk and underwriting partner, has strengthened its leadership team with two senior underwriting and risk appointments: Fraser Scott has been promoted to Director of Underwriting Planning and Performance , and John Coe has been named Chief Risk and Compliance Officer. In his new position, Scott will oversee the coordination of business planning…
Pension Insurance Corporation plc (PIC), a specialist insurer of defined benefit pension schemes, has concluded an £85 million buy-in with the Trustee of the Interface Europe Pension Scheme. This agreement ensures the long-term protection of benefits for f 1,117 scheme members. Dalriada Trustees Limited serves as the sole professional trustee for the Scheme. Interface, a…
K2 Insurance Services, a US insurance services provider, has confirmed that its subsidiary, Aegis General Insurance Agency, will discontinue operations within its Executive Risks Division as part of a wider review of its business portfolio. The company announced that the division will stop accepting new business and renewals from 1 November 2026. According to K2…