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About one in eight Britons say they always feel tired, while another third say they’re exhausted about half the time. And up to 47% of us report feeling “constantly” overwhelmed, sad, or stressed in a single year. Devon-based charity project worker Rita Simpson says she used to count herself among both groups. “I was told…
Strictly Come Dancing’s head judge Shirley Ballas made quite an impact when she travelled across the Atlantic to guest judge on the American version of the show Dancing With The Stars. During her stint on the Dancing With The Stars panel, Shirley drew backlash when she brought her brand of harsh criticism to the US…
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc., a super-regional property and casualty insurance holding company, reported net income of $51.1 million for the third quarter of 2026, up 1.4% from $50.4 million in the prior-year quarter, despite $15.8 million in pre-tax catastrophe losses, compared with none in the prior-year quarter. For the quarter, gross premiums written decreased 3.1%…
Hippo Holdings Inc. has partnered with Greenlight Capital Re’s Innovations segment, which links investment opportunities in emerging MGAs with carrier and reinsurance support, allowing Hippo to co-invest with Greenlight Re in early-stage programs while its subsidiary, Spinnaker Insurance Company, can serve as Greenlight’s preferred U.S. admitted fronting carrier for qualifying co-invested programs. According to Hippo,…
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, a Bermuda-based global insurance and reinsurance company, recorded net income of $202 million in the third quarter of 2026 and underwriting income of $134 million, supported by AXIS Re’s 11th consecutive profitable quarter. Group-wide, operating income for Q3’26 amounted to $229 million, down 10% on the prior year, as underwriting income…
Following the Daisy Edgar-Jones-led film adaptation of Sense And Sensibility and the BBC drama The Other Bennet Sister earlier this year, another new series for Austen-heads to swoon at is almost upon us. And with just weeks to go until it begins streaming, Netflix has now dropped the trailer for its new take on Pride…
This article contains major spoilers for the latest season of Slow Horses. Slow Horses’ head writer has a message for any viewers still upset about the events of season six. The most recent instalments of the Apple TV+ drama saw several key characters being killed off, perhaps most notably Tom Brooke’s Coe and Ruth Bradley’s…
Markel’s insurance segment increased underwriting profit to $462.6 million in the first nine months of 2026, up 55% compared with $298.8 million in the same period last year, as its combined ratio improved by three percentage points to 92%. The insurance segment’s adjusted operating income rose 19% to $1.17 billion for the first nine months…
If you’ve managed to swerve all the nasty autumn bugs doing the rounds, and you’re trying to work and parent this half-term (solidarity!), you’ll probably want a handful of ideas up your sleeve to keep those little monsters busy for chunks of time. With Halloween landing on Saturday this year, you can build up the…
Labour’s “scattergun” Budget has been criticised by experts for spreading cost of living support “too thinly” – meaning Brits have a tough period ahead of them. Chancellor John Healey promised to offer the public “breathing space” in his maiden Budget on Wednesday with a £4.4 billion cost of living support package. That included giving a…