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I rarely wear makeup and, when I do, I want my skin to look fresh and dewy. After falling down an internet rabbit hole of French pharmacy skincare, which led to me venturing into Parisian pharmacies to find the products the internet was raving about, I swiftly discovered people could not stop talking about Embroylisse….
Macklemore has announced a string of shows after finding himself at the centre of headlines when he was dropped as the opening act on Ed Sheeran’s world tour, in light of comments he made on stage in support of Palestine. Next month, the Grammy winner will perform shows in Dublin, Paris and London as part…
Former Mis-Teeq singer Sabrina Washington has denied issuing a press release claiming the group had disbanded without consulting her bandmates. Earlier this month, Sabrina reunited with fellow Mis-Teeq stars Alesha Dixon and Su-Elise Nash for a one-off show at London’s Wembley Arena to commemorate 25 years since the release of their debut album. Mis-Teeq’s concert…
Fathom Reinsurance Partners LLC, an independent reinsurance intermediary focused on providing reinsurance solutions and supporting clients across the market, has appointed Horace (JJ) Mann Johnson III as Managing Partner. Johnson brings more than 30 years of experience in the reinsurance industry, with expertise spanning property and casualty reinsurance, a broad range of business lines, reinsurance…
CLARA Analytics, a provider of artificial intelligence (AI) technology for insurance claims optimisation, has announced the launch of its new platform, Agentic Intelligence, the industry’s first end-to-end AI workforce built for complex casualty and workers’ comp claims. Agentic Intelligence is built into the CLARAty.ai platform and places a team of AI agents on every claim,…
A new Moody’s report emphasises that the protection gap in natural catastrophe losses cannot be closed by property and casualty (P&C) insurers and reinsurers alone, with more than 50% of these losses uninsured in 2025. The report finds that since 2015, 57.8% of catastrophe losses have gone uninsured, while the damages from nat cats has…
London-headquartered specialist insurer Beazley has unveiled new cyber cover to support businesses in managing the risks arising from their own use of AI. The announcement follows Beazley’s recent confirmation of its affirmative AI cyber cover, which, according to the firm, delivers “certainty and clarity” for clients by expressly addressing AI-related risks already covered within existing…
Pan-African reinsurer Continental Reinsurance Holdings has raised US$156.1 million in proceeds from its initial public offer, which includes US$30 million in fresh primary capital that will be used to strengthen the company’s underwriting capacity. Opened on August 5, 2026, the Public Offer also includes US$126.1 million relating to the acquisition of existing shares, allowing retail…
According to initial estimates from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (CatIQ), a Toronto-based organisation providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data and a subsidiary of PERILS, 10 extreme weather events this summer across Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba caused overall insured damages of more than CAD 1.8 billion. Historically, wind, hailstorms, and wildfires are the costliest extreme weather…
Gallagher Re, a global reinsurance brokerage and advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Will MacLeod as Executive Director, Facultative. MacLeod brings 12 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry, with extensive expertise in the placement of complex international facultative property and heavy industry risks. He joins Gallagher Re from Howden, where he…