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The NEXROC Group, a global investment and holding company, has announces its intention to commence tender offers for two publicly listed life insurance companies, one in the United States and one in Australia. According to the announcement, NEXROC is moving forward with the insurance acquisitions as part of the first stage of its roll-up strategy…
Global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has expanded its Facultative team with the appointments of Madhavi Gopinathan as Senior Broker, Fac, and Joy Ramirez as Account Specialist, Broker Support, Fac. In her new role, Gopinathan will support Gallagher Re’s clients and contribute to the continued growth of its MEA Facultative business. She brings 13 years of…
About a week ago, Amazon users took to social media to share a revealing new feature of the app. Since May this year, an AI tool has been describing what site users’ behaviour tells the company about how they might live, including what (and how) they like to read and whether they live alone. But…
Just two weeks after “sincerely” apologising to Sir David and Victoria Beckham for comments made about them on Have I Got News For You, Katherine Ryan is once again taking aim at the famous couple. In November 2025, the Canadian comic guest hosted the BBC panel show, where she introduced a segment about Sir David’s…
Markel Insurance, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., has announced the launch of its Chemical, Oil & Gas-related Energy Property (CORE) offering, and the appointment of Candice Walker to Head of First-Party Energy and Michael McClain as Senior Underwriter – Energy. The launch strengthens Markel’s US First-Party Energy proposition by offering a dedicated property…
The UK is witnessing an earlier flu season than normal, following reports that parts of the United States is also seeing an early start to the season. The NHS said it just witnessed its “busiest September ever” for patients attending A&E (2.44 million visits). Professor Frankie Swords, NHS England’s national medical director, has warned that staff…
Sydney Sweeney is brushing off the recent controversy surrounding her campaign for the sports betting company Novig with another topless ad for the brand. Last month, the Euphoria actor was met with fresh controversy when she unveiled an advert for Novig, in which she appeared in different scenes completely nude, save for different types of…
SageSure, the specialist catastrophe-exposed property managing general underwriter (MGU), has invested in the insurance-linked securities (ILS) fund manager Pillar Capital Management (Pillar) to expand its capabilities across the property catastrophe value chain. Pillar currently manages institutional assets of over USD 4 billion, and will continue to operate as an independent franchise. It will retain its…
Strictly Come Dancing pro Amy Dowden has shared a not-so-veiled message after inadvertently finding herself in the headlines last week. Earlier in the current series of Strictly, Amy – who has been with Strictly for almost a decade – became the first professional to be eliminated from the competition for the second year running, alongside…
Ancient Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Ancient Financial, has announced the appointments of Imran Ahmed as Chief Investment Officer and Sonya Li as Managing Director. Both Ahmed and Li will report to Erich Schram, Chief Executive Officer of Ancient Financial and Ancient Capital, and will help lead and build out Ancient Capital’s…