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Zurich has completed its £8.1bn takeover of Beazley, with the London-headquartered specialist insurer now set to delist from the London Stock Exchange following the implementation of the court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement. The scheme became effective today, 1 October 2026, after Beazley and Zurich delivered a copy of the court order sanctioning the transaction to the…
Bella Ramsey has claimed their experience as an actor could give them a leg-up on the new season of The Celebrity Traitors. The Last Of Us star is one of 21 celebrities who’ve signed up to enter the castle in the long-awaited second run of Celebrity Traitors, which was filmed over the summer. Prior to…
Maya Jama has claimed that she has an advantage going into The Celebrity Traitors that her fellow contestants won’t even be aware of. The Love Island host was one of 21 celebrities who took part in the second season of the Bafta-winning reality show over the summer, the first episode of which is finally due…
Forgive me for being a traitor to my nationality here, but I’m not usually a massive fan of baked beans. They’re the kind of thing I put up with in a full English, but I don’t go out of my way to buy them for everyday consumption. So trust me when I say it’s a…
Aon, the global professional services firm, has appointed Naoki Kido as Global Head of Japan Global Solutions (JGS), effective 30 September 2026, while Yuki Tanemura has been named Global Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Head of North America for JGS, effective 1 January 2027, both subject to applicable regulatory requirements. The two appointments aim to…
Broadcaster, journalist and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen has died at the age of 86. The TV personality was best known for fronting the BBC consumer affairs series That’s Life! for more than 20 years, as well as presenting her own self-titled daytime talk show. She was also the founder of the youth counselling service Childline…
Lexington Insurance, a US-based surplus lines insurer and part of AIG, has established a dedicated Financial Institutions practice and welcomed Kevin Ware as Head of Financial Institutions, LexPro. Financial institutions are operating in a rapidly changing market, as emerging technologies, AI infrastructure investment, data-driven decision-making and evolving sources of capital create new and changing risk…
Gallagher, the global insurance broking and risk management group, has announced the appointment of Malgorzata (Gosia) Kuczewska as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its operations in Switzerland. Established in 2019, Gallagher’s Switzerland team provides insurance and risk management services across a range of industries including financial lines, construction, property and fine art. Kuczewska brings 17…
“We think that Hugh has cancer.” It only takes a few words spoken in a hospital side room, and the life you once knew disappears. Whatever mattered that morning becomes irrelevant. Whatever your plans were, gone. You have only one thought: please let my child live. But outside that room, outside those hospital walls, nothing…
The TV event of the year is finally here. On Thursday night, the Traitors castle will reopen its doors to a brand new cast of 21 famous faces, who’ll spend the next few weeks “murdering”, banishing and second-guessing one another, in a bid to try and raise a hefty cash prize for a charity of…