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Ed Miliband is set to unveil a set of trade sanctions targeting illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territory of the West Bank. It’s a dramatic move which could seriously damage UK relations with both Israel and its ally the US but will appease pro-Palestinian campaigners across Britain. The UK already condemned Israel’s plan to…
The Voice UK’s judging panel is apparently getting quite the revamp ahead of its new run. For the last few weeks, it’s been heavily rumoured that former X Factor star Cheryl Tweedy will be staging a return to our screens as a new coach on The Voice UK. According to The Sun, Cheryl will be…
Currently, most lines of business are facing an evolving risk landscape, but the abundance of capital is driving Aon’s ability to create real innovation for clients, Aon’s Amanda Lyons highlighted during an Aon briefing for clients and media ahead of the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. The executive, who serves as CEO of Bermuda and Global…
Currently, most lines of business are facing an evolving risk landscape, but the abundance of capital and the market in general is driving Aon’s ability to create real innovation for clients, Aon’s Amanda Lyons highlighted during an Aon briefing for clients and media ahead of the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous. The executive, who serves as…
Around the 68th edition of the Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous (RVS), Christopher Gray, Divisional Director, Reinsurance, at Westfield Specialty International, said that to be successful at the January 1 renewals, reinsurers must offer value beyond just more capacity or lower pricing. He said that his call is driven by current reinsurance market conditions that are characterised…
Teens are extremely efficient at coming up with insults, whether they’re calling you mid, referring to someone as Ohio, or branding you a celebrity’s choppelganger. And if they mention that you – or someone they know – has a “skill issue”. Well, you can bet it’s not a compliment. What does ‘skill issue’ mean? The…
Credit rating agency AM Best has maintained its stable outlook for the global life reinsurance segment, driven by the expected moderate growth in global life channels and a concentrated traditional reinsurance market, which is dominated by several highly rated, diversified, and well-capitalised global companies with favourable underwriting results. The report noted, “Life reinsurance accounts for…
Donald Trump claimed he and his workers helped at ground zero the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks ― a claim he’s made before, despite no evidence that he or his employees were doing so. “I went down. I was building a building in New York and I had a lot of construction workers,” Trump…
The Great British Bake Off casting team has knocked it out of the park once again. With just two weeks to go until the tent reopens for another season – with new judge Nigella Lawson at the helm for the first time – Channel 4 has introduced us to the 12 new contestants, and they’re…
Finally, we’re starting to get real about menopause. It might have happened to women and people with vulvas for, well, ever but it’s only been over the last few decades that we’ve started to open up about what that actually means. There’s still one criminally under-discussed aspect of menopause we think is due for a…