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Andy Burnham has slapped down David Cameron after the former Tory prime minister said Britain should not try to rejoin the bloc. Speaking more than a decade after he called the 2016 EU referendum, the Conservative peer warned this week that starting a conversation about rejoining the EU would be “very long and painful”. He…
Insurance broker Willis, a WTW business, has announced the appointment of Chris Mulligan as Global Head of Risk Engineering, effective from 1 January 2027. With over 17 tears at Willis across client-facing and leadership positions within risk engineering, Mulligan has been instrumental in advancing technical capabilities and fostering cross-regional collaboration. In his new position, he…
This week, comedian David Walliams was named as the celebrity at the centre of numerous sexual misconduct allegations. A joint investigation by The Guardian and the news broadcaster ITN included allegations from numerous women claiming that Walliams “groomed” them as a teenagers, with one in particular accusing him of “sexual assault”. The former Britain’s Got…
Insurance brokers in London are showing strong support for artificial intelligence (AI) and digital innovation, even as the sector faces mounting pressure to address an ageing workforce, changing recruitment requirements and increasing client expectations, according to research published by Burns & Wilcox Global Solutions, a specialist wholesale insurance broker operating within the H.W. Kaufman Group….
Willis Re, a global reinsurance broking and advisory business, has announced the appointment of Kyung Won to a senior leadership role in Asia Pacific, as the company looks to expand its regional operations and strengthen its business development capabilities. Kyung will be responsible for driving business growth across Asia Pacific and providing strategic oversight as…
The International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI) has announced the formation of a new Reinsurance and Data Study Group (RDSG), broadening its technical scope. The new initiative brings together specialists from across the industry to develop aviation-related statistics, strengthen market understanding and share reinsurance expertise with its global membership. This initiative expands the Union’s technical…
Nigel Farage has been criticised for appearing on Russell Brand’s podcast two years ago, after the sexual allegations against the comedian had been made public. The Guardian reported that the Reform UK leader was a guest on Brand’s show in July 2024, alongside pro-Donald Trump supporter Dan Bongino and right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, who was…
Munich Re research published to coincide with COP 31 in Türkiye has found that weather-related disaster losses accounted for a higher average share of national income in 13 of the 20 countries studied over the past decade than in the first decade of the analysis. The global reinsurer compared losses from weather-related disasters, including floods,…
AM Best, an international credit rating agency specialising in the insurance sector, has identified improving underwriting results in the US commercial motor insurance market, following several years of sustained financial pressure. In its latest Best’s Market Segment Report, the agency highlights a reduction in annual underwriting losses and further improvements during the first half of…
Calls for the government to cut young people’s benefits in a bid to push them into work have been criticised for being far too extreme. Former Labour cabinet minister, Alan Milburn, will release his report into the one million 18 to 24-year-olds who are not currently in employment, education or training (also known as NEETs)…