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In the UK, about four in 10 marriages end in divorce – and, per Woolley & Co solicitors, the most common reasons for this include unreasonable behaviour, infidelity and affairs, and a lack of communication or emotional connection. That’s what people put down on paper, anyway. But what do therapists attribute to most marital break-downs?…
Florida-domiciled American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC), a property and casualty insurance holding company, reported a rise of 3.2% in total gross written premium (GWP) for the third quarter of 2026 to $74.1 million, compared to $71.8 million in Q3’25. GWP for the first nine months of 2026 dipped by 11.7% to $439.8 million, compared to…
As part of its strategic growth plans for the Specialty Reinsurance team, Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK) has appointed Ed Hughes as Marine Reinsurance Underwriter. In his new position, Hughes will support the growth of the specialty marine reinsurance division and help further enhance the team’s underwriting capabilities. He will be reporting to Claire Wallace, Divisional…
Three-quarters of Britons see Donald Trump’s America as a serious threat to global peace, according to a new report. The British Social Attitudes survey found 74% of the general public seem wary of the US’s place on the world stage – a stark change compared to two years ago, before Trump began his second term…
Increased underwriting capacity and competition between insurers helped maintain favourable trading conditions across much of the global commercial insurance market in the third quarter of 2026, according to Aon, a global professional services firm providing risk management, insurance broking and advisory services. In its latest Global Insurance Market Insights report, the company identified a continued…
Analysts at Autonomous said they do not expect the data centre trade to move the needle for the insurance sector, suggesting the opportunity set will add just ~1% to the overall commercial P&C market through 2030, despite the hype. In a recent report, analysts at Autonomous estimate that new premiums across lines related to data…
Adéla has hit out at Donald Trump and his administration for using her song in a social media post without permission. The Slovak singer is currently enjoying global success off the back of her hit Nicole Kidman, which the White House used in a video earlier this week to encourage people to vote Republican in…
Eric Andersen, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer AIG, expects the carrier to find a good balance between some of the front-end pressures in the property insurance space and the ability to save money on its reinsurance buying at the January 1 renewals. Following the release of a strong set of third…
Happy National Sex Toy Day! In my world, this day is better than Christmas itself. Ordinarily, I’d start a piece with a joke about how great these buzzy buys are, and (in my head, at least) we’d all have a giggle and a chinwag about our favourites. But research conducted by YouGov on behalf of…
Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited’s property and casualty insurance and reinsurance companies produced solid underwriting results, reporting an undiscounted consolidated combined ratio of 92.5% and consolidated underwriting profit of $523.9 million. This compares with an undiscounted combined ratio of 92.0% and underwriting profit of $540.3 million in the third quarter of 2025. The underwriting results for…