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Amwins, a distributor of specialty insurance products and services, has launched illumin Specialty, a managing general agency (MGA) offering primary general liability and excess liability coverage. Led by industry veteran Rebecca Gitig, illumin Specialty will reportedly focus on developing practical coverage solutions for challenging exposures across segments where market dislocation and technical complexity can make…
Vladimir Putin launched a “massive strike” on Ukraine overnight just as the autocrat prepared to celebrate his birthday. The Russian dictator turns 74 today and evidently marked the occasion by upping the ante against his neighbour more than four years after he first invaded the country. At least 11 people – including five children –…
Veteran actor Eva Marie Saint has died at the age of 102. Eva made her big-screen debut in 1954’s On The Waterfront, going on to win an Oscar for her performance as Marlon Brando’s love interest in the movie. Her other notable screen credits included A Hatful Of Rain, Exodus and North By Northwest. Jeff…
Black Friday comes around every year and it’s a day that many people look forward to because it means you can secure great deals on your Christmas shopping. It’s marked in most people’s calendars. The term has been floating around for years, but many people don’t actually know where it came from or why it…
AmTrust Financial Services, Inc., a global specialty property casualty insurer, has launched a new subsidiary, East Reinsurance Services (East Re), a new treaty property reinsurance business unit led by Kevin Sullivan as the Head of Property Reinsurance. East Re will provide proportional treaty property reinsurance solutions across North America. The reinsurer will initially focus on…
Bay Harbor Re, a reinsurance company specialising in property and casualty business, has announced the appointment of three new team members: Kelly Skogheim (ACAS), Mya Price, and Ben Krehbiel. Skogheim joins Bay Harbor Re as Senior Actuarial Data Scientist. According to the company, Skogheim becomes its fifth team member to hold an ACAS designation and…
Strictly Come Dancing stars Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden have given their first interview since being eliminated from the show. Over the weekend, the pair lost out in the first dance-off of the series, after winding up in the bottom two with Jaime Winstone and her professional partner Carlos Gu. Long-serving Strictly pro Amy –…
Milliman, Inc., a global consulting and actuarial firm, has established a new business advisory practice in the UK as it broadens the support it provides to organisations across the insurance, investment, and retirement sectors. The firm has appointed Callum Mayor and David Laird as managing directors to lead the new practice. Milliman said the appointments…
REVO Insurance, an Italian specialty non-life insurer, has launched Transfer Pricing Insurance, an insurance solution designed for multinational companies, including small and medium-sized businesses, that conduct recurring intragroup transactions. The risk management solution aims to help CFOs, directors, tax managers and auditors manage the uncertainty created by differing interpretations that may arise during transfer pricing…
Antares Global, an international specialty insurance and reinsurance group, has promoted Amelia Hinds to Class Underwriter, Specie, a London-based role. Hinds brings over 13 years of industry experience to her new position, primarily focused on Fine Art and Specie underwriting. Before joining Antares in 2021, she built her career through roles at Chubb and Canopius….