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SIGNAL IDUNA Reinsurance Ltd (SI Re), the Swiss reinsurer based in Zug, has appointed Beatrix Dodgson as Chief Underwriting Officer (CUO), effective 1 November 2026. Dodgson will join SI Re from Korean Re Switzerland AG, where she has served as Chief Underwriting Officer and a member of the Executive Team since September 2024. She previously…
Specialist reinsurance broking and advisory business Willis Re has appointed Thomas Artmann as CEO of Willis Re Germany, effective immediately, with the Munich-based executive responsible for developing the company’s German operations, establishing its presence in the region and driving its strategic objectives. Artmann holds over 36 years of experience in the insurance and reinsurance industry,…
Euna, a specialist managing general agent (MGA), has announced the appointment of Steve Morse as Head of Personal Lines. Morse will report directly to Ross Dingwall, CEO of Euna. He will join the firm’s personal lines team, which was launched in July alongside Specialist Home, its non-standard residential and contract works product. The product covers…
Aki Hussain, Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of global insurer Hiscox, has joined the Steering Committee of the Insurance Development Forum, a public-private partnership between the insurance industry, the UN, and the World Bank to protect vulnerable countries against climate disasters. As a respected insurance leader, Hussain brings extensive executive leadership experience in the global…
AM Best, the global credit rating agency focused on the insurance sector, has lowered the Financial Strength Rating of SanlamAllianz Re Ltd (SAZ Re), the Mauritius-based reinsurance company, to B++ (Good) from A- (Excellent). The agency has also reduced SAZ Re’s Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating to “bbb+” (Good) from “a-” (Excellent). At the same time,…
AXA XL, the property and casualty specialty risk division of AXA, has announced the appointment of Thomas Götting as Chief Client & Distribution Officer for APAC & Europe, effective 1 October 2026. In his new role, Götting will lead AXA XL’s client and distribution strategy across Europe, Asia and Australia. He brings nearly 30 years…
In the wake of the news and discourse around an alleged gang rape at Cornell University, social media has been flooded with content about raising boys: videos of mothers explaining how they’re teaching their sons about consent, threads from mums sharing scripts for having tough conversations with boys. Those conversations matter. But experts say another…
As the nights get darker, Netflix has delivered a glossy, big-budget classic book adaptation to help keep us warm on those chilly winter evenings Based on John Steinbeck’s iconic novel of the same name, East Of Eden is a classic tale of multigenerational trauma, family rivalry and the battle between good and evil. Set in…
After a fallow year in 2026, Glastonbury is returning next year, with tickets for the event finally set to go on sale on Sunday 4 October. Famously, the Glasto ticket run is no mean feat. Tickets usually sell out within an hour, as thousands of music fans from around the world battle to secure their…
In the months that followed, a who’s who of broadcasters lined up to audition for the job, before the BBC landed on Big Brother host Emma Willis, The Last Leg comedian Josh Widdicombe and former Strictly pro Johannes Radebe. But what about the people who came close to landing the job, but didn’t quite make…