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After one of the warmest Septembers on record, which saw temperatures rise to an unseasonable 28.1°C on 29 September, the Met Office has said cooler weather is on the horizon. Yet long-term forecasts looking ahead to the end of October into November suggest that, overall, temperatures will probably remain above average. The good news is…
Global reinsurance broker Marsh Re has appointed Nathalie Zaatar and Talal Sharif as the new Co-heads for the Middle East. The pair will be based in Dubai, and together bring nearly four decades of combined insurance and reinsurance experience, along with deep market insight, technical expertise, and a strong focus on client partnerships. Zaatar has…
Production has been put on pause on the long-awaited sequel to The Batman, after director Matt Reeves was forced to step away from the project for personal reasons. The sequel has already been delayed numerous times due to the Hollywood strikes of 2023 and leading man Robert Pattinson’s later commitments to The Odyssey and Dune:…
East Of Eden creator Zoe Kazan has opened up about putting together the show’s poignant final scene. As well as executive producing the new Netflix miniseries, Zoe also wrote all seven episodes of East Of Eden, based on John Steinbeck’s classic American novel of the same name, which was first adapted for the screen by…
Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers and managing general agents (MGAs), is expanding its partnership with ReSource Pro, an insurance-focused services and technology company specialising in operational support, technology services and implementation. The expanded relationship combines Insurity’s cloud-based insurance software with ReSource Pro’s expertise in insurance operations, technology, managed services and…
Michael Flatley and Niamh O’Brien in 2018 Riverdance star Michael Flatley has announced that his wife of 20 years, fellow dancer Niamh O’Brien, has died at the age of 52. On Monday evening, Michael announced the devastating news in a social media post, which read: “My heart is broken. I have lost my beautiful wife,…
“It was never going to work,” says former Victoria police officer of 27 years, Susan McLean, of Australia’s social media ban for under-16s. The ban came into effect last December and meant 10 major social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube, had to take “reasonable steps” to stop under-16s from using their platforms…
If you’ve so much as dared to open social media over the last few years, there’s no doubt you will have been bombarded with SURI’s beautiful, pastel-coloured electric toothbrushes. If you’re anything like me, you’ll be equal parts suspicious of anything that floods your social feeds, and desperate to try it. Luckily for you, I’m…
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), an international specialty insurer, has announced the appointment of Oliver Wilcox as Head of Energy within its Marine and Energy division. In his new role, Wilcox will lead TMK’s Energy underwriting business, with responsibility for underwriting strategy, portfolio performance and team development. He will work closely with brokers and clients to…
Italian-headquartered, global insurer Generali has announced an agreement to acquire a c. 9.9% stake in Banco de Crédito Cooperativo (BCC), the holding entity of Grupo Cooperativo Cajamar (GCC), for €150 million. This investment further strengthens the strategic alignment between the two companies and solidifies Generali’s position as a leading insurance partner in Spain, the insurer…