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A frisson of excitement ran through Westminster this week. After two opinion polls put Labour and the Conservatives in first and second place, the inevitable question followed: “Is two-party politics back?” Just a year ago, the prospect of the next election being a straight shootout between the two traditional parties would have seemed fanciful. Reform…
Global insurer Generali has entered the Lloyd’s marketplace with the launch of Syndicate 2031 Red Bridge, which will assume a share of the carrier’s outward reinsurance placements, across multiple lines of business. For its inaugural Lloyd’s syndicate, Generali has received in-principle approval to commence underwriting operations on the platform in 2027. The large insurer describes…
Stand, a property insurance company that helps homes withstand natural disasters, has secured $70 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation. Announced on 15 October 2026, the investment takes the company’s total funding to $130 million. Saga Ventures led the round, which also attracted investment from Lowercarbon, Eclipse, Equal Ventures, Inspired Capital,…
We all know about the eternal promise a wedding ring brings, but there’s another circular object in town that can promise just as many benefits to your relationship satisfaction: a cock ring. Designed to be used during partnered sex, these devices can take your intimacy to another level – both because they can offer longer-lasting…
If you have been ghosted, you know how painful it can be. Everything seems fine, you’re really enjoying being with somebody and then, suddenly, they have disappeared with no explanation. This is most commonly attributed to romantic relationships but it can happen in friendships too and it is really bloody painful sometimes. In fact, a…
VisionFund, the financial inclusion arm of World Vision, working with Global Parametrics and co-financed by the InsuResilience Solutions Fund, will design a two-peril parametric meso-insurance for World Vision offices in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru as part of the wider Amazon Basin Initiative. The firms said this move aims to address increasingly frequent and severe…
Catastrophe risk modeller Moody’s RMS Event Response has estimated total US private market insured losses from Hurricane Isaias to range from $2.5 billion to $4.5 billion, with a best estimate of $3.5 billion. Hurricane Isaias marks the ninth named storm and the first hurricane of the 2026 North Atlantic hurricane season. On 10 October 2026,…
Stand, a property insurance company that helps homes withstand natural disasters, has secured $70 million in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation. Announced on 15 October 2026, the investment takes the company’s total funding to $130 million. Saga Ventures led the round, which also attracted investment from Lowercarbon, Eclipse, Equal Ventures, Inspired Capital,…
Travellers has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2026, reporting a net income of $1.917 billion, increasing from $1.888 billion in the same period last year, despite a year-on-year rise in catastrophe losses in the period. Core income in the current quarter was $1.947 billion, compared to $1.867 billion in the prior…
Marsh Re’s Leon Janeke expects Baden-Baden to “confirm and further entrench” a buyer-favourable reinsurance market ahead of the 1 January renewals, with reinsurers set to take a greater share of large and catastrophe losses as the market rebalances risk. In an interview ahead of the industry event in Germany, Janeke, head of UK Property &…