Premia acquires Cowen Reinsurance from TD Bank
Premia Holdings Ltd., the insurance and reinsurance group with operations in Bermuda, the US, the UK and Continental Europe, has completed its acquisition of Ramius Enterprise Luxembourg Holdco S.à r.l. and its subsidiaries, including property and casualty reinsurer Cowen Reinsurance, which has been renamed Premia Reinsurance Europe S.A. The transaction, approved by the Commissariat Aux…
Best Early Black Friday Deals To Shop Now
It’s tiiime. Nope, we’re not talking about Christmas, Valentine’s, or the summer. Rather, Black Friday, our number one favourite shopping event of the year, is here (ish). Although actual Black Friday might be a while off yet, you won’t have to wait around to score an excellent deal – plenty of early Black Friday deals…
SRS Altitude names Sullivan Head of ART for North America
SRS Altitude, a managing general underwriter (MGU) specializing in Alternative Risk Transfer (ART) solutions within Strategic Risk Solutions (SRS), has appointed Joe Sullivan as Head of ART for North America. Sullivan stepped into the role on November 2, 2026, to drive the expansion of the firm’s North American ART business. Based in New Jersey, Sullivan…
Serenova Re gets A− ratings from Japan’s R&I
Serenova Re, a Bermuda-based reinsurer specialising in life and annuity reinsurance solutions, has received an A− Issuer Rating and an A− Insurance Claims Paying Ability rating, both with stable outlooks, from Rating and Investment Information, Inc. (R&I), Japan’s largest credit rating agency. In its assessment, R&I pointed to the backing of Bain Capital and the…
Britons Say Government Stockpiling Advice Isn’t ‘Realistic’
Recently, the UK government launched a “Be Ready” campaign, which suggests “simple and effective steps you can take to be ready for emergencies and the disruption they cause”. This could include cyberattacks, natural disasters, and other adverse events. Defence Secretary Wes Streeting stressed that the government didn’ have a “specific thing [they had] in mind”…
Novel secures new equity capital from Crestview to support continued build-out
Novel Financial Holdings, Inc., a holding company building a diversified underwriting and insurance services platform, has received an investment from private equity firm Crestview Partners to support its continued expansion across insurance underwriting and services while broadening its ownership base. Launched in 2025 and led by CEO Rob Bredahl, Novel manages both policyholder-owned reciprocal exchanges,…
James Blunt Claims There Was More To James Acaster’s Celebrity Traitors Exit Than We Saw
James Blunt has revealed there was a lot more to James Acaster’s dramatic exit from The Celebrity Traitors than viewers got to see. The two Jameses both made it to the penultimate day in TV’s most famous castle, which ended with the stand-up comic coming clean to his fellow contestants about his secret Traitor status,…
Vantage hires Lisa Pickard to lead new Fac reinsurance business
Vantage Group Holdings Ltd., a specialty insurance and reinsurance business, has launched a new Facultative Reinsurance line of business, led by industry executive Lisa Pickard as President. Reporting directly to Vantage CEO Greg Hendrick, Pickard will head the division, taking charge of team recruitment, strategic direction, risk appetite, and broker-partner relationships. “She brings a clear…
Miller names Stubbings as CEO of Reinsurance and Masters as Chairman
Miller, an independent specialist insurance and reinsurance broker, has announced the appointment of Peter Stubbings as CEO of Reinsurance, alongside Gary Masters as Chairman of Reinsurance. Stubbings brings more than four decades of reinsurance and leadership experience, broad technical expertise and long-standing client relationships across London, Bermuda, the Caribbean and the Nordics. He joined Miller…
Zelenskyy Has One Word For His Tumultuous Trump Relationship
Ukrainian president Volodmyr Zelenskyy has described his eventful relationship with Donald Trump as “emotional”. The US president has all-but demolished his alliance with Ukraine in recent weeks by unveiling a sanctions-busting diesel deal with Russia, effectively giving Vladimir Putin’s war machine a boost. The move unpicked years of united Western efforts to punish Putin for…
