PIB Group names Aviva executive David Martin as incoming Group CEO
PIB Group, an international insurance intermediary specialising in insurance broking, managing general agents (MGAs) and other insurance services, has confirmed that David Martin will become its Group Chief Executive Officer in early 2027. Martin will move to the business from Aviva, where he currently holds the positions of Managing Director, UK Commercial and Chief Distribution…
Trackers are not for us. When the market softens you’ve got to underwrite: Lancashire CEO
Lancashire Holdings’ CEO Alex Maloney explained this morning that when the market is softening actively underwriting the portfolio is more important than ever, which is why he says broker follow facilities and trackers are not of interest to the company. Speaking during Lancashire Holdings’ analyst call today after the release of its third-quarter trading statement,…
Digger Star John Goodman Admits He Was ‘Hurt’ By Critics’ Reaction To The Film
John Goodman has opened up about Digger’s muted critical response and disappointing box office performance. The Emmy winner played a fictitious US president in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s recent movie, which starred Tom Cruise as an oil tycoon who causes a catastrophic global incident that only he can fix. Digger cost over $160 million (around £121…
Why This Morning Is Airing A Pre-Recorded Show Today, As ITV Suffers Power Outage
ITV bosses were forced to think on their feet on Wednesday after a major power outage forced some of its flagship shows off the air. While making her way into work, Lorraine Kelly revealed that Wednesday’s edition of her show was being pulled due to a power cut in her studio, with Good Morning Britain…
Regatta And Cath Kidston Created The Dreamiest Collection, And I Need Every Single Piece
Regatta Is there anything more British than looking forward to coat season? Until this point, you might not have thought so. But folks, I see that and I raise you the latest outdoor wear collection I’m obsessed with: Regatta x Cath Kidston. The great outdoors brand is no stranger to a collab: in fact, earlier…
SiriusPoint adds John Sauerland to its Board of Directors
SiriusPoint Ltd., a global specialty underwriter, has appointed John Sauerland to its Board of Directors, effective 1 January, 2027. Sauerland has over 35 years of insurance industry experience, following a long career at Progressive Insurance, where he most recently served as Chief Financial Officer. He has also served on the boards of Beazley, FedEx Freight,…
Aon renews ACT for 2027, lifting pre-secured capacity from 28.5% to 35%
Aon has renewed its Aon Client Treaty (ACT) follow facility for 2027 and expanded it, so that from 1 January clients can access 35% pre-secured Lloyd’s co-insurance capacity, up from 28.5%, on eligible business placed through its Global Broking Centre and on facultative reinsurance placed by Reinsurance Solutions. Since its launch in 2016, ACT has…
Judi Dench Says James Bond Character’s Death Was All Daniel Craig’s Idea
Dame Judi Dench is opening up about some of the highs and lows of playing M in the James Bond franchise. The veteran actor played the MI5 boss in eight Bond films, starting with 1995’s GoldenEye alongside Pierce Brosnan and ending with her character’s death in 2012’s Skyfall with Daniel Craig (although she also made…
Rice Krispies Will Lose Rice Grains After El Niño
Cereal company Kellogg’s has shared that it will no longer use whole rice grains to make its Rice Krispies or Coco Pops products. A spokesperson for the company explained that corn and rice flours will be used to make the cereals instead. The move, they said, is intended to “maintain consistent quality at a time…
Fortitude Re finalises $3.8bn long-term care reinsurance deal with Unum Group
Bermuda-based reinsurer Fortitude Re has finalised a USD $3.8 billion long-term care (LTC) reinsurance agreement with Unum Group, a US insurance and employee benefits provider, involving a portfolio of approximately 50,000 individual insurance policies. The transaction, completed through Fortitude Reinsurance Company Ltd. (FRL) and Unum Life Insurance Company of America (Unum America), follows an earlier…
