Laura Coppola joins Munich Re Specialty, North America
Global reinsurer Munich Re has appointed Laura Coppola as Head of Underwriting Management, US, Binding Authorities at Munich Re Specialty, North America (MRS-NA). In her new role, Coppola will lead a team of US-based underwriting managers who, along with members of the Binding Authorities managed underwriting team in London, are responsible for the overseeing and…
Significant pressure required to change pricing direction, market remains rate-adequate: Berenberg
Significant pressure would be required to push reinsurance pricing to change direction from a continued easing to a hardening signal, nevertheless, the consensus at the 2026 Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous de Septembre (RVS) was that pricing remains adequate, according to Berenberg. At RVS 2026, Berenberg analysts met with representatives of Hannover Re, Hiscox, Munich Re, SCOR,…
Ascot bolsters US senior leadership team
Global specialty re/insurance company Ascot Group has bolstered its US Regional Executive Leadership team, expanded the North America Distribution role, and consolidated seven US business segments into five product verticals. Together, these changes aim to align underwriting expertise and regional leadership more closely around the exposures, geographies, and client segments Ascot serves. The appointments and…
US commercial insurance prices saw an aggregate increase of 0.5% in Q2’26: WTW
In the second quarter of 2026, U.S. commercial insurance prices continued to grow, with an aggregate price increase of 0.5%, according to WTW’s latest Commercial Lines Insurance Pricing Survey. The survey compares premiums for policies underwritten during the quarter with those for the same coverage in the prior year. The aggregate price increase in Q2’26…
Ray Winstone And Vinnie Jones Tease The Gentlemen Season 2 Deleted Scene
This article contains spoilers for The Gentlemen season two. Alongside season leads Theo James and Kaya Scodelario, Guy Ritchie’s TV series managed to bring together two giants of the gangster genre in Vinnie Jones and Ray Winstone. However, despite both playing key roles in the popular Netflix series, the two actors’ characters, Geoff Seacombe and…
Pierce Brosnan Dismisses MobLand Tom Hardy Rumoured Drama
Pierce Brosnan has played down reports of drama involving Tom Hardy behind the scenes of MobLand. The former James Bond star is currently on the promo trail for the second season of MobLand, with rumours earlier this year suggesting that Tom would not be back for the third, following supposed tension with members of the…
Tokio Marine HCC International appoints Nicolas Pelletier as Head of Distribution – Europe
Tokio Marine HCC (TMHCC) International, a member of the Tokio Marine HCC group of specialty insurance companies headquartered in Houston, Texas, has appointed Nicolas Pelletier to the newly created position of Head of Distribution – Europe. Pelletier takes up the role on 1 September 2026 and will be responsible for developing and strengthening the insurer’s…
Practical Magic 2: Nicole Kidman And Sandra Bullock Fail To Enchant Critics
The Owens sisters are back after almost 30 years in Practical Magic 2. Returning for the long-awaited sequel are Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman alongside new additions to the cast Joey King, Maisie Williams and Lee Pace. Set 25 years after the cult classic original, the sequel sees the Owens clan heading to the UK,…
Trium Cyber names Dave Stanard Interim CEO as Josh Ladeau steps down
Trium Cyber, a specialist cyber insurance and risk transfer provider, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Josh Ladeau, will step down from his role, with Dave Stanard, CEO of Trium Holdings, serving as Interim CEO of Trium Cyber. Ladeau joined Trium in September 2022 and has since played a pivotal role in the…
AI Anxiety Is Real – Here’s How Therapists Would Tackle It
Your stomach might’ve dropped reading the headlines this week with a stark warning from an AI researcher over artificial intelligence (AI) and the future of the human race. For those who missed it, researcher Jacob Coxon said he’d resigned from Anthropic, an American artificial intelligence research and product company, warning that “the people building AI…
