Autor: Jane Austen

Those globetrotting muscles won’t tone themselves. For some, vacation’s a time to plop down on a beach lounger and not get up again until they’re tan and drunk. But for those gym rats who’d never compromise their gains by skipping a workout — or miss out on the endorphin rush from getting their heart rate up — one hotel chain with four locations in New York City more than has your sweat sesh covered. EVEN Hotels all have fitness equipment in every single room. EVEN Hotel EVEN Hotels has 26 locations in the US — with one in Brooklyn, one in…

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HDI Global appoints Mani Tsang as claims manager in Hong Kong August 18 2025 by Roshan Nambiar Commercial and specialty lines insurer insurer HDI Global has appointed Mani Tsang as the claims manager for their Hong Kong team, according to a LinkedIn post from the company.Hong Kong-based Tsang … To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up…

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Merger of 3 Indonesian reinsurers could hurt local insurers: Fitch August 16 2025 by InsuranceAsia News Indonesia’s planned merger of three state-owned reinsurers could hurt local insurers by reducing domestic reinsurance support, as the combined entity would be weakened by negative capital and stretche… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news and…

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Gousto hopes consumers will see it as a rival to supermarkets with its new brand positioning, ‘convenience without compromise’.   It’s a move that sees the brand, which was founded in 2012, shift its focus away from gaining market share in the meal kit space. Instead, Gousto wants UK consumers to see it as the “smarter alternative” to traditional supermarket shopping.  Now is the “right time” to reposition its brand, chief customer officer Murray Lambell tells Marketing Week. Gousto bounced back from losses of £8m in 2022 to return to profitability in 2023 with an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxation,…

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Filipino carriers FPG Insurance and Mercantile Insurance to merge August 18 2025 by Mithun Varkey Philippine non-life carriers FPG Insurance and The Mercantile Insurance have announced a definitive agreement to merge their businesses.The combined entity, to be named FPG Mercantile, will have an e… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of the latest news and…

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Marketing Week’s Festival of Marketing is set to return to London on 2 October, with global marketing directors from the world’s biggest brands discussing everything from growth stories and effectiveness to wellbeing and innovation. Coca-Cola’s Europe CMO, Javier Meza, will share how the company is achieving effective and meaningful personalisation by embedding AI. Meanwhile, P&G Europe’s chief brand officer, Taide Guajardo, and Northern Europe’s senior director for brand and media, Matt Thomas, will discuss how they drive brand and business growth by focusing on expanding product categories, not just market share. Elsewhere, Specsavers CEO John Perkins and CMO Peter Wright…

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Zurich veteran Mervyn Rea joins Howden as Pacific head of risk engineering August 18 2025 by Roshan Nambiar Howden Insurance Brokers Australia has named Zurich veteran Mervyn Rea as its new head of risk engineering for the Pacific, according to a LinkedIn update.Before joining Howden, Melbourne-based Rea (… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our daily newsletter provides a round-up of…

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Howden Re names Candy Wong as head of Hong Kong treaty August 18 2025 by Aidan Gregory Howden Re has named Candy Wong as the new leader of its treaty business in Hong Kong.According to a statement on Monday, Wong (pictured) will lead Howden Re’s Hong Kong office as head of treaty in th… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login Join the mailing list Designed to help you stay ahead, our…

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Rising risks redefine marine insurer-clients relationships: IUMI’s Lars Lange August 18 2025 by Jon Guy As over 500 delegates from 36 countries across the world prepare to head to Singapore for the International Union of Marine Insurance’s annual conference the organisation’s secretary general told Insu… To continue reading the full article and get full access to the InsuranceAsia News platform, please enquire about a subscription. Your company may already have a corporate license in place. Already a Subscriber? Please Login MORE FROM: Analysis Insurer warns of jumbo problems amid bulk cargo concerns at Asian ports Ian Barr, chief claims officer…

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A fitness trend that took TikTok by storm, racking up more than 14 million views, may have some science behind it. The 12-3-30 treadmill workout, popularized by influencer Lauren Giraldo, promises a fat-burning, low-impact fitness solution: Walk at a 12% incline, at a pace of three miles per hour, for 30 minutes. But how does it compare to regular running? A new peer-reviewed study published in the International Journal of Exercise Science compares the 12-3-30 trend to “self-paced” treadmill running.  Researchers sought to determine not just how many calories each method burns, but how the body fuels each workout —…

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