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Edinburgh Reporter
16 hours ago
- General
- Edinburgh Reporter
Bereavement conference this Tuesday at George Heriot's
George Heriot's School is hosting a Bereavement in Education Professional Learning for Teachers conference on 3 June from 10am-3.30pm. The conference promises to be a highly insightful day on bereavement education for teachers in both primary and secondary contexts. The event aims to promote bereavement awareness in schools and the importance of opening up the conversation around death, while providing teachers with practical tools, expert insights, and emotional guidance to allow teachers to create safe and supportive learning environments for bereaved children. The full-day free event will be opened by the Depute Pastoral Care and the Deputy Head of Junior School at George Heriot's, to welcome all conference attendees. Confirmed contributions will be provided by keynote speakers from Winston's Wish, Richmond's Hope, Seasons for Growth and St Columba's Hospice, as well as contributions from teachers covering supporting children, traumatic bereavement, loss and bereavement, leading through bereavement, supporting children after bereavement and in education, and pre-bereavement support for families in palliative care. George Heriot's School is an independent school, established in 1628 to provide an education for Edinburgh's 'faitherless bairns'. The founder's vision of 'distributing chearfullie' of generosity, of kindness and of support has enabled 5,700 bereaved children to benefit directly from the generosity of the Heriot's Foundation. Children applying for a Foundation place sit the normal entrance assessment but can benefit from financial support. Foundation students and their families have access to a strong support network and education staff specialising in bereavement and grief, ensuring one-to-one care can always be provided when necessary. For further information on the bereavement conference contact Miranda Henderson, Director External Relations, George Heriot's School, [email protected] If you know of a child who could benefit from the Heriot's Foundation, contact the Admissions department at [email protected] Like this: Like Related
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Veryon Expands Strategic App Integrations with Airplane Manager Partnership
New partnership with Airplane Manager bridges the gap between maintenance tracking and flight scheduling for business aviation operators. SAN FRANCISCO, May 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Veryon, a leading provider of information services and software solutions for the aviation industry, today announced a new integration with Airplane Manager, a premier platform for flight operations, scheduling, and trip planning. This strategic move is part of Veryon's broader commitment to improving real-time coordination across aviation functions and giving customers even more options to choose from when it comes to premier Flight Operations vendors. The integration enables automatic synchronization of aircraft status, maintenance schedules, and crew coordination between Airplane Manager and Veryon Tracking, delivering real-time visibility and faster operator decision-making. It reduces manual updates, improves dispatch accuracy, and ensures maintenance and flight departments are always aligned. "Simplifying how our customers operate and giving them choices as they look to integrate products across their ecosystem remains a core principle at Veryon," said Kris Volrath, Senior Vice President of Product of Veryon. "With our integration with Airplane Manager, we are adding another partner to our integration portfolio and empowering our operators with accurate, up-to-the-minute aircraft status data without the need for additional technology integration." Strategic Integration Portfolio Continues to Grow This new capability adds to Veryon's growing portfolio of integrations with leading scheduling and operations platforms, including Skylegs, FlightBridge, Professional Flight Management (PFM), Business Aircraft Records and Tracking (BART), Professional Flight Management (PFM), and Avianis. Powered by Veryon's open API architecture, these integrations allow maintenance tracking, scheduling, and operational systems to share data seamlessly, eliminating rework, increasing reliability, and reducing the time it takes to go from maintenance sign-off to wheels up. "Integrating Airplane Manager with Veryon Tracking helps improve the efficiency between maintenance and flight operations and ensures that blind spots that may have existed before between maintenance and scheduling are eliminated," said Aaron Zampaglione, Senior Engineer at Airplane Manager. "It's improved our customer satisfaction, reliability, and dispatch speed, leading to a higher level of confidence in aircraft readiness across the board." Solving a Long-Standing Industry Challenge Disconnected systems have long been a source of inefficiency in business aviation. Veryon's latest integration directly addresses operators losing time reconciling maintenance and flight scheduling data across platforms, helping flight departments recover time, reduce friction, and optimize aircraft utilization. "Our customers want technology that fits into their operation, not the other way around," said Volrath. "With Airplane Manager and our other integrations, we're helping operators adapt faster and fly smarter." About Veryon Veryon is the leading provider of aviation software and information services, supporting a global network of more than 75,000 aircraft maintenance professionals and over 7,600 customers in nearly 175 countries worldwide. We help everyone from business aviation teams and MROs to airlines and OEMs get their aircraft more uptime. Challenges like unscheduled repairs, part availability, and excessive paperwork lead to too many aircraft spending too much time on the ground. And that leads to needless delays, endless back and forth, and lots of wasted dollars. The key to more uptime is having a better technology platform to manage everything from maintenance and operations to manuals and diagnostics. That's why thousands of aircraft operators, 25% of the worldwide commercial fleet, and over 100 OEMs all rely on Veryon. And it's why customers have been able to achieve an average 23% improvement in aircraft downtime cost. Veryon. Let's get you more uptime. Learn more at About Airplane Manager Airplane Manager is a comprehensive flight scheduling and management software designed exclusively for the private jet industry and air charter operators. Since pioneering web-based scheduling software in 2009, Airplane Manager continues to lead by providing advanced solutions that seamlessly connect pilots, passengers, owners, and executive assistants. The platform offers features such as flight scheduling, crew management, and real-time data synchronization, enhancing operational efficiency for over 1,295 flight departments and managing 5,443 aircraft. Learn more at View source version on Contacts Veryon Media ContactKim Welch Director, Corporate MarketingVeryon kwelch@ Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data
Cision Canada
5 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Markel launches solutions for Financial Institutions in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia, May 27, 2025 /CNW/ -- Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), today announced it has launched Financial Institutions (FI) solutions in Australia, with localised wordings to service a broad range of organisations in the sector. This announcement follows the launch of localised Commercial Professional Indemnity solutions in 2024, under Markel's plan to progressively launch targeted and tailored specialty insurance products in the Australian market. Markel now has a primary Investment Managers Insurance policy available to Australian customers, with three additional primary wordings to be released in July 2025: Financial Institutions – Directors and Officers Financial Institutions – Professional Indemnity Financial Institutions – Crime These solutions are designed for private and listed local FIs, including private equity funds, mutual funds, venture capital funds, non-bank commercial and consumer lenders, credit unions, real estate investment trusts (REITs), superannuation funds, banks, investment companies, FinTech companies, and more. Leading the new FI solutions team will be Senior Underwriter in Professional and Financial Risks, Lan Pham, based in Melbourne, and Senior Underwriter Daisy Galvin, who has transferred to Sydney from Markel's London office. With specialist underwriters and dedicated claims handlers now onshore, Markel can provide local underwriting expertise, breadth of cover and professional claims service in Australia. Kym Beazleigh, Head of Professional and Financial Risks Australia at Markel, said, "We have seen growing demand across Australia for financial lines, particularly for financial institutions. This has been driven in part by the growth of the digital economy alongside traditional industries, increased scrutiny on director liability, and a spate of high-profile cyber breaches. "By nature, financial organisations face many threats in a highly regulated and complex industry. Financial institutions must protect their assets from risks such as climate and ESG disclosure, cybersecurity threats, and regulatory or legislative changes. If they're inadequately managed, they can cause significant damage to an institution and their clients' financial portfolios. We understand these risks and provide dynamic insurance solutions to fulfil the unique needs of the financial sector." Rory Morison, Managing Director of Australia at Markel, said, "The launch of these localised FI solutions follows last year's focus on Commercial Professional Indemnity and marks the next part of our journey since entering the Australian market in 2023. "We see a genuine need for more locally empowered underwriters in Australia, and we're excited to have Daisy join us from our London office to bolster our expertise in the FI space. We're very excited to bring these products to market, which combine the best of what Markel offers globally with our local IP and expertise." About Markel Insurance We are Markel Insurance, a leading global specialty insurer with a truly people-first approach. As the insurance operations within the Markel Group Inc. (NYSE: MKL), we leverage a broad array of capabilities and expertise to create intelligent solutions for the most complex specialty insurance needs. However, it is our people – and the deep, valued relationships they develop with colleagues, brokers and clients – that differentiates us worldwide.
Irish Examiner
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Devine, Treacy and West sign first professional contracts with Connacht
Connacht Rugby announce that John Devine, Finn Treacy and Harry West have signed their first professional contracts with the province ahead of the 2025/26 season. Exclusively announced during the Connacht Rugby Awards on Saturday night, the trio have come up through the Academy pathway system and now move into the pro team setup. Devine will join his brother Matthew as the latest pair of homegrown brothers in the Connacht professional ranks, has excelled for both Corinthians and the Connacht Eagles at inside centre. West came through the club system at Ballina RFC, started out at fly-half before transitioning towardsd full-back. Treacy, winner of Academy Player of the Year, has been drafted from Year two of the Academy after becoming a regular member of the senior matchday squad for the second half of this season. He has made eight appearances to date -starting seven - and has scored five tries to date. The trio have experience at Ireland U20s level. In 2023 Devine started all 10 games for Ireland in the U20s Six Nations and World Championships while West featured in five games as well as the previous U20s Summer Series. In 2024 Treacy made nine appearances across the Six Nations and World Championships. Connacht Academy manager Eric Elwood said 'Today is a proud day for John, Finn and Harry, as well as their families and respective clubs and schools. All three men have worked tremendously hard to get to where they are, and I know they have what is required to take the next step in their careers. "I want to thank everyone involved in their rugby development at their clubs and schools, who helped them on the start of their journey. I also want to acknowledge the coaches and wider Academy staff for the support provided to all our Academy and Pathway players in the season just gone. "Our integration model with the Professional team has provided our up-and-coming players with increased exposure to an elite playing environment, and we will continue to give Academy players the best opportunity possible to grow and develop.' 'Today is a proud day for John, Finn and Harry, as well as their families and respective clubs and schools. All three men have worked tremendously hard to get to where they are, and I know they have what is required to take the next step in their careers. I want to thank everyone involved in their rugby development at their clubs and schools, who helped them on the start of their journey. I also want to acknowledge the coaches and wider Academy staff for the support provided to all our Academy and Pathway players in the season just gone. Our integration model with the Professional team has provided our up-and-coming players with increased exposure to an elite playing environment, and we will continue to give Academy players the best opportunity possible to grow and develop.'
Business Wire
23-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Expands Executive & Professional Lines in Italy
BOSTON & MILAN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) today announced the introduction of Miscellaneous Professional Indemnity and Public Offering of Securities Insurance in Italy. These new policies follow the launch of BHSI's proprietary Directors & Officers Liability Insurance in December of 2024. "Launching our proprietary policy wordings in Italy is indicative of our commitment to leading domestic and international insurance programs for our customers,' said Marco Vantellino, Head of Executive and Professional, BHSI Italy. 'Each of these new policies embody BHSI's simple, clearly understood policy wordings approach, delivering contract certainty along with coverage flexible for our customers.' BHSI underwrites on a net capacity basis without accessing the reinsurance markets, which vests the company with flexibility in designing coverage, and facilitates responsive local decision-making from underwriting through claims. Foundational to all BHSI products is its CLAIMS IS OUR PRODUCT philosophy, which underscores the company's dedication to delivering excellent service when customers face claims developments. "The introduction of these policies is an important step in our steady expansion in Italy. We look forward to continuing to grow, hiring talented professionals, launching new products, entering new segments, and expanding our geographical presence throughout Italy," said Leonardo Castrichino, Country Manager for BHSI in Italy. The new policies are available immediately in Italy. For more information, contact In Italy, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) trades under Berkshire Hathaway European Insurance DAC (BHEI). BHEI is an Irish domiciled Designated Activity Company, Registration Number 636883 and Registered Office at 2nd Floor, 7 Grand Canal Street Lower, Dublin D02 KW81 and is affiliated with Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSIC), a Nebraska USA domiciled corporation, which provides commercial property, casualty, healthcare professional liability, executive and professional lines, transactional liability, surety, marine, travel, programs, accident and health, medical stop loss, homeowners, and multinational insurance. BHSIC and BHEI are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway's National Indemnity group of insurance companies, which hold financial strength ratings of A++ from AM Best and AA+ from Standard & Poor's. Based in Boston, BHSI has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Columbia, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Irvine, Los Angeles, New York, Plymouth Meeting, San Francisco, San Ramon, Seattle, Stevens Point, Adelaide, Auckland, Barcelona, Brisbane, Brussels, Cologne, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, London, Lyon, Macau, Madrid, Manchester, Melbourne, Milan, Munich, Paris, Perth, Singapore, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto, and Zurich.
