Mental Ill Health Drives Britain’s Crisis of Worker Sickness: Research April 28, 2023 Mental ill-health is now the main cause of sickness absence from work in the UK, costing employers billions of pounds...
Fire Fears After UK’s Grenfell Disaster Set Back Wood Building, With Insurance as Factor April 27, 2023 By Olivia Rudgard To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber,...
Private Health Care Booms in Britain as State-Run Health Service Buckles April 26, 2023 By Helen Chandler-Wilde British patients are turning to private health care as the National Health Service struggles with mass strikes, long waiting lists...
UK’s FCA Hires More Than 150 Staff for Data Unit to Ramp Up Tech Capabilities April 11, 2023 The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority hired more than 150 people into its Data, Technology and Innovation division in the past...
Insurer RSA Exits UK Personal Lines Motor Market to Focus on Core Businesses March 28, 2023 UK insurer RSA announced it is exiting the UK personal lines motor market to focus on its core lines. The...
UK Businesses Face Risk of Underinsurance as Construction Costs Reach Record Highs March 21, 2023 Continuing high levels of inflation in construction costs in the UK and globally, risk leaving homes and businesses underinsured in...
UK Builders Face Ban Unless They Commit to Repairing Unsafe Cladding March 15, 2023 By Marion Dakers Eleven property developers could be barred from the industry unless they sign a UK government contract to repair unsafe cladding...
Investors Aviva, M&G Urge Britain to Press Ahead With Financial Reforms March 9, 2023 By Iain Withers and Sinchita Mitra Investors Aviva and M&G on Thursday joined calls for Britain to press ahead with financial reforms and give high-growth sectors...
Update: Britain Says Financial Reforms Will Be in Same ‘Orbit’ as EU, U.S. March 9, 2023 By Huw Jones Britain’s revamped financial market rules will largely be aligned with U.S. and European Union regulations to minimize disruption to global...
Markets/Coverages: Verlingue Launches Dedicated Media Practice in UK March 7, 2023 Verlingue Ltd., the UK chartered insurance broker, has established a dedicated media practice under plans to expand its presence in...