UK Appoints Barclays Executive as Top Bank of England Regulator February 27, 2026 By David Milliken and William James Britain’s government on Friday appointed a former regulator and current Barclays BARC.L executive, Katharine Braddick, as the Bank of England’s...
How the UK Is Keeping Flood Insurance Affordable – Until 2039 February 20, 2026 By Meilan Yan, Dalu Zhang and Neil Gunn While floods are becoming more frequent in recent years, you should still be able to buy reasonably priced home insurance....
UK Floods Raise Specter of ‘Mortgage Prisoners’ for Banks February 19, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Olivia Rudgard As the prospect of flood damage haunts an ever larger number of UK homes, the country’s banks are under growing...
Viewpoint: East London Faces Risks of Extreme Flooding – But Resilience Can Be Built February 13, 2026 By Ravindra Jayaratne and Maciej Pawlik More than 1,000 properties flooded in London in 2021, resulting in insurance losses of more than £281 million. Record-breaking floods...
UK Says Infant Formula Contamination Could Have Affected 36 Babies February 5, 2026 British authorities investigating baby formula contamination said on Thursday there had been 36 likely cases of children developing symptoms consistent...
AI Job Cuts Are Landing Hardest in Britain, Morgan Stanley Says January 26, 2026 By Irina Anghel The UK is losing more jobs than it’s creating because of artificial intelligence — and at a faster rate than...
Britain’s Top CEOs Predict the Biggest Challenges of 2026 December 23, 2025 By Louise Moon and Chloé Meley The bosses of some of Britain’s biggest companies predict a fresh wave of challenges next year, as they absorb the...
AI Threatens to Displace Workers, Bank of England’s Bailey Warns December 19, 2025 By Tom Rees Artificial intelligence is likely to displace British workers even as it makes the country more productive, Bank of England Governor...
British Regulator Cracks Down on Home, Travel Insurers December 19, 2025 Britain’s financial watchdog on Thursday laid out its efforts to raise standards in the home and travel insurance market after...
Viewpoint: Stable Operating Conditions Expected for European Insurers in 2026 December 11, 2025 By Manuel Arrivé, Fitch Ratings and Sabine Bauer, Fitch Ratings Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business...