Hedge Funds Get Jittery on Prospect of UK’s Noncompete Ban December 4, 2025 By James Booth and Liza Tetley The UK is reviving a plan to make it easier for employees to switch jobs, putting financial firms on edge,...
Insurance Fraud in UK Topped £1B in 2024, With Motor Scams Causing 53% of Claims November 26, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insurers in the UK detected £1.16 billion (US$1.5 billion) worth of fraudulent insurance claims in 2024 – a 2% increase...
UK Insolvencies Surge as Higher Business Costs Deepen Strain November 25, 2025 By Constantine Courcoulas UK insolvencies are rising sharply, with a leading trade credit insurer saying any new government policies that stand to raise...
How AI Could Reboot Britain’s Services-Heavy Economy November 25, 2025 By William Schomberg and David Milliken When accountants at mid-tier firm Moore Kingston Smith began using artificial intelligence to speed up their work, profit margins jumped....
London’s Rich Come to Grips With Flood Risk on Their Doorstep November 13, 2025 By Olivia Rudgard As London struggles to adapt to the reality of more frequent and powerful floods, its wealthier corners are emerging as...
Pollen Street Eyes IPO for UK Insurer Markerstudy at £3 Billion Value November 13, 2025 By Swetha Gopinath and Leonard Kehnscherper Pollen Street Group Ltd. has begun preparing an initial public offering for UK insurer Markerstudy, according to people familiar with...
UK’s Reeves to Meet Insurance CEOs in Pre-Budget Growth Pitch November 5, 2025 By Joe Mayes UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will meet CEOs from top insurers in Downing Street on Wednesday, as she...
Banks Rocked by ‘Extreme’ Car Loan Costs Gear Up for FCA Fight October 27, 2025 By Upmanyu Trivedi and Jamie Nimmo The UK’s biggest banks are gearing up for yet another fight with regulators over how they’ll compensate consumers who were...
Thames Among UK’s Worst-Polluting Water Firms as Incidents Rise October 23, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha Thames Water was among Britain’s most-polluting water companies last year as the total number of serious incidents jumped 60%, the...
This Pollution Lawsuit Could Reach Far Beyond Banks of River Wye in UK October 23, 2025 The River Wye used to be full of wild salmon. Today it is full of algae. And the meandering waterway...