UK Watchdog Set to Ease Insurance Rules for Large Companies May 14, 2025 By Leonard Kehnscherper The UK markets watchdog is planning to pare its rules on how insurers can sell policies to large companies, the...
UK Sewage Crisis Leaves Beachgoers Sick and Frustrated May 9, 2025 By Priscila Azevedo Rocha Charlie Clarke fell severely ill in late summer 2023 after a swim at Clevedon Marine Lake in southwest England while...
UK Water Bosses Face Up to Two Years in Prison for Polluting April 25, 2025 By Elena Mazneva Britain’s water company bosses will face up to two years in prison and be banned from taking bonuses for covering...
UK’s Extremely Dry Start to Year Raises Crop and Wildfire Risks April 24, 2025 By Joe Wertz The UK’s driest start to the year in four decades is threatening the country’s grain crops and increasing the risk...
Lloyd’s Broker Charged Over Alleged Ecuador Bribes April 17, 2025 By Lucca de Paoli UK fraud cops have charged an insurance broker with bribery, after a four-year probe into alleged corruption involving state-run insurance...
Britain’s Co-op Group Says Retail Crime Cost it $105 Million in 2024 April 3, 2025 Britain’s Co-op Group said on Thursday that losses from shoplifting in its food retail business rose by over 14% to...
UK Corporate Distress at Level Last Seen Post-COVID, Report Says March 13, 2025 By Edward Clark Distress among UK companies has risen for a third consecutive year, to its highest level since the onset of the...
UK Court Blocks Class Action Lawsuit Against Water Companies Over Sewage Leaks March 7, 2025 By Upmanyu Trivedi A UK court blocked a class action lawsuit over allegations of the under reporting of sewage leaks by six water...
Insurers Pay Record Claims for Weather-Related Damage in UK: ABI February 11, 2025 Insurers paid out a record £585 million (US$724.7 million) for weather-related damage to people’s homes and possessions in 2024 in...
City of London Hit Harder Than Rest of Economy Since Brexit Vote February 3, 2025 By Tom Rees The City of London, once considered the crown jewel of Britain’s dominant services sector, has performed even worse than the...