Fresh Appetite for Risk Can Help Arrest Britain’s Downward Spiral, Think Tank Says October 11, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley Britain’s decade-long economic downward spiral could be reversed with a fresh appetite for risk that might help boost annual investment...
UK Business Group Says Tax Clarity Needed at Budget to Support Investment October 8, 2024 By David Milliken British finance minister Rachel Reeves needs to strike a positive tone at her first budget on Oct. 30 in order...
UK Broker Kingfisher Insurance Acquires MIS Motorsport’s Commercial Business October 3, 2024 Kingfisher Insurance Services Ltd., the London-based specialist insurance broker, has acquired MIS Motorsport’s commercial business in the UK and Ireland....
Markets/Coverages: Markel Expands Specialist Tech Insurance Offering in UK September 26, 2024 Markel, the insurance operations within the Markel Group Inc., has launched an enhanced insurance proposition tailored to meet the evolving...
British Water Companies Fight $2 Billion Lawsuits Over Sewage Pollution September 24, 2024 By Sam Tobin Six British water companies under-reported sewage discharges and overcharged millions of customers up to 1.5 billion pounds ($2 billion) as...
Who Is to Blame for Deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire? September 5, 2024 By Catarina Demony and Michael Holden A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze concluded on Wednesday that a “culmination of decades of...
UK Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Blames All Deaths on Incompetence and Greed September 5, 2024 By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings...
UK Insurers Call for Rule Change to Establish Captive Insurance Regime August 19, 2024 By Katherine Griffiths Senior figures in the insurance industry are calling on the UK to restart work on a potential new market worth...
UK’s Thames Water Seeks Deal to Escape £104 Million Sewage Fine August 6, 2024 By Jessica Shankleman Cash-strapped Thames Water is seeking to strike a deal with its regulator to avoid a fine of £104 million ($133...
UK Financial Firms Spur IPO Optimism as Europe Rebound Stutters August 1, 2024 By Joe Easton Potential initial public offerings by a slew of UK financial services firms could drive the next stage of Europe’s recovery...