UK Insurance Trends

CBI Calls For Regional Centres Of Excellence Approach

Empowering regions to play to their different strengths must win out over cookie-cutter solutions if levelling up is to succeed, says the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). Business can serve as a driving force behind the UK’s levelling-up aspirations by harnessing local […]

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Oxford Vaccine is Good To Go, But WIll 2021 See Return To Normal?

The news today that the Oxford vaccine will be rolled out from next week in the UK has to be good for insurers. Commercial policyholders with several staff sharing office/shop space and rest room facilities […]

UK Insurance Trends

CBI Outlook 2021: 6% Growth, Biz Rates Reform, Household Spending Up 3%

Renewed household and government spending will drive the UK’s economic recovery in 2021 – but a more cautious revival in business investment means it will be the end of 2022 before GDP returns to pre-pandemic […]

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CBI Report Highlights Levelling Up Problems Post Covid

Targeted action to boost skills, develop physical and digital infrastructure and attract fresh investment will be vital if all parts of England are to build back better from the economic ravages of coronavirus, says a […]

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CBI Wants Long Term Investment in UK Innovation

The CBI is urging the Government to act now and use this Spending Round to lay the groundwork for the UK’s long-term future. The Covid crisis makes it even more important that the Government takes key decisions and implements its strategy on the […]

InsureTech

CBI Launches `Don’t Wait, Innovate’ Start-Up & Innovation Campaign

CBI Director-General Carolyn Fairbairn will be launching a ground-breaking report at the opening of Reckitt Benckiser’s (RB) new £105 million Science and Innovation Centre in Hull — marking the biggest single investment in RB’s history. […]

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UK Companies Want Tech Solutions to Give Them a Competitive Edge

UK business investment in new technologies such as quantum computing, blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies, and artificial intelligence (AI) is set to jump in the next five years, according to the CBI and Accenture […]

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CBI Calls for More Internet Regulation, And Clarity on Ofcom Powers

Business supports clear regulation which can play a crucial role in building trust in the digital economy. But current proposals risk falling short of the Government’s ambition to be the best and safest place to […]