UK Insurance Trends

CMI Proposes Rethink on Way Average UK Lifespan is Estimated

Mortality rates in the UK are something that used to be fairly predictable for insurers and pension providers. Calculating the average lifespan is a useful baseline for any healthcare scheme too. But Covid and the […]

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Revealed: Vehicle Offences Per Mile By UK City & Region

Using available ONS data, new research from the temporary car insurance experts at Tempcover has revealed the areas in England and Wales with the highest rate of vehicle offences per vehicle miles for the year 2023-24. […]

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Survey Reveals UK Companies Are Stepping Up on Employee Health Benefits

As the NHS continues to offer patchy service in certain services, especially GP access and rapid appointments with Consultants, many UK employers are offering more comprehensive healthcare packages as part of the employment contract. Here’s […]

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Atradius Survey Reveals Business Confidence is Fairly High

Despite the changes in NI thresholds increasing costs per employee, the high rate of CT and abolition of tax free dividends for Directors, confidence remains high-ish, according to Atradius’ latest survey. Here’s the word;  Atradius, […]

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Flood Defences Work, We Could Use a Few More Schemes

Could the Government be doing more on flood defences? Maybe so, after all £1 billion is the sort of sum dished out on various diversity or de-colonialist projects overseas without any debate in Parliament. There […]

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Will M&A Activity Cause a Leadership Crisis in The Insurance Sector?

Some interesting thoughts here from the Wiser Academy, as mergers tend to lead to middle and senior management cashing out of mid-size companies after 6-12 months, to consider their options and future investments. Experts are […]

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Call For New Approach on Managing Property Flood Risk

Everyone in the UK knows that there has been rapid housing development on land previously known locally as flood plain, or at least prone to flooding in exceptional weather conditions. But the demand for land […]

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New Fairer Finance Podcast Makes Its Debut

There’s a new podcast up n runing for those interested in finance and issues like regulation, consumer laws, FCA etc. Independent research and consumer group Fairer Finance has launched a new podcast for 2025 aimed at […]