Natural Catastrophe

The Interview: Layers Of Data Now Power Flood Mapping

Flood prediction is one of those mysterious arts that still poses a challenge for the insurance sector. Localised rainfall can often cause a flood, but this is incredibly difficult for the Met Office to narrow […]

News

UK Drivers Speeding During Lockdown – RAC Research & Comment

We have all seen the lockdown racers. Hammering along suburban roads doing 60 in 30mph limits, hitting 120mph on dual carriageways and motorways. Thankfully, it is a relatively small percentage of the drivers on UK […]

Global insurance trends

New Survey Highlights Reputational Damage From Pests & Rats

Cockroaches and rodents are increasingly present in Spanish cities. Faced with this phenomenon, the population already considers pests one of the five problems to be treated more urgently, and places them almost at the same level as housing shortages […]

Technology

Drone Delivery & Taxis Soon? Maybe. VoloCopter Raise Extra £72m in Funding

Volocopter and DB Schenker have announced an investment into the pioneer of Urban Air Mobility, Volocopter, with Series C funding to now total € 87million. Besides DB Schenker, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, TransLink Capital join […]

Business

Nottingham Poised For Overseas Investment After Brexit Finalised

Nottingham has been recognised as a leading European business destination, ranking highly for its Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) strategy and business friendliness, according to the FDI European Cities and Regions of the Future 2020/2021 rankings. […]