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Brief Comments on L&G Redundancies
L&G told the media this week they plan to reduce staff numbers by about 10%, or about 1,000 jobs, by the middle of 2027. Many of these will be voluntary redundancies. There are some comments […]
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Many Self Employed Traders Are Heading Towards Burnout, Says New Survey
The endless NI and other tax rises, the extra admin of MTD box ticking with HMRC, plus material shortages, diesel prices, tool thefts and more, can all affect your health when you’re a trader. Mix […]
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Rachel Reeves, What Have You Done For Me Lately?
Not just a great old song by Janet Jackson from the 80s, but a question worth asking by the insurance sector to the Chancellor. IPT is at 12%, there are no significant NI contributions tax […]
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GRiD Highlights Issues Re Employee Benefits
Some thoughts from GRiD on employee benefits and how businesses in the UK will be looking at the value later in 2025; Employee benefits will come under increased scrutiny in 2025 as the cumulative effect […]
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Challenges Ahead For Business in 2025, Says CBI
The Reeves Budget included changes to NI thresholds which will have a big impact for companies employing 1000s of staff in the UK, which includes companies of all sizes in the software, insurtech, broking and […]
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Direct Line: Growth in Q3, But 550 Jobs To Go
It’s a mixed picture for Direct Line as they publish their Q3 results. Down in the release there is a qick mention of 550 jobs going and you wonder how the Reeves NI Budget changes […]
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Solo Traders and SMEs Warn Reeves Ahead of Budget
Small business employs around 16m people in the UK. But bot Tory/Lib Dem and Labour have no inclination to help them prosper. Continous regulations on stakeholder pensions, local planning, ESG, Net Zero, minimum wage rates […]
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AbbeyAutoline Wins Personal Lines Broker Award
The AbbeyAutoline team are celebrating a win at the British Insurance Awards, here’s the word; Northern Ireland’s largest insurance broker, is celebrating a prestigious UK-wide accolade after being named Personal Lines Broker of the Year […]