News

Scotland Raises Funeral Support Grant to £1000, Will Westminster Follow Suit?

The Scottish government has announced that the Funeral Support Payment’s rate for expenses, such as funeral director fees, a coffin and flowers, is to rise from its current rate of £700 for all applications received […]

News

Rubbernecking Drivers Go Crash Happy Near Buckingham Palace

New independent research by Select Car Leasing using data produced by road safety charity THINK! highlights the perils of ‘rubbernecking’ whilst driving. Referring to the physical act of craning your neck to look at something of interest, […]

News

Councils Refusing to Let Families Attend Public Health Funerals

Royal London has done some interesting research and revealed the ten councils that spent the most, and least, on public health funerals in the UK in the financial year 2018/19. The mutual insurer sent a […]

Fraud

Legal: Clyde & Co Launch Flagship Manchester Offices

Global law firm Clyde & Co launched its new flagship Manchester office with a special event for the city’s business community and politicians. The firm celebrated the opening of premises in Manchester’s iconic Royal Exchange […]

Technology

Royal Dutch Touring Club Partners Up With Neos on Home Cover Product

The Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB) is announcing its partnership with Neos, a leading smart home insurance company, to launch their ‘Veilig van Huis’ (‘Safe from Home’) home insurance, which makes it possible for customers […]

Insurance Brokers

Graduation Day for RSA Broker Leader Programme Class of 2019

RSA Group plc is delighted to announce the graduation of the RSA Broker Leader Programme Class of 2019.  Graduates were congratulated at a ceremony led by RSA UK CEO Scott Egan. Future industry leaders selected to take […]

Life/Health/Critical illness

Royal London Launches `Run For Cover’ Insurance Game

Life insurance isn’t an exciting topic of conversation, especially for younger people. Companies in the sector need to think of new ways to reach customers, rather than the traditional touch points of house buying or […]

Insurance Brokers

Ascentric Upgrades Bespoke Software for Insurance & Investment Advisers

Ascentric, part of the Royal London group, is offering advisers a new enhanced client reporting service which enables advisers to create bespoke, branded client reports using detailed transactional data feeds from the Ascentric platform. Partnering […]