HR & Employment

Britain’s Got Talent? No, Try BGL’s Got Talent

BGL Group, a leading digital distributor of insurance and household financial services, has this week joined the UK’s Tech Talent Charter (TTC), reinforcing its commitment to inclusion and diversity in the workplace. A non-profit organisation, the TTC aims […]

News

State Street and SimCorp Form Strategic Partnership

State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) and investment management solutions and service provider, SimCorp (OMXC25: SIM), today announced their intent to form a business partnership to provide a premier, fully integrated, front-to-back investment outsourcing solution for insurance firms in Europe, Middle […]

News

Will 2020 See a Tsunami Of Insolvencies in The UK Economy?

Insolvencies in the UK are forecast to jump by 27% this year, slightly higher than the global average rise of 26%, reveals a new economic research report by top trade credit insurer Atradius. The latest Atradius Insolvency […]

Opinion

Opinion; Sub-Contractor Failure Could Damage Commercial Insurance Sector

Some interesting views here from Mactavish and there’s no doubt that some major retail and leisure projects, approved by local councils across the UK in the last few years, will be looked at again given […]

News

UK Needs A Digital Investment Action Plan, Says Sage

Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, today launches new research revealing 62% of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have made or are planning to make redundancies following the Covid-19 pandemic. This […]

UK Insurance Trends

Run Out of Buttons? John Lewis Reveals Today’s Hot Items as Shoppers Return

OK, this isn’t insurance news. But in our little world it’s interesting to know what people are buying now that non-food/pharmacy stores are opening up again on the High Street. Hands up who guessed buttons? […]

Flood Insurance

Willis Research Teams Up With Cloud to Street, On Flood Maps Project

The Willis Research Network (WRN) announces a new partnership with Cloud to Street, a global flood-mapping and monitoring platform designed for governments, humanitarian organisations and private sector actors to manage flood risk, underpin risk financing, […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Wants Definitive Judgement on Business Interruption Cover Issue

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today announced it intends to seek legal clarity on business interruption (BI) insurance to resolve doubt for businesses who are facing uncertainty on their claims. The move comes after an […]