News

Covid Deaths Now a Small Fraction of Overall Mortality Rates

Some good news on the Covid front; During the coronavirus pandemic, the Continuous Mortality Investigation (CMI) is publishing frequent UK mortality analysis through its mortality monitor. Today’s updates cover week 26 of 2021 (26 June […]

Insurance Brokers

Deals: Towergate Buys Murton Alexander

Towergate has announced the acquisition of assets from Murton Alexander Insurance Services Ltd (“Murton Alexander”). Founded in 1972 by Robin Pountney and now run by his son, Managing Director Rob Pountney, Murton Alexander is one […]

News

MIB Announces UK-Wide Campaign on Uninsured Driving

The problem of uninsured drivers continues to grow in the UK. Around 90,000 drivers were caught in 2019 driving with no valid cover, with London, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire showing the highest percentage […]

Big Data

Macquarie Makes Strategic Investment in UK Data Centre

Australia based Macquarie Infrastructure Debt Investment Solutions (MIDIS) has announced its first transaction in the data centre sector, supporting Vantage Data Centers, a leading global provider of hyperscale data centre campuses, in its acquisition of […]

Insurance Brokers

Bike Insurance Specialist Bikmo Stashes £1.8m Into Its Panniers

Covid-19 certainly got thousands of Brits onto bikes, many for the first time. That means demand for bicycle insurance is going to increase, especially as cities like Manchester and London invest more in genuine cycleways […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

S&P Global Report Highlights Long Term Flood Risk in the UK by 2040

S&P Global has published a report that looks at the long term flood risk in the UK. Taking into account Met Office predictions on rainfall, the age of UK housing stock, automated claims systems, local […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Road Safety: When Will Parking on The Pavement Become Illegal?

It’s a nightmare for wheelchair users, the less able, mums with buggies and small children – the scourge of pavement parking leads to road rage incidents, vandalised cars, people tripping up, or in extreme cases, […]