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Record £573m paid out by insurers for storm damage across…
Insurers paid out £4.86bn to businesses and home owners in 2023, a 19 per cent rise, as storm-related claims hit record highs, the Association of British Insur
UK Home, Business Property Insurance Payouts Hit $6B in 2023
Britain’s homes and businesses received 4.86 billion pounds ($6.07 billion) in property insurance payouts in 2023, up 18% from a year earlier, as wea
UK Sanctions Businesses Funding Sudan War: 15 April 2024
Sanctions imposed by the UK on businesses which support activity of the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, the military groups behind the c
Weather-related insurance claims from UK homes and businesses top £1bn…
Insurance claims from UK homes and businesses saw a sharp rise last year thanks in large part to weather-related damages caused by a succession of storms, unde
U.K.’s Renewable Energy Industry Gets A Vote Of Confidence From…
View of a U.K. offshore wind farm. (Photo: Christopher Furlong)Getty Images The U.K.'s renewable energy industry received a major boost on Monday (April 15, 202
UK home, business property insurance payouts hit $6 bln in…
Britain’s homes and businesses received 4.86 billion pounds ($6.07 billion) in property insurance payouts in 2023, up 18% from a year earlier, as weather-r
BAE pushes to delay Royal Navy frigate to prioritise Norway…
A British bid to sell submarine-hunting warships to Norway cannot go ahead unless the Royal Navy agrees to take late delivery o
UK weather-related insurance claims reach record £573m
Storms and heavy rain pushed up weather-related home insurance claims in the UK by more than a third last year to a record £573m, according to industry data.Th
UK rethinks AI legislation as alarm grows over potential risks
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The UK government is beginning to c
North’s private sector grew much faster than UK average during…
The north’s economy improved significantly last month, an influential new business survey suggests.Ulster Bank’s purchasing managers’ index (PMI) indicate
2,000 businesses in UK achieve B Corp certification
B Corp Lab UK has confirmed there are now 2,000 companies in the UK that have achieved a B Corp Certification. In an update today, the UK arm of the certificat
Standard Chartered arm takes stake in British fintech Algbra
An arm of Standard Chartered, the FTSE-100 bank, is taking a stake in a British company set up with the objective of providing ethical financial p
