Insurance industry must improve corporate culture, Bank of England warns November 5, 2019 The Bank of England sent out a warning to insurance bosses today, demanding that they improve workplace culture following a spate of sexual harassment revelations. In a “dear CEO” letter written to corporate heavyweights in the insurance industry, the Bank’s Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) flagged recent instances of alleged abuse as of “deep concern”. Read [...]
Beazley’s annual profit balloons as premiums jump February 6, 2020 Beazley’s 2019 profit was boosted by higher insurance rates after a long period of erosion, sending the underwriter’s shares 6% higher to the top of UK’s midcap index. Beazley, part of the oldest insurance market in the world, was able to raise its premium rates last year after a string of industry-wide catastrophe claims led [...]
City Moves for 17 January – Who’s switching jobs at Charlotte St Partners, Bird & Bird and Hassium? January 17, 2020 Today’s City Moves includes Charlotte St Partners, Bird & Bird and Hassium Charlotte St Partners Strategic communications advisory firm Charlotte Street Partners has appointed Sarah Buchanan-Smith as partner, based in the company’s London office. Sarah will focus on developing Charlotte Street’s financial communications and investor relations offering, with a particular emphasis on supporting new and [...]
London small business boss blasts Barclays over coronavirus loan scheme May 5, 2020 Small businesses are at risk of collapse due to stringent eligibility rules for emergency coronavirus loans, the boss of a London marketing agency rejected for a loan has warned. Richard Cox, co-founder of The Village Communications, accused banks of a “complete lack of interest” in helping small firms that were struggling to stay afloat during [...]
Revealed: London’s most polluted parkruns January 13, 2020 Scores of Brits have once again vowed to take up a vigorous exercise routine as part of their New Year’s resolutions this year, with parkruns likely to feature highly among to-do lists. But eager exercisers who fancy taking part in the weekly 5km running events could be in for a nasty surprise, with London’s high [...]
A high-speed economy needs more than just a few extra trains February 18, 2020 History will show that productivity, not Brexit, was the economic issue of our age. And the new government has made a high-speed start. The focus on “levelling up” the UK economy — and a resultant focus on regional productivity — is completely right. The story of this country’s regional productivity is sometimes characterised solely as [...]
UK coronavirus: Sixth Brit dies as Covid-19 infections hit 373 March 10, 2020 A sixth person has died after testing positive for coronavirus in the UK, as the number of confirmed cases rises to 373. The patient, who was in their eighties and had underlying health conditions, was treated by West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty said it appeared that the virus was [...]
It’s official: Bruce Carnegie-Brown has been confirmed as Lloyd’s of London’s new chairman February 20, 2017 The chairman of Moneysupermarket.com has been confirmed as the new chairman of Lloyd's of London, after days of speculation over the appointment. In a statement today Lloyd's said Carnegie-Brown, who is also vice-chairman of Banco Santander, will take up his new role in June, subject to approval from the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial [...]
FTSE 100 staggers as Lloyds and Shell profits tumble October 31, 2019 The FTSE 100 dropped sharply this morning as Lloyds and Shell weighed down London’s blue-chip index, which headed for its biggest fall since 2 October. The index fell roughly one per cent to 7,254 points, with the DAX and the CAC both down 0.7 per cent. Shell’s share price fell nearly 3.8 per cent to [...]
Management gurus drop the ball this time January 28, 2020 England’s cricketers haven’t made a recent habit of winning Test matches abroad, so the 3-1 series victory over South Africa is cause for celebration – not least due to the arrival on the international scene of Ollie Pope and a sign that we might just have found a pair of openers who can keep us [...]