A very large fire started by a paper lantern has consumed more than 100,000 tons of plastic materials at a recycling facility in central England. Fire services said Monday more than 200 firefighters fought the blaze near the city of …
Aquiline Capital Partners, a New York-based private equity firm focused on financial services, announced that it has completed its acquisition of leading specialist motor insurer Equity Insurance Group, comprised of motor insurer Equity Red Star and managing agency Equity Syndicate …
Crawford & Company, a global independent provider of claims management solutions, announced that it has agreed to terms to acquire a majority interest in Lloyd Warwick International Limited (LWI). LWI is a specialist loss consulting company based in London which …
British authorities on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing company suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers. It was the first time since the growing scandal broke across Europe that horsemeat being marketed as …
British intelligence agencies are planning to install an unspecified number of spy devices along Britain’s telecommunications network so they can monitor Britons’ interactions with overseas services such as Facebook and Twitter, according to lawmakers. The devices are intended as a …
As the number of people who work from home continues to rise, statistics from AXA Business Insurance suggest that the majority of the 5.4million [2] homeworkers in the UK are, probably unknowingly, operating without the insurance cover they need and …
A new survey undertaken by online flood report provider, RiskCentral.co.uk, reveals that despite the UK suffering some of its most severe floods this year, over a third of homeowners admit that they aren’t prepared for dealing with flooding to their …
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, heavy rainfall began lashing the British Isles on Thursday, November 22, prompting hundreds of warnings and alerts. As of Tuesday, November 27 at 3 PM GMT, there were 182 flood warnings, two severe …
Insurance broker Aon has signed up as an official sponsor of the National Football League’s program to expand American football into the United Kingdom. In addition to being an official sponsor of the NFL UK, Aon will also sponsor the …
Female drivers are benefiting more from falling car insurance prices than their male counterparts, according to analysis of 21.6 million motor insurance quotes for The MoneySupermarket Monitor on Car Insurance . This is despite widespread predictions of ‘carmageddon’ for women …