UK public uneasy about self-driving vehicles ahead of Waymo launch October 30, 2025 Ahead of Waymo’s arrival on British roads, a new report reveals that nearly three-quarters of people in the UK are concerned about the safety of self-driving vehicles. According to insurer Allianz, across six regions, more than 70 per cent of Brits said they had concerns about this emerging technology, compared to between 64 per cent [...]
British businesses lead the world in risk management October 28, 2025 UK businesses lead global peers in risk oversight, with nearly eight in ten British businesses reporting that boards are directly involved, a figure significantly higher than global peers. According to Aon’s new ‘global risk management survey’, senior leadership in the UK is taking on greater responsibility for the risks their businesses face, as three-quarters of [...]
Waymo’s driverless taxi UK rollout puts legal system to the test October 21, 2025 The UK is set to become the first European country to welcome Waymo’s driverless taxis but lawyers caution that current laws are fundamentally incompatible with the technology. Last week, Waymo announced its UK launch will start with a small fleet of human-supervised Jaguar I-PACE electric vehicles “in the coming weeks,” before moving to fully autonomous [...]
Howden appoints News Corp finance veteran Susan Panuccio to top team October 16, 2025 Howden has named Susan Panuccio as its next group chief financial officer, poaching the veteran executive from media giant News Corp. She is set to take the reins in January 2026, as current CFO Mark Craig steps into a newly created chief investment officer role. The double leadership shift comes as the London-headquartered group pushes [...]
Aviva partners with ICE InsureTech for digital transformation October 13, 2025 Insurance giant Aviva has rolled out a digital insurance platform in partnership with ICE InsureTech, completing a transformation project in just 12 months. The overhaul saw Aviva go live in September 2025 with ICE’s Policy Admin System, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform aimed at streamlining operations and enabling fully digital insurance journeys. The system allows white-labelled, [...]
Legal & General eyes bid for Natwest pension provider October 11, 2025 Legal & General is eying a bid for Natwest’s pension provider Cushon as the financial services giant looks to beef up its segment in the retirement market. The FTSE 100 giant is among a handful of potential buyers who have expressed interest in acquiring Cushon. Such a deal with Legal & General would thrust the [...]
Millions of Brits turn to ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ for healthcare treatments October 9, 2025 Millions of Brits are turning to the ‘Bank of Mum and Dad’ for help to pay for private healthcare treatment, as NHS waiting lists continue to remain high. According to a new survey by Howden Life and Health, over the past five years, nearly one-third of UK adults, or approximately 14m people, have paid for [...]
Unlock pension funds to power up UK infrastructure October 7, 2025 Unlocking capital from pension funds could power up our infrastructure while also providing better returns for customers, writes Mike Eakins.
Why Which? is launching a super-complaint over insurance market failings September 23, 2025 Insurance companies are letting consumers down badly. Today Which? is calling for a fundamental reset of the market, says Rocio Concha Which? is today using its statutory powers to submit a super-complaint to the Financial Conduct Authority, calling for a fundamental reset in how home and travel insurance companies treat their millions of customers. Insurance [...]
Aon’s tech startup approach is redefining life insurance September 18, 2025 When Michelle Lister joined Aon to startup a life consulting practice, she didn’t expect to find a high-performing GPU based life actuarial software ready to use for her projects. But that’s exactly what happened. “The draw was the excitement of having this startup of a business within a global corporate,” says Lister, now UK/EMEA head [...]