By: Rupert Hargreaves

Rupert Hargreaves is City AM's Chief Operating Officer. He was previously the Managing Editor and City AM's News Editor. Today he edits Whisky Business: City AM's monthly look at the world of whisky and covers the insurance sector, including Lloyd's of London. Before joining City AM, he helped lead the digital team at MoneyWeek, the UK's best-selling financial magazine. Rupert has nearly 20 years of experience in financial journalism and holds qualifications from the CFA Institute and the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI).

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InsurTech funding slumps despite AI demand

August 7, 2025

Global funding for InsurTech startups slumped in the second quarter of the year despite demand for AI as companies looked to the tech to help drive efficiencies and process claims. According to the second-quarter 2025 Global InsurTech Report, a collaboration between Gallagher Re and CB Insights, global InsurTech funding declined by 16.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter [...]
LIVE: Bank of England cuts interest rates to four per cent

August 7, 2025

The Bank of England has slashed interest rates to the lowest level in more than two years at four per cent. The decision to cut rates from 4.25 per cent comes after members were told to vote for a second time after facing a split decision. It follows the Bank’s chief economist, Huw Pill, telling [...]
Whisky Business: A new era for Scapa

August 7, 2025

Whisky Business: City AM’s monthly look at the world of whisky. The Orkney Islands have a special place in the world of whisky. The cool, damp, and often windy climate is considered ideal for a slow and steady maturation process, while pristine water sources permeate the rocky landscapes. Orkney also has an abundance of unique heather-rich [...]
Over 50s mortgages help LiveMore turbocharge growth

August 6, 2025

According to Legal & General Mortgage Services, which is involved in around a third of all mortgage transactions in the UK, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of over-50-year-olds applying for mortgages. Rising house prices, coupled with increasing longevity, have pushed the average age of the first time buyer to 33, with [...]
Hiscox shares jump after firm lifts buyback despite wildfire losses

August 6, 2025

Shares in Lloyd’s of London insurer Hiscox jumped more than 10 per cent in early deals this morning after the company hiked its share buyback. Overall, the group posted a slight fall in interim profit as wildfire claims hit its reinsurance division, but the group increased capital returns on the back of substantial investment income. [...]
Stonehenge and glitter: Inside the Bank of England’s new banknote consultation

July 28, 2025

The Bank of England first began issuing banknotes in 1694, and today there are 4.7bn sterling banknotes in circulation, worth a combined total of £86bn. And while the use of cash as a method of payment has dropped from around one in two transactions to one in four over the past decade, cash remains a [...]
Markets live: Tesla shares tumble, ECB holds rates, FTSE 100 sets fresh record

July 24, 2025

Shares in Tesla have tumbled as much as 9 per cent in the opening minutes of US trade after Elon Musk said the company was in a “weird transition period” as it coped with the end of US tax incentives on electric cars, shifting tariffs, and regulatory uncertainty around self-driving cars. The European Central Bank [...]
Scotch whisky: 85-year-old release to become world’s oldest

July 23, 2025

Gordon & MacPhail has announced plans to release the world’s oldest single malt Scotch whisky this October — an 85-year-old expression from Glenlivet Distillery. The whisky was laid down in a single American oak cask on 3 February 1940 by George Urquhart and his father, John, founders of the family-run business based in Elgin, Scotland. [...]
Distillers One of One returns with bespoke Scotch whisky selection

July 22, 2025

The Distillers One of One auction will return this October, showcasing 40 uniquely crafted whisky lots in what has become the global stage for rare Scotch whisky and luxury design. Each one-off release, to be auctioned by Sotheby’s, will be sold in support of Scottish youth charities. The event will take place on Friday, 10 [...]
Old Pulteney unveils its oldest-ever whisky

July 18, 2025

Old Pulteney has revealed Polaris, a one-of-a-kind 47-year-old single malt whisky, ahead of the distillery’s bicentennial in 2026. The whisky will be exclusively available through the Distillers One of One Charity Auction in October 2025. Polaris stands as the oldest expression ever released by the coastal distillery based in Wick, Scotland. It has been matured [...]

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