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. …
LIVE: Bank of England expected to cut interest rates to four per cent
The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates to four per cent later today. Its decision, which will be released at 12pm, will likely highlight the damage …
If BBC battle change, is it time to abolish sport’s Crown Jewels?
With change needed to ensure lesser followed sports get their time in the spotlight, is it time to abolish the Crown Jewels and ditch the BBC for some coverage? What …
How the Conservatives can become the party of millennials like me
Millennials make up the largest age cohort in many of the areas where the Conservatives need to shore up support. To win us back the Tories need answers on the …
Give me liberty or give me death? Americans choose both
Americans’ obsession with customisation and convenience is killing them, says Lewis Liu A few months ago, I went partying with a bunch of Gen Z Silicon Valley tech bros. This …
Official statistics have become useless
The pandemic has exposed the shortcomings in how we measure everything, from inflation to GDP to jobs, says Helen Thomas Statistics haven’t quite kept pace with the world they’re meant …
Investors should steer clear of Ed Miliband’s clean energy auction
Labour’s upcoming AR7 renewable energy auction risks locking in higher energy costs for decades, as political support for net zero falters and public resistance to green subsidies grows, says Maurice …
Oxford Street’s new phone theft warnings are utterly depressing
When demand emerges, the market will provide a solution and the internet is now awash with anti phone theft devices. Basic wrist straps are available on Amazon for a couple …
‘My boss knew I’d leave Freshfields from my first week in’: Nnamdi Emelifeonwu on setting up legal tech firm Definely
Each week, we dig into the memory bank of the City’s great and good. Today, Nnamdi Emelifeonwu, CEO and co-founder of legal tech firm Definely, takes us through his career …
One bad apple: The rise of partner vetting at law firms
Law firms love to make hiring announcements to showcase the ‘big shot’ partners they’ve landed from one of their competitors. However, in a sector where the top line has become …