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The Actuary October 2016

Issue date: October 2016

Articles in this issue

New Northern Powerhouse partners announced

Dozens of leading businesses have signed up to the new government scheme today, taking the total number of Northern Powerhouse partners up to 31.
31st October 2016
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Potential £90m saving for home insurance customers

The average person could save £66 by switching home insurance provider, collectively missing out on £90m worth of better deals according to research by comparethemarket.com.
31st October 2016
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London Living Wage rises 3.7%

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan announced today that the new London Living Wage has increased from £9.40 to £9.75 an hour to reflect the higher cost of living.
31st October 2016
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Uber drivers entitled to basic workers rights in 'ground-breaking' decision

The union for professional drivers, GMB, have won their case against Uber after a London employment tribunal determined today that their drivers are entitled to basic workers rights.
28th October 2016
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Recovered costs of health tourism falling short

Progress has been made in recovering costs from overseas visitors receiving NHS treatment, with £289m charged in 2015-16 according to a report by The National Audit Office (NAO) released today.
28th October 2016
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Gender diversity lagging behind in accounting and finance firms

UK’s top 1000 accounting and finance firms are not doing enough to address gender diversity according to a new report carried out by Visible Women.
28th October 2016
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Protectionist reinsurance policies concentrate risk to economies

Limiting access to foreign reinsurers can create concentrated risk to domestic countries and restrict market growth according to Insurance Europe’s insight briefing.
28th October 2016
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Maternity related discrimination costs businesses almost £280m each year

Women leaving their job as a result of maternity/pregnancy-related discrimination is estimated to cost employers £278.8m a year according the Equality and Human Right Commission’s (EHRC) research report 105 released today.
27th October 2016
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GDP falls 0.2% following Brexit

UK GDP has fallen from 0.7% in quarter 2 to 0.5% in quarter 3 according to the Office for National Statistics’ (ONS) preliminary estimate released today.
27th October 2016
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Government support not needed for Heathrow expansion

Heathrow have confirmed to the government that expansion will be financed without their support, including the additional package of supporting measures.
26th October 2016
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