Sep 30, 2020 Calculating the quantum of loss creates a complicated conundrum By Kathryn Britten Whether the FCA Test Case judgement is appealed or not, the process of agreeing the quantum of losses suffered by business interruption...
Sep 30, 2020 Soon, satellites will be able to watch you everywhere all the time By Arif Harbott Commercially available satellite imagery is becoming sharper and being taken more frequently than ever before.In 2008 there were 150...
Sep 29, 2020 Traditional retailers – Paradigm shift By Amir Hosseini To compete efficiently against digital native retailers, traditional retailers want to take advantage of their physical network and...
Sep 29, 2020 The five things UK professional sports clubs have to do to survive the "pause" in stadium openings By Steve Braude Professional sports clubs in Europe and the US have pulled off a near-miraculous feat of completing their seasons, and re-engaging fans...
Sep 23, 2020 What happens when we ask robots to do our writing for us? By Arif Harbott Recently the Guardian used GPT-3, OpenAI’s powerful new language generator, to write an essay from scratch. The impressive thing was that...
Sep 23, 2020 Even with the High Court's guidance, calculation of Business Interruption losses will be complex By Kathryn Britten While Business Interruption insurance policies normally cover a business's loss of profit or revenue together with certain costs...
Sep 21, 2020 Last Chance Saloon? Casual dining re-opens but bars and nightclubs are facing uncertainty By Craig Rachel In the previous edition of Market Recovery Monitor, we noted that pubs were blazing a trail in re-opening, with only 6 in 10 casual...
Sep 18, 2020 Tapping into WeChat for evidence By Paul Brabant Anyone who has travelled to China understands the ubiquity of WeChat, which is an inseparable part of Chinese society and commerce like...
Sep 16, 2020 As if things weren't complicated enough, Amazon now (re)enters the luxury market By Olivier Salomon Matt Clark As luxury retailers continue to navigate the challenges created by Covid-19, news that Amazon has re-entered the luxury market is likely...
Sep 15, 2020 Inside the race to build the best quantum computer on Earth By Arif Harbott Quantum Computing is becoming the next big technology arms race, with many companies such as Google and IBM vying to win in this latest...
Sep 15, 2020 FCA judgment brings some clarity to policy holders By Kathryn Britten Whether or not the FCA test case judgement is a victory for policy holders depends on who you ask…Whilst the FCA have pointed out that...
Sep 15, 2020 Unemployment up to 4.1% By James Worsnip New ONS data has confirmed that redundancies in the three months to 31 July were the highest since 2009. This data would have been a lot...
Sep 14, 2020 "Divorce Boom" likely to drive mortgage defaults in 2021 By James Worsnip Relationship breakdown is typically a feature of the New Year. A not-so-festive period and an inability to hide from the reality of a...
Sep 14, 2020 Data transfers from EU to UK at risk? By Paul Brabant In the last stretch to Brexit, the current climate suggests the EU may not readily agree to maintain the current legal basis allowing...
Sep 11, 2020 Post Covid the clock is ticking to transform luxury brands – is TikTok the answer? By Olivier Salomon Interesting news from the world of social media as a number of the world’s most recognisable luxury brands have begun to embrace TikTok....
Sep 11, 2020 Not a V-shaped recovery: we're in this for the long haul By AlixPartners As Heathrow releases its August passenger data, the shape of the recovery curve is still resolutely L-shaped. A major factor in...