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Meet the SME Finance Broker Supporting New Businesses During COVID-19

October 9, 2020

BizBritain

London, UK, Oct. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — While the COVID-19 outbreak continues to spark uncertainty throughout the economy, a growing number of ambitious entrepreneurs are using the pandemic as a unique opportunity to design, build, and develop their own businesses from the ground up. Following a worrying period of job losses, the number of new businesses being registered with Companies House is understood to have experienced a 50% year-on-year increase, with many new start-ups securing essential funding through SME finance expert, BizBritain.

A UK-based commercial finance broker, BizBritain has secured funding totalling more than £30 million since the service was first launched in 2012, with an estimated £6 million being distributed over the past 6 months alone during the country’s COVID-19 lockdown. Companies House data suggests that while the number of new businesses initially dropped through March, April, and May, start-up registrations grew to a whopping

Broker Revenue Forecasts For PSC Insurance Group Limited (ASX:PSI) Are Surging Higher

September 29, 2020

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Shareholders in PSC Insurance Group Limited (ASX:PSI) may be thrilled to learn that the analysts have just delivered a major upgrade to their near-term forecasts. The consensus estimated revenue numbers rose, with their view now clearly much more bullish on the company’s business prospects.

Following the upgrade, the most recent consensus for PSC Insurance Group from its three analysts is for revenues of AU$200m in 2021 which, if met, would be a solid 15% increase on its sales over the past 12 months. Prior to the latest estimates, the analysts were forecasting revenues of AU$173m in 2021. The consensus has definitely become more optimistic, showing a decent improvement in revenue forecasts.

Check out our latest analysis for PSC Insurance Group

One way to get more context on these forecasts is to look at how they compare to both past performance, and how other companies in the same industry are

Insurance Broker Gallagher Reports Ransomware Attack

September 29, 2020

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Insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. and its claims unit, Gallagher Bassett, reported that a ransomware incident that happened on Saturday, Sept. 26 limited some of its internal systems.

In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company said it took all of its global systems offline as a precautionary measure, initiated response protocols, launched an investigation, engaged external cybersecurity professionals, and implemented its business continuity plans to minimize disruption to its customers.

On Monday, the Illinois-based global insurance broker reported it had restarted or was in the process of restarting most of its business systems.

As of Tuesday noon (EDT), Gallagher Basset still had a notice on its website that it was experiencing a system outage and is “working diligently to restore all functionality.”

On Monday, Gallagher said that based on the current information, it did not expect the incident to have a material impact

UPS Hits Record High, FedEx Extends Gains on Broker Upgrades

September 28, 2020

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FedEx Inc. (FDX) – Get Report shares jumped higher Monday, while UPS Inc. (UPS) – Get Report traded at an all-time high, after analysts at Deutsche Bank and KeyBanc boosted their ratings on the world’s two biggest package delivery groups on the back of improving pricing trends in the sector.

Deutsche Bank analyst Amit Mehrotra lifted his rating on the stock to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’, with price target to $318 per share, citing what he called the markets underappreciation of pricing power for both FedEx and its main U.S. rival, UPS.

“We project Ground margins to be up at least 300 basis points – the best year-on-year improvement in Ground margins in any quarter since at least 2012, reflecting accelerating yield (revenue per shipment) and decelerating cost per shipment,” Mehrotra wrote in a client note.

FedEx shares were marked 2.80% higher in early Monday trading to