Birds, bees, bats and bees in one London park just got swank new digs courtesy of upcycled Ikea furniture.

From spraying coyote urine to mourning the passing of a horse, I'm learning to be part of this community.

The pesticides are effective against a wide range of insects — including the good guys.

St. Michael's Mount off the coast of Cornwall is looking for someone to live there and care for its ancient gardens.

Your beautiful blooms will look fresh longer if you add a little perk-me-up in their vase.

Offering fresh produce to people in food deserts, Atlanta creates first food forest in Georgia and the largest in the U.S.

Learn how to find and kill bedbugs, which are small, sneaky and able to evolve to resist pesticide.

Experts warn that Alabama is facing an outbreak of yellow jacket super nests, and it's connected to climate change.

Local farmers at Montclair Farmers' Market explain why their food looks different from what you see at the grocery store.

Donations poured in to help save Wild Hill Honey in Iowa, which lost 50 beehives when young vandals toppled them.

The leftover wood that tree farms, orchards and other agriculture operations often end up with is now offering new value as a source of biomass energy.

Research shows that talking to houseplants can help their growth — and now there's a new book full of bedtime stories just for them.

Even without a green thumb, these plants should be incredibly easy to keep alive. Here are 16 plants that just need a little water and light.

The new book by Sheri Koones is full of beautiful homes and good ideas.

It's a sad fact but package thefts increase around the holidays because of all the online shopping.

A Minnesota spending plan will pay homeowners to transform their lawns into bee-friendly habitats.

Adapting to the future: Technology is changing the way SMEs buy insurance, but brokers have a vital role to play, says Ian Stutz

Zurich's David Martin explains why he made the move from Allianz to Zurich and how brokers helped him take the leap.

Not addressing non-financial misconduct may lead managers to fail the SM&CR.

Industry veteran Michael Sicsic partners with Governor Software to help brokers and insurers digitalise key compliance processes in a changing regulatory environment.

Organisation says indicative levy for general insurance distribution is £23m and publishes Plan and Budget for the next financial year as total levy goes up by £87m.

Expected broker levy rose to £23m for 2020/21 after spike in PPI complaints.

InsurTech will be able to access the financial data of consenting customers.

As Biba focuses on improving access to insurance in its manifesto, commissioning editor Laurence Eastham considers where changes will occur in 2020.

The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of certain FCA complainants were publicly available between November 2019 and February 2020.

Regulator rejects claims from Gina Miller's True and Fair Campaign, stating they contain “numerous inaccuracies", as campaigners call on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to review Andrew Bailey's appointment as governor of the Bank of England.

The trade body has pledged to support members as the regulator insists all firms must have contingency plans in place to deal with major issues such as Covid-19.

Regulator also says it wants to make diversity and inclusion the norm as it seeks to embed "purposeful culture" into companies.

The legal framework previously in place needs to be changed due to Brexit, with firms having until 11 May to respond.

Biba's Graeme Trudgill outlines the relevant areas for brokers as the FCA tells firms how to identify key workers in financial services.

Regulator also wants to increase the authorisation application fee for brokers from £1,500 to £2,500.

Regulator said fraudsters had used the details of authorised firms Tasker Insurance Brokers and QIC Europe to attempt to scam customers.

Renovations and extensions may add thousands to a house’s value, but they might not be covered by existing insurance, explains Tim Slattery

The old school approach: Knightsure director Tony Knight prides himself on his old school, face-to-face approach, but is not afraid to take on new challenges such as cyber or how to thrive in the post-Brexit world

Firms claim Crusader offering will “revolutionise” insurance and commercial dispute resolution.

Cheryl Martin, partner in the insurance advisory cyber and GDPR practice at EY and Branko Bjelobaba, founder of consultancy firm Branko Limited, share their knowledge on how the new regulations came about.

In the second of a three part series our experts tackle marketing under the new GDPR rules from phone calls and emails to the post.

The second episode of our insightful documentary series with Axa, Scheme Smart, focuses on how to take a delegated authority to the next level.

Insurance Age and Axa release the second in a series of whitepapers to help brokers and MGAs launch schemes and delegated authorities.

Too large to benefit from government initiatives but too small to employ their own risk managers, mid-market businesses can inadvertently find themselves taking on unexpected levels of risk. As these businesses grow and face new and increasingly complex risks, expert support is essential, as Sam Barrett explains

Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift mulls whether insurance broking needs to go back to its beginnings to find the right blend for future success.

Dr John Mitchell speaks to Jonathan Swift about his venture Wessex Business Services, an insurance broker – although not in name - with quite a few interesting side lines from scented candles to hot desking spaces.

The media industry is dealing with an increasing array of threats as technology transforms the sector. Chubb's Siân Rolfe explains why brokers need to constantly review policy offerings to make sure the demands of multi-channel/ multi-platform clients are met.

More than 1,000 brokers to attend 7 November event.

Former Ardonagh deputy CEO Janice Deakin has stepped back at the consolidator and vowed that she needs a ‘break’ from big deals having worked on the acquisition of Swinton, but added the idea of acting as a non-executive director at another firm presently has little appeal.

She replaces Nick Amin who is set to move from his role as group chief operations and IT officer to supporting work on the firm’s strategic review in Asia.

Broker says hire will give it more “management bandwidth” for continued growth.

As Marsh rebrands Jelf, Insurance Age content director Jonathan Swift reflects on the passing of another name heavily associated with noughties broker consolidation

Sharon Bishop, CEO at Close Brothers Premium Finance, discusses the lessons that leaders can learn from their staff.

Editor, Siân Barton, considers how the insurance space has launched into 2020 and looks back to a thread from 2019 that should be picked up again this year.