UK’s Reeves to Meet Insurance CEOs in Pre-Budget Growth Pitch

UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves will meet CEOs from top insurers in Downing Street on Wednesday, as she seeks to encourage more investment in the City ahead of a tricky budget later this month.

The meeting, whose attendees will include Lloyds of London Chair Charles Roxburgh, Swiss Re AG CEO Andreas Berger and Hiscox Ltd CEO Aki Hussain, will focus on “opportunities for more investment in the London market” and Reeves will highlight recent “cuts to financial red tape,” according to a statement from the Treasury.

Reeves’ engagement with insurers comes just weeks before a crunch ...