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November 21, 2022 What to look out for with vacant premisesHomes and businesses can become empty for all sorts of reasons – so, what do you need to know if you are a home or business owner? When is a property classed as vacant? You and I almost certainly have our own ideas about what makes a building empty or vacant – it’s a simple question of common […] READ MORE |
Seasonal sum insured increases – is it enough?‘Tis the season to be merry – whether you’re at work or at home, Christmas is a time for festive celebrations. It means that businesses are likely to be stocking up on all those products likely to be in greater demand while households, too, buy in extra Yuletide fayre and presents to go around the […] READ MORE |
October 20, 2022 Rebuilding Costs And Property Insurance: Check Your Sum InsuredNo one will need any reminding about the turbulent economic environment in which people live and businesses operate. The impending recession on the international scene, together with inflation and the rising cost of living at home, makes it more important than ever that you check the total sums insured of any property you own – […] READ MORE |
Preparing Your Car For WinterHaving roasted throughout most of the summer of 2022, it’s perhaps difficult to get your head around any need to prepare your car for winter – though the change to harsher weather can be upon us in the blinking of an eye. So, let’s run through a checklist of what you might be doing to […] READ MORE |
September 14, 2022 Danger! Is your property at risk from fire?“Remember, remember the 5th of November” – it’s not all gunpowder plots because your home or business could catch fire, too. So, as Guy Fawkes night approaches, how well prepared are you for a fire breaking out in your own home or workplace? Does your property insurance offer any reassurance? And what about playing your […] READ MORE |
September 8, 2022 Gremlins in the works! The importance of checking your machineryHobgoblins, imps, ghosts, and every type of spook – there’ll be many of them about come the end of October. With Halloween fast approaching, you’ll want to ensure there are no gremlins at work in the essential plant and machinery your business runs. Gremlins are believed to have made their appearance at the beginning of […] READ MORE |
August 22, 2022 How the Great Fire of London created a fire insurance industrySeptember marks the anniversary of the Great Fire of London – 2022 coming some 356 years after a momentous incident that not only changed the history of Britain’s capital but also spurred the creation of an entire fire insurance industry. Let’s take a closer look. What happened Today’s London Fire Brigade walks us through the […] READ MORE |
How to manage risks in the manufacturing industryThe UK seems to be in the midst of a fairly turbulent economic period. The country’s manufacturing industry continues to brave the successive waves of challenges facing it but there remain – as ever – various types of risks that manufacturers face. Let’s take a closer look at some of those risks and the extent […] READ MORE |
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August 3, 2022 Fire Claim Case Study – how our service helpedA very longstanding client of ours, trading since the 1960’s, has been insured with us for around 50 years. They specialise in manufacturing bespoke office furniture, joinery and veneered panels. A claim occurred in March 2019 where a fire had unfortunately broken out, after some smouldering debris had made its way to their external extraction […] READ MORE |
July 11, 2022 Car insurance – how to reduce your premiumsThe annual cost of owning a car has shot up by 17% – nearly £3,600 – in the wake of escalating petrol prices and the cost of car maintenance. You cannot do much about the price of petrol at the pumps or maintaining your vehicle, but there are several ways of potentially reducing your motor […] READ MORE |