Aches, pains and illness for employees can all affect productivity for businesses. For a small and medium-sized Enterprise (SME), it only takes as little as one person to be off sick for it to potentially have an impact on your profits (for example missing a meeting with a potential new client because of illness). Not [...]
Almost three-quarters of commercial buildings with sums insured of £500,000 or less are underinsured, according to new data from rebuildcostassessment.com. Analysis of the findings of almost 4,000 rebuild cost assessments carried out by Insurtech start-up rebuildcostassessment.com also revealed that while underinsurance becomes less likely as sums insured increase, the overall picture is one of the [...]
On 1 September 2012, it became a criminal offence to squat in a residential building in England and Wales.
Pressure from emerging markets, strenuous legislation and the environment are among the big issues keeping UK manufacturing bosses awake at night.
Summer is now sadly coming to an end and protecting your business is just as important now as any other time of year.
With the uncertainty of trade now and in the next few years, Credit Insurance should be a serious consideration around many board meetings. A real stress will be put upon the cashflow of a number of companies up and down the UK, due to fluctuating prices and the uncertainty with the UK leaving the European [...]
We all know that the modern business environment is highly competitive. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer a major incident or interruption then it will be a challenge for you to continue to satisfy your clients and remain in business. A key factor to a business recovering quickly from a major disaster such as [...]
Challenges for food and drink companies When assessing credit risk in the food and drink sector, creditors need to understand the challenges that companies face. Retailers continue to place enormous price pressure on their suppliers, which has a consequent impact upon the supply chain. Combined with this, external issues continue to challenge their ability to [...]
Insurance Premiums on the Increase On Monday 27th February 2017, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State of Justice, Liz Truss, announced that those affected by medical negligence, car crashes and other incidents will receive more money following changes to the way lump sum pay-outs are calculated. This has triggered predictions by insurance experts that premiums [...]
HOW MUCH LIABILITY IS ENOUGH? The cost of a serious injury or third party property damage for which you are found liable could be more than you think. Damages for personal injury claims have increased significantly in recent years. For example, in the case of Collier v. Norton, 2012, a record GBP23 million was awarded [...]
