Often small businesses feel they are being hit with legislation at every turn, and even something that should be relatively simple, such as vehicle insurance, can prove complex if the vehicle is being used for frequent deliveries. Most small commercial van insurance schemes only cover three to five delivery drops per day, so it’s easy [...]
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Home workers covered by home insurance – £5,000 worth of extra cover for the office
Over a million people are currently working from home more than one day a week*, a figure which is set to rise a quarter of the working population by 2020.** With this in mind, Aviva’s UK insurance business is now offering cover for business equipment as standard as part of their home contents insurance policies. [...]
Hiscox launches new Professional Indemnity products for media and technology companies
Specialist insurer Hiscox has introduced a new range of Professional Indemnity (PI) and Hacker Damage policies for the media and technology sectors. Having serviced these sectors with PI cover for over 15 years, Hiscox is now offering new, combined policies for large or small media and technology companies, providing wider PI cover for areas such [...]
Groupama Healthcare gives brokers and businesses a break!
In a clear demonstration of its ability to respond quickly to the current challenging economic conditions, Groupama Healthcare has launched an innovative solution to help businesses struggling to pay their Group Private Medical Insurance premiums. In the event that a hard-pressed business has little alternative other than to cease an existing PMI scheme for employees, [...]
Don’t be rash when slashing insurance costs
A CORPORATE insurance expert is warning budget conscious companies looking to cut premium costs not to leave their businesses exposed. Robert Cholmondeley, director of the Corporate Insurance division of Preston based financial advisory group Taylor Patterson, reveals many businesses are looking to trim their insurance costs to help them tackle the recession. But he warns [...]
Businesses Warned To Pay Due Care And Attention In Treacherous Conditions
After some of the most severe snow for 20 years, insurer Direct Line for Business is urging business owners to ensure they limit the possibility of customers and staff slipping and getting injured. According to Direct Line for Business, if members of the public were to slip on ice on a business’ premises and the [...]