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November 7, 2023

Your commercial premises over the Christmas period

Like many a business owner, you’re probably looking forward to the prospect of heightened trading and bumper sales in the runup to Christmas. Although that anticipated increase in activity is likely to prove more than welcome, the holiday period also brings several issues and circumstances that might leave your business rather more vulnerable than usual. […]

Season’s greetings from everyone at Alan Blunden

As one of the Directors at Alan Blunden Insurance Brokers, I’m looking forward to the conclusion of yet another successful year for our business. The Christmas holidays will soon be upon us – a time when I hope to get the chance to enjoy the break with my family as I take a bit of […]

October 11, 2023

What to do in the event of a car accident

Statistics published by the Department for Transport on the 28th of September 2023 show that there were 135,480 casualties in accidents on British roads last year. That figure represents a welcome 3% reduction in the number of such casualties compared with 2019. Nevertheless, with more than 320 billion miles currently travelled by vehicles on our […]

Tips on winter driving

Before you know it, the winter will be well and truly upon us – at times making the roads more than a little treacherous. Throughout the winter months, of course, driving conditions are likely to prove more challenging than usual – what with rain, sleet, snow, and ice, with the dusk falling earlier as the […]

September 11, 2023

Bonfire Night fire safety at home

The nights have already started drawing in and – before we know it – it’ll be that time of year once again for Bonfire Night. Whether you are a homeowner or tenant, with or without children in your extended family, everyone seems to love a nighttime lit up by a fire in the garden and […]

How package insurance protects your business

You’ll know that appropriate insurance is one of the best ways of protecting against risks of loss or damage. That’s all well and good, but if you are running a business, those perils tend to be many and varied – including everything from property insurance for the premises where you are based, cover for your […]

August 7, 2023

Protecting your home for Winter

As Britain enjoys a pleasant enough summer and the rest of Europe swelters under a blazing sun, it might be difficult to envisage the battering that an English winter is likely to bring – and that’s only a few months away. So that you’re well and truly prepared, therefore, let’s preview just some of the […]

Employers’ liability insurance: When does an employee become an employee?

When you employ someone to work for you, you also take on responsibility for keeping them safe from harm in any of the duties they perform. That might be by way of an accident at work, or some longer-term medical condition brought on – even after many years after their employment has ended – by […]

July 17, 2023

Landlord insurance and your student tenants

There are nearly 3 million students at universities and colleges in the UK. Last year saw a 4% increase on the previous year and 2023 is likely to see still further gains. More than 6,000 different courses of study, throughout every imaginable discipline, are offered to both undergraduates and graduates at more than 130 universities […]

Summer holidays and the perils of being by the sea

The summer of 2022 marked a milestone in British summer holiday weather. For the first time in its history, the Met Office recorded a temperature high of more than 40 degrees Centigrade in a period of extreme heat that was more widespread – not to mention more intense – than during previous heatwaves. In June […]

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