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A 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 […]
The 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 […]
One of the surprising side-effects of the recent coronavirus pandemic is the boost it has given to the various trades in the UK as a worthwhile career. According to a blog posted on the website Show House, the trade sector has attracted an additional 18% of workers – either taking up the employment as an […]
If you are running more than a couple of vehicles for use by your business, you almost certainly know about the benefits of fleet insurance. By keeping all your cars and vans under a single umbrella policy, you comply with the legal requirements for motor insurance and have a single annual renewal date that keeps […]
Come rain or shine, the typical British summer holiday is almost certain to involve an element of travel. The staycation remains a popular bet, but with the lifting of several years of travel restrictions, foreign holidays are once again within many families’ reach. The upsurge in holidaymaking – at home and abroad – has revived […]
If you are the landlord of buy to let property, one element of the constant round of news affecting your segment of the housing market is the constantly shifting volume of legislation. Unless you keep a close eye on the news, you might miss an essential piece of new or amended legislation. If you fail […]
Insurance is essential to any individual – homeowner or tenant – as well as business owners. Here are some frequently asked questions relating to various elements of both general and business insurance. Is insurance a legal obligation for my business? There are just two types of insurance you are under any legal obligation to arrange: […]
Fleet insurance is a simple concept. It’s insurance for a large or small fleet of vehicles that might include cars, vans, trucks, heavy goods vehicles, or a combination of all of these – even forklift trucks if needed. If you run a business, you’ve probably put together the fleet that best suits your purposes. So, […]
When government guidelines about working from home were scrapped in January 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that 36% of the employed population still worked from home at least once in the past seven days because of the coronavirus pandemic. Even by the 1st of April 2022, the Daily Mail reported that one […]
What is a motor fleet? A vehicle fleet comprises multiple vehicles – cars, trucks, vans, heavy goods vehicles, of a combination of all of these. There is no strict definition of the number of vehicles there need to be in order to comprise a fleet, but common usage suggests that the number might be as […]
