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Fire Door Safety Week 24-30 September 2018
It’s the last week of September, but you probably already knew that. It’s also the 39th week of the year and just 89 days till Christmas, although you probably knew that as well. But you probably weren’t aware that it’s also Fire Door Safety Week. If you did, hats off to you. Fire Door Safety […]
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Contractors Professional Indemnity- when to notify your broker and insurer of a potential issue?
In the latest of our series of insurance opinion articles by our Claims Director, Jody Thirkell, he discusses when you should notify your broker and insurer of a potential issue. As a specialist in contractors’ insurance we are well aware that things often go wrong on construction projects. But when should you notify your Broker […]
Read MoreAre whiplash claims about to be consigned to history?
This week, our Claims Director, Jody Thirkell, gives his thoughts on another key change for the insurance industry. Let us know your thoughts on the future of Whiplash claims by commenting on our Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn… The new Civil Liability Bill The new Civil Liability Bill is set to be introduced into legislation on […]
Read MoreThe Insurance Act – 2 years on
It’s been 2 years since the Insurance Act came into force. In our latest blog, our Claims Director, Jody Thirkell, talks about whether he felt the act had actually produced any tangible changes. Before the act was introduced, I told people there was no cause for early panicking. It had taken over 100 years of […]
Read MoreUnrated Insurers: Why quotes that seem too good to be true, just might be
The insurance market is built on stability and trust. The trust that you will do all you can to prevent accident and injury at your business, and the stability that the insurer will provide by paying out on claims. That’s why name and reputation have always been big factors in deciding which insurer to place […]
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Would a broker comparison tool really work?
It may not be insurance news, but the FCA recently recommended that all mortgage brokers should be placed on a comparison site to allow house buyers to compare and contrast. We’re not going to get drawn into that debate, but it did get us thinking. Would a comparison tool work for comparing insurance brokers. We […]
Read MoreGDPR: What you need to know
With GDPR upon us and firms being forced into frenzied ‘data dumps’ little regard has been given to what we ‘don’t know’. Many long tail disease claims have latent periods of decades, as do abuse and ill-health claims before they materialise. When they do, insurers are reliant on robust historic record keeping to enable a […]
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