How to Protect Your Business Following the Biggest Ransomware Attack in History
The global cyber attack that recently crippled the NHS has certainly brought home the threats that businesses face in today’s digital working environment. Here we look at what can be done to protect YOUR business from the potentially devastating effects of cyber crime.
Personal Injury Compensation and the Ogden Rate: How Recent Changes will Affect Insurance Premiums
A change to the rate at which personal injury compensation is calculated has become major news across the insurance industry. Here we explain how the changes will affect both injury claimants, and holders of motor and liability insurance policies.
The Insurance Act is Now in Force: Here’s What it Means for Your Business and Personal Insurance
It was back in March 2015 we reported that Parliament had passed the Insurance Act 2015, bringing in reforms that would spell the most significant changes to be introduced to UK insurance contract law since 1906. At the time we were preparing for an 18-month preparation period. This is now over, and the Insurance Act is, as of 12 August 2016, in force.
Further Cementing the Security of Lift Plan as ACE Acquires Chubb
Robert Gerrard’s Lift Plan is a specialist lift and escalator industry insurance plan underwritten by ACE European Group Limited, which is now part of Chubb, the world’s largest listed property and casualty insurer. The security of Lift Plan is, as a result, cemented even further.
A Cost-Effective Way to Protect Your Business Against Cyber Attacks
Cyber security breaches can have a serious knock-on effect. Viruses or hacking can bring customer transactions to a standstill; critical data can be lost, corrupted or damaged; intellectual property can be compromised. Revenue and profits are likely to suffer as a result. There could be follow-on liabilities such as notification costs, fines for data loss, legal expenses, awards and damages to pay out. Thankfully, purpose-designed insurance products are now becoming available in response to a very real need.
Lift Plan Injury Insurance: Extra Cover to Protect Key Workers
Every business relies on its people and, as an employer, you will know only too well the disruption that being without even one key worker for a few days can cause. Situations like these are particularly augmented in smaller businesses, and can be highly damaging. Business owners generally realise the importance of taking out insurance cover for their building and contents, vehicles and stock, but often overlook covering what really should be considered their most valued asset: their personnel. With this in mind, we have a solution ...