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Cyber Attack Risks: Time to Double Check You’re Covered
2018 was a busy year for cyber-attacks and data breaches: it’s time to make sure your business doesn’t get caught out in 2019 by checking your policies to ensure you are covered for everything you believe could pose a risk within your business. Remember: cyber crime insurance is NOT usually covered on a commercial combined policy.
7 Reasons Why it Pays to use an Insurance Broker
When it comes to insurance, the temptation to arrange a policy online via a comparison site is very real. But the question is: do you really know enough about what you are buying to make sure the cover is right for you or your business? This is where the value of an insurance broker can never be underestimated.
How to Help Improve Men’s Health at Work
The November moustache-growing movement known as Movember has been gaining momentum since it started back in 2003. With its focus on men’s health from both a physical and mental perspective, this is the perfect time for employers to encourage their male workers – and their female colleagues and friends – to start investing time and care into their health and well-being.
Mental Health and Insurance Cover
The mental health charity Mind has revealed that poor mental health affects half of all employees. In this post we are taking a look at two aspects of mental health, starting with employer liability and workplace mental health, then moving on to how mental ill health can affect access to insurance cover.
Noting an Interest on an Insurance Policy: Is it Necessary?
You may remember in the past when arranging your buildings insurance policy being asked if your property was mortgaged. If it was, you would be asked for the lender’s details, and these would be noted as ‘an interest’ on your policy. But have you noticed that the question is rarely, if ever, asked these days? There is a reason for this.
How Drones are Changing the Face of Insurance Claims
Drones have the ability to take high resolution photographs and make aerial surveys. They can provide insurers with in-depth and highly useful information on the condition of a building. Drones are being used across the insurance industry to improve the detail, accuracy and efficiency of building inspections. Let’s delve deeper and find out how drones are proving beneficial to insurance inspectors.
GDPR Help: When to Report a Data Breach
On 25th May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was introduced, heralding the biggest shake-up in privacy law for two decades. As a business you will already have read plenty about the new regulation, so you’ll be pleased to learn we’re not going to rake over old ground. What we did think would be useful however is to provide you with a few pointers on dealing with data breaches. If you are not sure what counts as a data breach, or what you need to do if you think one has happened, read on for some helpful FAQs.
MOT Test Changes: What you Need to Know
From 20 May 2018 the MOT test changes in England, Scotland and Wales. Stricter rules for diesel cars apply; new defect types are added and certain vehicles over the age of 40 years become exempt. The changes apply to cars, motorcycles, vans and other light passenger vehicles. Here we take a look at the five main categories of change.