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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.
Meeting a Mountainous Challenge
Last month I received a last minute notification of annual leave from Carla. This time though, it wasn’t for a break by the sea: on the contrary, it was something quite different. Carla had been called up last minute to fill a space on a team headed for a gruelling Highland challenge that would prove most memorable.
Liftex 2016 Review: Bonds Strengthened – and Biscuits Shared!
The team at Robert Gerrard always looks forward to Liftex International. With so many customers dotted about the country, it’s often a good chance to put faces to names, and that’s something that’s really important to us. This post really is to say a big thank you to everyone who stopped by to see us and share a cup of tea and a few biscuits!
The Importance of Responding to Insurance Renewal Notices
At Robert Gerrard we send out our insurance renewal notices in good time, and we take a proactive approach to following them up if we don’t receive a response: we would never want any of our customers to be without cover after all. Most of the time this does the trick, and policies are renewed on time. But on one occasion recently, I started to become most concerned when numerous attempts to contact a long term customer who had failed to respond to their motor insurance renewal proved futile.
It’s Lift-Off for a New Robert Gerrard Specialist Insurance Plan (and Liftex is nearly here!)
We’re all very excited here at Robert Gerrard about the fact that Liftex International 2016 is just a few weeks away now. At the show, we’ll be introducing our two newest specialist insurance plans: Lift Plan Injury Insurance, and Lift Inspection Plan, which we’re going to talk a bit about in this month’s blog. Plus there's an exciting incentive for anyone who wants to refer the new plan!
LEIA Lift and Escalator Industry Distance Training Programme
We thought our lift industry clients may like to know that the Lift and Escalator Industry Association (LEIA) offers an innovative distance learning programme.
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.