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What every business should know about GDPR
SMEs need to take notice now and act ahead of the new GDPR regulations coming into force in May 2018. A new data privacy law will be introduced in May next year and we look at the key things every small business in the UK needs to know. The new law is called the EU…
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Preparing for winter – risk management bulletin
As we head towards winter, it can conjure the spectre of cold and wet weather that at best makes a walk to the shops a misery and at worst can wreak costly havoc on your home. Cold weather can be a challenge for owners of older and larger properties. So what simple steps can you…
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What is a retroactive date on professional indemnity insurance?

Ogden table update – how large claims are calculated
The government has intimated that they will soften their stance on the announcement in March 2017 regarding how large personal injury claims are calculated. Back in March, large claim calculations had a provision built in that there would be no investment return on lump sum payments and infact the settlement would reduce by 0.75% each…
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5 reasons why you might need to review your public liability insurance
Where there’s blame there’s a claim, goes the saying and the UK seems no less immune to the thriving compensation culture. Increases in the way personal injury claims are calculated click here and the impact this will have on your business means you really should review the cover that you have in place. In 2016/17the…
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Here’s the question: Are you paying too much for the wrong cover?
Some businesses are purchasing insurance policies for £1. Well that is quite not true, but in some cases they should have paid that amount as some policies are almost worthless due to underinsurance. We are helping businesses like your own quickly highlight the weaknesses in their present programme structure and can provide an exclusive alternative…
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