Is your broker right for you? Your broker has to treat you fairly by law. Their loyalty should lie with you and not with the insurance companies. They should be transparent and fair in their dealings with you, but we find this isn't always the case. Here are some...
Insurers take a dive – FCA referee gives them the yellow card The FCA hearing about Business Interruption insurance claims is this week 16th -20th. You can see the minute detail of what is being appealed here. Insurers took a metaphorical “dive” when Covid...
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) case concludes this week (on 30th July) and one of the defendants has said that the case would bring the matter to a close, they would abide by the final rulings. I hope they don't launch an appeal if they don’t get their own way....
This blog is about the lengths some insurers go to, to avoid paying out. We discuss what the industry are now doing about it and how you can avoid it happening to you or someone you know. You may have heard that some insurers, including the one I once thought, yet now...
Geoff calls me to ask if I can help him with protection for a large amount of jewellery he has just bought his wife and we always help our business insurance customers when they need help with their personal asset protection. While working out the particulars Geoff...
Professional advisers are not always protected by their insurance Want to know why some indemnity insurance claims are declined? I have two examples of claims being declined, one more extreme than the other, yet both prove small errors can prove costly. And I'm going...
We were contacted by one of our property-owning clients who was dealing with water leaks in the underfloor heating pipes in one of his tenanted flats. His tenant had moved out because of all the disruption. And our client was obliged to give a substantial £500 rent...
As a business owner, you already have enough on your plate. Between managing staff, serving customers, and planning for growth, insurance can often feel like just another task on an ever-growing to-do list. Many businesses buy insurance simply because they know they...
Water damage in rented properties can quickly become stressful for landlords, especially when multiple parties, timelines, and repair works need to be coordinated. In this case, our Claims Manager, Lisa, supported a landlord through a water damage escape incident...
Imagine investing in a stunning, high-end outdoor kitchen—only to have it destroyed overnight by a storm. Not through any fault of your own, but because a neighbour’s tree came crashing down on it. This was exactly the situation one of our clients faced. And it’s a...
When a Stolen Phone Doesn’t Mean Interruption to your Business Losing a work phone can feel like a small disaster—especially when it contains important contacts, emails, and access to business systems. For one of our clients, this became a reality when an employee’s...
