Talk of a ‘Brexodus’ within the UK construction industry, is underpinned by the fear that the extreme skills shortage already affecting the sector could be exacerbated. If this should occur, making an appointment to see an experienced insurance broker might be advisable, to add a layer of protection within various scenarios. EU construction workers currently fill around 165,000 construction jobs […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 05/11/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 29/10/2019
Wimbledon and the weather
Categories: General
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships captivated tennis fans worldwide, whilst serving up around 54,000 balls, 140,000 bowls of strawberries, 10,000 litres of cream and even 5,000 bananas for players to munch on between games. In 2006, when they faced a £1m payout due to rain, it was said that they were insured. What is less well-known is whether or not Wimbledon […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 22/10/2019
The 21st-century world is flooded with ‘personalisation’ options; initials, embossed fashion items, must-guess-whois-driving number plates, pizzas with just your choice of topping and nobody else’s. Yet, whilst business owners are building their own burgers with zeal, they rarely appreciate that they can have a major influence when it comes to shaping their own insurance policy, by ensuring they thoroughly tell […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 15/10/2019
Punishments are not just fitting the crime but also the potential crime when it comes to health and safety. Additionally, the number of directors and managers prosecuted for breaches has more than doubled in recent years. And, in the last quarter of 2017 and Q1 last year, around one-in-ten prosecutions involved the personal prosecution of a director or senior manager. […]