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Essential tips on getting the right insurance cover for your small business

Whether you are a business owner, an independent professional or self-employed, getting small business insurance can help to protect you and your company against unexpected costs. There is a wide range of insurance products available offering varying degrees of cover, so ensuring that you have the correct amount and types of insurance for your business
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The benefits of national insurance

National insurance is an insurance scheme where people who are employed make payments for their own benefits. These payments are known as National Insurance contributions and they can be payable in case you can meet the contribution conditions. In order to claim a tax credit or a benefit, a national Insurance number is mandatory. This
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Banks feeling the squeeze over PPI payouts

Britain’s big banks are continuing to come under pressure over ongoing refunds and compensation for mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI). It’s one of the biggest financial scandals to ever hit the UK and a years-long saga that to date has resulted in £27.1 billion being paid back to consumers. The latest bank to increase its
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Addressing the insurance needs of an employee engagement consultancy

I started my employee engagement consultancy business in 2001, the day before 9/11 in fact, which wasn’t the best timing. However I had a strong conviction that what we were doing – helping businesses to put people at the heart of their success – was something everyone would need. It turned out I was right. Prior
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Insurance for a wedding and events business

Public liability insurance is a key policy. Natalie Lovett, managing director of The Whitewed Directory, discusses how she got hers in place. Love to Plan Ltd. launched in August 2007. I always wished to own my own business, and with my love of events, and communication and organisation skills honed across previous sales roles, wedding
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The right insurance for a market research company

Jeremy King, founder and CEO of Attest, discusses the insurance for a market research company such as his to consider, including directors and offices insurance, professional indemnity, liability and key person risk. 1. When did you start the business, why, and what were you doing before this? The business was started in June 2015, and was based on
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A holistic way of insuring business risk

The first self storage facility in Europe opened its doors in London nearly 40 years ago. Today, the industry in the UK is worth in excess of  £440 million a year and every day self storage operators manage nearly 40 million square feet of customised storage space for people who are on the threshold of
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Getting the right insurance in place for a digital marketing agency

In this piece, Simon Douglass, founder of digital marketing agency Curated Digital, discusses the key insurance provisions he made for his new and growing company. 1. When did you start the business, why, and what were you doing before this? Curated Digital was formed in 2014 to provide brands with a complete cross-channel strategy to achieving their digital
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