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A holistic way of insuring business risk
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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
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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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A guide to picking the right insurance for your business
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Building a business requires stamina, determination, hard work, tenacity and a strength that will carry your company to the highest heights. However, with the nature of a competitive market, no matter the field of business you have entered, there is always uncertainty. And business insurance is one way of easing that uncertainty. You may be
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Two years and counting: How small businesses can profit from PPI claims
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The personal insurance protection (PPI) sector is gearing up for another bonanza in payouts by the banks involved in the enormous mis-selling scandal. In the last six years, some £26.5 billion has been paid out to customers — and claims firms reaped £5 billion of that in fees. Now, small businesses looking to handle another
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Richard Reed talks business: Advice for a small retailer
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Getting people through the door can be a considerable challenge for small business owners – but there are many ways for a physical store to increase footfall and social media traction alike. In this video from Travelers, Matthew Wheeler, founder of lifestyle store Cassius & Coco, benefits from a mentoring session from Richard Reed, founder of
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Bereavement benefit changes spark a priority change for insurers and employers
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Government support for the bereaved is changing from 6 April 2017: a new Bereavement Support Payment will be paid instead of the current suite of state bereavement benefits. Among the most significant amendments, changes will materially impact parents as they will only receive payments for 18 months, instead of until the child is no longer
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Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed: Optimism key to small business success
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The world presents more opportunities for people who are optimists, says Innocent Drinks founder Richard Reed in this video in association with Travelers Insurance. The power of optimism for small business Innocent started with Reed and two friends selling smoothies from a market stall, and now 15 years later is selling a million smoothies a day
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Mind the gap: What you need to know about liability insurance
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Small business owners would be forgiven for thinking that they’re covered by their public liability and/or occupiers’ liability insurance when it comes to protecting themselves against personal injury (PI) claims. But increasingly, companies are finding that they’re not as protected as they might think and are exposed to claims because of something known as the
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Why cyber insurance is your secret weapon
by Owen Gough • • 0 Comments
Phishing. Malware. Hacking. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, it’s likely you’ve seen words very much like these in various places recently. From an SME’s point of view, what’s worrying is they’re often mentioned alongside big-name companies and their latest IT-related tale of woe. Despite, presumably, throwing lots of money at cyber security, the
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