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The feature that means dashcams are always on watch

Having a dashcam recording the manoeuvres and mishaps of you and other drivers is all very well when you’re in motion, but what about when you’re parked? Collisions with parked cars are all too common – accounting for 40% of all accidents according to research by Allianz. What’s more of...

How to make your small business seem bigger

Whether you’re trying to convince an investor to back your business or want to win over clients from a larger competitor, SMEs can sometimes suffer from appearing like small fish in a big pond. So how do you boost confidence in your service and avoid the hesitation some might feel...

Virgin Holidays pitches new campaign against “Blue Monday”

13 years ago, Dr Cliff Arnall earmarked the third Monday of January as the most depressing day of the year. He based his theory on a combination of factors that, when combined together, had the power to make us utterly miserable. What was intended to be a “light-hearted”, formulaic approach...

2017 a record year in insurance

Insurance losses hit new record 2017 saw Cyclone Debbie devastate Australia and New Zealand, Mexico was hit by back to back earthquakes, Hurricanes Harvey, Maria and Irma all caused chaos and wildfires ripped through California. It would be fair to say that as far as years go it was a...

Would you buy insurance from Amazon?

After posting a job advert for insurance professionals in London, rumours are flying that online retail giant Amazon is opening a European insurance division. But what will it look like? Will they set up an MGA to provide their own underwriting services, or sell other insurers’ products in an online...

How much would it cost to rebuild your property?

If you’ve ever insured a property, you’ll know that arranging buildings insurance is based not just on your property’s ‘market value’ – the amount it would sell for today – but also its ‘rebuild costs’. This refers to the amount of money it would cost to rebuild or reinstate your...

Winter-proof your warehouse

Whether a warehouse forms just part of your retail operation or storage and distribution is the core of your business, plummeting temperatures can cause warehouse chaos. Frozen pipes or damaged stock could mean significant repair and replacement costs, as well as delays, business interruption and broken contracts – and could...

What is the Bitcoin boom?

Decentralised digital currency Bitcoin is booming, valued at over $16,000 in December 2017 – sixteen times what it was worth at the start of the year. But is it set to keep rising, or will the bubble burst? As it hits the mainstream, we round up everything you need to...

Car vandalism up 37% – here’s how to protect your business fleet

According to police data, the number of reported car vandalism cases has risen by 10% over the past three years, with increases of as much as 37% in some parts of the UK. What’s that in figures? Over 210,000 vehicles suffered criminal damage in 2016, ranging from smashed windows to...

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