Today businesses are encouraging home working more than ever before, and now some are taking the plunge towards making their business fully virtual. This means that they have no fixed ‘bricks and mortar’ office residence and employees all work from home—or wherever there’s sufficient Wi-Fi signal—allowing the company to operate...
Most of us enjoy a good ice cream and the majority of people can pinpoint the best ice cream they’ve ever had and where it was. Whilst we’ll always enjoy a Mr Whippy on the beach despite fighting off seagulls, those who work in the industry are constantly thinking up...
The old saying of you can never judge a book by its cover has never been more accurate than when it comes to antiques. From vases being used as doorstops to the ancient sterling silver coated in bubble wrap within the mountains of old clothes in the loft, everything has...
What with flights, tickets, and the possibility of extending a trip, a holiday assembled around a major sporting event like the Winter Olympics is already shaping up to be an expensive one. An added expense travel insurance may be, but it can hardly be interpreted as unnecessary. Here are three...
As a lover of a ‘good read’ and a passionate collector, books are the one thing I will never tire of buying. What’s more is the knowledge that one trip to a charity shop could make a pretty penny in the long run. Below is a list of five books...
There’s far more that goes into mid net worth, high net worth and ultra high net worth insurance than the policy limits which defines them. Each step-up in classification, for the most part, brings with it a more personalised level of service, and fewer restrictions, as insurance providers understand that...
In an attempt to keep our homes safe we fit security lights and close blinds before going out – so why do we still undo all that hard work by leaving a set of spare keys outside? Whether it’s for their dogwalker, cleaner or mum, nearly 30% of Brits still...
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...
According to a panel of former criminals interviewed by Co-op Insurance, burglars are most likely to be put off breaking into homes by CCTV cameras and barking dogs. Half of the 12 former burglars asked said most thieves were opportunists simply wandering the streets. They would therefore avoid any difficult...
I will always hold my hands up to admit I will go to obscene lengths to get a nice looking photo for social media, although the lengths my generation willl go to seems to know no boundaries to get that content. According to research conducted by interiors firm, Maisons du...
