Living in a flat or apartment in a higher-risk flood area and struggling to get contents insurance? At Fairweather Insurance Services, we hear from lots of flat-dwellers who assumed that living in a flat above the ground floor would significantly reduce their risk of flood and therefore make it easier and cheaper for them to
Our next instalment of the Insurance Act and You deals with what you know, or at least what you should know and what the insurer should know. Essentially this adds some context to our last instalment in which we talked about you as the 'insured' making a full presentation to the 'insurer' and this part
The ‘Insurance Act 2015’ comes into force perhaps surprisingly in 2016, August the 12th to be exact and we’d like to take some time now to underline what this means for you. The Act has been written to protect both the insured and the insurers, particularly in the event of a claim. I’ll be coming
Protecting Your Business In the year June 2014 – June 2015 the Office for National Statistics reported that Business and Trading Fraud had increased by 37%. This is of course only cases that have been noted and reported. Many of those victims will not have been insured for their loss. This introduction will give you
Please excuse the outrageous pun. It was frankly difficult to come up with a title not involving one. Once again in recent weeks we have been reminded of the dangers and almost inevitable regularity of flooding to large swathes of the UK. Rain. by it's very nature is indiscriminate where flood defences are concerned and
Firstly I would like to point out at this stage I am not looking to alienate any Chelsea fans with this post. It is simply a vehicle to illustrate the importance of an insurance product.... although I am writing this following the defeat to Bournemouth. I'll leave that there. Whilst the recent results may (or
Well... the internet might not be dead as such, far from it but it is great to know that in the world of car and home insurance that the services of a broker are still valued. One of our Personal Lines Insurance experts - Ash Ali - received the following from one of our clients
It is important that properties that are not occupied are insured to properly protect them. See our unoccupied property insurance page for more details.
Specialist insurance help available for people with unusual occupations; like being in the media, sportspeople and jewellers. See our unusual occupations insurance page for more details.
On this day in 1927 The Hobbit was published. In case you have managed to avoid this book (not advisable) or indeed disregarded the recent films you will know that the main protagonist decides (is coerced) into an extended holiday / adventure. One glaring omission from the books author - JRR Tolkein stands out. At