Friends of mine in the marine insurance industry will be watching the news of the Costa Concordia disaster very closely. Already reports from the insurance press deem it the most expensive loss in marine insurance history. Initial estimates indicate losses of between $500 Million and $1 Billion (thats about £330m to £650m). As the salvage
As our support of the Chalfont St Peter Community Library gets under way we have just taken delivery of some lovely (not to mention handy) bookmarks. In order to get your hands on one you must rent a book from the CSP Community Library once it officially reopens later this month and you will be
Its Christmas at Fairweather towers. Appropriate tunes on the office radio and Secret Santa later. Tune in to find out whether everyone was happy with their gifts. On a serious note.... As we fast approach the big day and gifts are given and received you will no doubt be increasing the value of stuff in
Leafing through the Insurance Times 'Knowledge Handbook' I stumbled across the section reviewing the insurance markets relevant to those of you who might be 'High Net Worth'. Whilst the money being spent on insurance by these individuals fell dramatically along with the economic dip the purchase of luxury cars, property stayed fairly boyant... unlike the
Rarely does an email pop up from one of the insurance publications which makes me stop what I am doing and read it there and then but todays Insurance Age managed it. They reported that with immediate effect the entire executive board at National Broker 'Swintons' had been dismissed by parent company Covea. This is
Last Friday we took to the streets of Chalfont St Peter to meet and greet our public. As a 'local broker' we are keen to help the local community with protecting their homes, businesses etcetera it was a lovely opportunity to get out there. The Chalfont St Peter Christmas Fair saw jam packed streets with
Last week saw confirmation that Fairweather Insurance will become the principal sponsor of the Chalfont St Peter Community Library. We at Fairweather towers are extremely excited about the opportunity to keep valuable community assets alive where otherwise, without funding, they would close. Everyone recognises that in the age of the kindle, ipad, and smartphone the
As we all know if more than a thimble of snow falls in on this green and pleasant land then the world comes to a standstill. We all know the day you begin hating snow is the day you pass your driving test however it seems to go up a notch when you discover you
Unfortunately I am now able to count myself as a victim of crime. The weekend before last some lovely people decided their evening was not exciting enough and so broke into my car by smashing the window and taking my bag. Similarly on Friday I had a call from a client who had some tools
So Freddie Starr is in the Jungle however it was more of a case of 'I am a Celebrity Get Me In Here' rather than 'Out of Here'. It turns out that Freddie and the production company struggled to get insurance for the 68 year old comic who underwent bypass surgery last year. The producers