The WFH Burglar: The Importance of Cyber Insurance in Modern Times Written by John Peskett, Director at Fairweather Insurance 20 years ago, a prospective burglar might walk down a street opportunistically looking for unlocked doors or open windows. Today, the modern burglar can do
Protect your Project Property Insurance goes way beyond buildings and contents. The minute you conduct any commercial activity from your home, do some reasonably extensive DIY or landscaping there are probably some conditions or implications within your property that you should be aware of so it would be worth digging out that policy wording
We recently insured a new restaurant following their initial request for some guidance regarding a claim. An acquaintance of a member staff enquired if we could help a friend who runs a restaurant and who was having difficulty bringing a theft claim to a conclusion. The theft had happened over nine months ago, in fact
This is a previous year's lights. On Friday 1st December our Christmas lights will be switched on to celebrate the start of the festive season. This will coincide with the Chalfont St. Peter fun night where we will also have a stand. Please help us donate to the British Heart Foundation this Christmas!
For building contractors and developers, let’s face it: insurance is the nagging requirement on the ‘To Do’ list, the expense you could really do without but cannot avoid. Whatever property you are developing, renovating or extending, you will have detailed risk assessments and you will know there is a wide range of insurances you need
There are lots of reasons why your property may be unoccupied at any given time – but have you factored this in to your insurance provision? In particular, are you comfortable you are covered in the event of flooding? With major floods in recent years increasing the risk profile of many more areas across the
With online capabilities and electronic communications able to streamline so much of insurance administration – from initial quotes to renewals – you often hear people say maybe they don’t need a broker and can do things themselves. Until something goes wrong, that is…and the time, trauma and frustration that goes in to pursuing a claim
Claims department helping client with no-fault accident If you have an accident, even if you are not claiming on insurance our claims team can help… We understand fully the concerns around protecting your no-claims status and discounts. For a small shunt we know the type of discussions people go through about whether they should claim,
Getting the (insurance) foundations right for your renovation or extension project So you’re taking a sledgehammer to your property….Well, not you personally, but your carefully-chosen contractors who are even now unloading their vans and manhandling bales of dust-sheet up your drive. The architects and structural engineers have finished measuring and calculating and unrolling their
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