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
At 11:00 today we observed a 2 minute silence in the office. Whilst our job is to protect your homes, vehicles, businesses and assets with things such as policies and bonds it is the service personnel that protect not just these things but our way of life and the freedoms we enjoy. They do this not with
With some new providers, as far flung as Iceland, entering the mix Solicitors spent a whopping £255.7 million on Professional Indemnity Insurance this year. This compares with a spend of £213.5 last year - an increase of £42.2 million, lots of cash in anyones book. XL Insurance seem to be sitting pretty with over 18%
One of the things that keeps a job in insurance interesting is the introduction of new products. We are constantly looking at ways of assisting you (our clients) in as many ways as possible. I am therefore pleased to confirm we will be looking to deal with some new and exciting products in terms of
According to a recent survey 20% of holidaymakers travelling abroad don’t take out travel insurance. Currently there are somewhere between 13,500,000 and 15,000,000 trips abroad by UKresidents. Whilst this number is some two or three million less than in 2008 it does mean that up to 3,000,000 uninsured trips being made each year. To me
A whopping fine totalling £1.15 million has been demanded from high street giants Marks & Spencer and three of its contractors for unsafe work. A Bournemouth court found M&S et al guilty of placing customers and construction workers at risk of exposure to harmful asbestos during recent refurbishment works to their Bournemouth and Reading stores.
Comedy legend Eddie Izzard talked about a shop that used to be open for business in Tooting that sold musical instruments and firearms 'get your guns and banjos here'. Harry Hill commented on the combination of key cutting and shoe repairs 'what would they do if I went in wearing a massive pair of keys