Friday 29 March 2013

Insure Your Director

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The difficult economic state the UK and others are currently experiencing has led to the popularity of Directors Insurance. It has become one of the more significant insurance products in 2013 with directors becoming far more aware of an increasingly litigious society around them. Those at the helm of a business are coming under increased scrutiny from shareholders, employees and other stakeholders to act in the best interests of the company and comply with their statutory duties.

This year has seen an increase in this type of claim, yet dangerously many British directors and company officers do not have adequate insurance in place. Do your research, and you shall find this type policy should be a priority for you and your business.

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Homeserves up Job losses

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Over one hundred employees will be forced to shop for work after their jobs at a Walsall insurance firm became impossible to maintain.

HomeServe has stated that 162 jobs will go at its base in Walsall with further losses at two sister locations. The company had employed more than 2,000 people across the UK.

Chief executive Richard Harpin said he expected its UK customer base to stabilise at about 1.9m customers by next year, a drop of about 350,000.

He said: "Our UK business is making progress improving the effectiveness of its sales and marketing activity and we have clear plans for increasing both customer acquisition and retention over the next two years. As a result we are announcing the loss of 300 roles in the UK business."

The Walsall firm, a one-stop shop for insurance policies ranging from burst pipe repairs, broken-down boilers and electrical problems, suspended its call-centre sales force following the mis-selling allegations in October 2011. 


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Calamity Vanity


Over two million men have admitted to crashing their vehicles this past year due to their own distracting sense of vanity. A study by Morethan has revealed many ‘motorsexuals’ check out their reflections up to ten times during a single 30 minute car journey.  They also regularly risk accidents by styling their hair and applying cosmetics. The survey of 3000 male drivers also found 11% of those questioned had crashed in the past 12 months whilst using the rear view mirror to check themselves out.


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Thursday 28 March 2013

Business in Birmingham



Doing Business in Birmingham. Doing business in Birmingham is a  short film which positions Birmingham as a global business location. It draws on the experiences of successful individuals and organisations in the city, and provides an over-arching proposition to investors of Birmingham as an international business hub.


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Wednesday 27 March 2013

How Does Insurance Work?





A cracking little video explaining just how insurance works

Famous Insurance Constructions - The Royal Liver Building



Did you know, in 1907 the Royal Liver Group had over 6000 employees and required a new, larger premises. The firm had been set up  back in 1850 to provide locals with assistance related to losing a wage-earning relative. The company was very successful and the go-ahead was given for the new construction of a new head office to the designs of Walter Aubrey Thomas. Since its completion in 1911, it has overlooked the River Mersey from its waterfront location on the Pier Head and forms one of the 'Three Graces' along with the Port of Liverpool Building and the Cunard Building. This is reflected in the building's Grade I listed building status. It stands at 90 m (300 ft) tall and has 13 floors.



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