Space Debris – Buildings Insurance Cover

at 1:00 a.m. Central European Time Monday on a descending orbit pass that extended across Siberia, the western Pacific Ocean, the eastern Indian Ocean and Antarctica, prompting me, perhaps with a splashing of mild paranoia, to check that I have adequate buildings insurance cover!

The Exbury Egg – Non-Standard Risks

Watching Channel 4’s ‘George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces’ a couple of weeks ago, I was fascinated by the story of a giant egg, commissioned for British artist Stephen Turner as a place to live and work as he studies the changes he observes in the surrounding environment over the next year.

News – Student Tenants Insurance

Landlords insurance policies can vary greatly in price dependant on the type of tenant. For example a house with a working couple living in it would be considerably cheaper to insure than a similar property jammed to the rafters with asylum seekers. Somewhere within this scale, although on the slightly more expensive side, comes student […]

Remember, Remember! Terrorism Insurance!

Well now we’ve got that nonsensical American Hallowe’en rubbish out of the way, where children, normally supervised by apparent adults, think it’s perfectly acceptable behaviour to go knocking on random strangers’ doors begging when we teach them not to approach strangers the rest of the time, it’s that time of the year for a proper […]

Rivers of Caramel! Material Damage Insurance Blog

Brazilian press reported last week on a fire at a sugar warehouse in Santa Adelia, Sao Paulo in which up to 30,000 tonnes of sugar melted, highlighting the need for material damage cover within your business insurance. The river of caramel threatened to engulf homes and many residents were evacuated. The local river was contaminated, […]

Are You A Good Landlord? Landlord Property Insurance

It is being reported in the press more and more frequently that landlords are being prosecuted for shortcomings in relation to their responsibilities to tenants and abiding by the law. One of the prerequisites for both is to have adequate landlord property insurance. On Thursday, 24th October 2013, Chelmsford Crown Court heard how Claire Sherwood […]

Caravan Blog – The World’s Oldest Leisure Caravan

The world’s oldest leisure caravan, aptly named ‘The Wanderer’ has made its final journey this week. The caravan was originally custom made for Dr. William Gordon Stables, a retired author and ship’s surgeon. Dr. Stables had a fondness for the outdoors from childhood and had always been an adventurer having visited many places on various […]

Employee Burned – Motor Trade Insurance News

Some motor trade insurance news. At Preston Crown Court today a vehicle salvage and parts firm, Douglas Valley Breakers, was fined £40,000 and ordered to pay £25,000 costs after an incident back in 2010 when an employee, Lee Roberts, was badly burned after fuel he was draining from a vehicle ignited.

CC Testimonial – Public Liability Insurance

Well here’s a nice little touch! I have just been contacted by Mr. Laurence Murray, principal of Custom Clothing Store of Rugby who read one of my blogs, liked it and thought he’d give us a go. Sometimes I sit here writing my drivel and much as I love it I think I’m talking to […]