Category: Construction
Directors & Officers: Motor Trade
Directors & Officers: Motor Trade What is Directors & Officers (D&O) Insurance? Director and Officers Insurance is sometimes known as “Management Liability” and it’s there to protect you financially against any claims made against you personally as a director, partner or officer of your business. From health and safety concerns to a claim for breach…
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Ascend Free Security Survey – find out more
Did you know? • 36% of all burglaries are crimes of opportunity, with burglars letting themselves in through unlocked doors or windows. • You are ten times more likely to be burgled if you don’t have basic security. Even something as simple as putting strong locks on your doors and windows will keep your house…
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Engineering contractors
Engineering contractors Engineering plays a hugely important part of the UK economy, accounting for more than a quarter of the UK’s total GDP with nearly 50,000 contractors working in the sector. The vast majority of engineering contractors are experienced professionals and rarely make mistakes – but understanding the risks involved with each project is important…
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What to do after a break in
What to do after a burglary If you've been through the unsettling experience of a burglary, you're certainly not alone. According to security experts IFSEC Global, there is an attempted burglary every 45 seconds in the UK; every 76 seconds there's a successful one. The idea an intruder has entered your house can come as…
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Motor Fleet – 8 tips to keep your insurance cost down
Motor Fleet - 8 tips to keep your insurance cost down Our specialist transportation division is able to provide our clients with exclusive discounts often not available in the open market and our integrated IT system ensures you benefit from instant quotes and immediate cover. Motor fleet - Haulage Fleet Motor Fleet - Courier Fleet…
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What are your self-insurance options?
What are your self-insurance options? Self-insurance is one way businesses can maintain some control over their own risks, while still being able to purchase protection at higher entry levels when needed, through an insurer - at rates much lower than those offered by traditional programmes. What can self-insurance programmes cover? Almost any type of traditional…
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How to get redundancy right
How to get redundancy right Last month P&O Ferries found themselves in deep water after dismissing 800 of their employees without notice via a video message. Redundancy is a tricky issue to navigate, here’s how to make it as painless as possible for both employer and employee: Is redundancy appropriate? To follow a fair redundancy…
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Ascend Broking Newsletter Spring 2022
Ascend Broking Cover notes Spring 2022 Explaining issues that affect your insurance In this issue - Business Interruption - Construction Delays - Martyn’s Law - Flooding - Is it covered? DOWNLOAD COVER NOTES Business success typically relies on a business carrying out its planned activities uninterrupted. It can, therefore, be beneficial to have insurance to…
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5 key areas you need to be aware of for spring
5 key areas you need to be aware of for spring - An Aviva Risk Management Solutions guide: April showers The UK continues to experience unpredictable extremes of weather as climate change becomes more of a factor. Spring 2020 was the sunniest ever recorded, but we only have to look back to spring 2012, where…
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Two-fifths of London firms at risk of climate-fuelled flash floods
Two-fifths of London firms at risk of climate-fuelled flash floods London is facing an increasingly urgent problem as climate change increases the risk of flash floods. The capital's 42% at-risk commercial buildings are vulnerable to surface water flooding, which caused chaos last summer when torrential downpours hit London. Imagine a city where every commercial or…
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