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Ascend Broking Newsletter 2022
Ascend Broking cover notes Summer 2022 Explaining issues that affect your insurance... In this issue: - Insurance fraud does not pay - Bullying: workplace trials and tribunals - Business travel polices offer many benefits - Inflation impacts on property insurance - Cover your event eventualities - Is it covered? DOWNLOAD COVER NOTES Insurance fraudsters beware! The…
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The 8 most unusual insurance requests made by high net worth customers
The 8 most unusual requests made by high net worth customers to insure! A household name insurer looking back over the last ten years, Aviva has listed its strangest claims and requests for insurance cover from its high net worth customers, including an ornamental Ferrari, a 72 foot dinosaur and a pesky badger! Aviva has…
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Multifactor Authentication (MFA)
What is a Multifactor Authentication (MFA)? What is MFA? Multifactor Authentication (MFA) is the use of two or more authentication factors. MFA is successfully enabled when at least two of these categories of identification are required in order to successfully verify a user’s identity prior to granting access. Something you know: A password or passphrase…
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Multi-Factor Authentication Special Edition 2021
Multi-Factor Authentication Special Edition 2021 Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) requires the user to provide two or more methods to verify their identity in order to access a resource. Instead of just asking for a username and password, MFA requires one or more additional verification factors, which decreases the likelihood of a successful cyber-attack. Solely having a…
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Top 5 causes of workplace injuries
Top 5 causes of workplace injuries Employee safety is a top priority for any employer. Employees are the driving force of your business and need to be able to work in a safe environment to ensure efficiency and productivity. Knowing the most common workplace injuries and ways to prevent them can decrease the number of…
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How COVID-19 is changing mergers and acquisitions
How COVID-19 is changing Mergers and Acquisitions The pandemic's effects on the economy and innovation open opportunities for retail investments Fundamental shifts in retail have created “not just new ways of shopping,” says John Potter, U.S. Deals Partner at PwC — they’ve also created “new ways of being.” Potter, who advises corporate and private equity…
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The insurance market is changing
The insurance market is changing... what can you do about it? The insurance market operates in a similar way to many other marketplaces, in that it uses simple supply and demand principles. When there is an over-supply of product (too many insurance companies), prices are driven down; when supply is reduced or demand increases, prices…
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Greater London introducing new traffic order
Transport for London, Direct Vision Standard and HGV Safety Permit From October 2020, all vehicles (other than exemptions) over 12 tonne will need a safety permit to operate in London. TFL are introducing a Traffic Order that requires the operators of vehicles with gross weight over 12 tonnes to have a HGV Safety Permit to…
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Are you covering your volunteers correctly?
Are you covering your volunteers correctly? Volunteers are the life and blood of many charitable organisations, but are you looking after them as you should be - and could you be leaving your charity exposed by not doing so? Under the Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969, all employers are required by law to insure…
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Worldwide Service at your request
Worldwide Service at your request With a network of over 20,000 aircraft worldwide, we can take you anywhere around the world, which is why we take pride in operating 24 hours a day. We collaborate with our suppliers to ensure that every step of your journey has been catered for. Need to make a big…
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