Ink Insurance strengthens its professional indemnity team
With plans to expand their presence in the professional indemnity insurance market for solicitors, Ink Insurance has made two new key appointments, both from St Mary Underwriting. Angus Ogg and Sam Kemp have extensive
2011-06-27 09:06:17 Categories: solicitors professional indemnity insurance market by Professional Indemnity Company

Off-road bikers urged to use sites with public liability cover
Off-road motorcyclists in the Newhall area of Derbyshire have had their machines seized and been issued with warnings by the police following a catalogue of complaints about their activities. As reported on the bbc.co.uk/news site, a local Police Community Support Officer has urged anyone keen on off-road biking to use a dedicated site that has proper safety procedures in place and full public liability insurance.
2011-05-05 05:05:29 Categories: Indemnity Insurance, Public Liability Insurance by Professional Indemnity Insurance Brokers

Suffolk Street Watch scheme covered by public liability insurance
Looking out for anti-social behaviour and other types of criminal activity, the Street Watch scheme is designed to give local residents the confidence to reclaim their public spaces. And, as reported in suffolkfreepress.co.uk, Great Cornard in Suffolk is the latest area to get its own Street Watch team of volunteers. It costs £500 a year to set up a Street Watch scheme, an amount that covers not just high visibility jackets for the volunteers but also full public liability insurance.
2011-05-03 08:05:54 Categories: Indemnity Insurance, Public Liability Insurance by Professional Indemnity Insurance Brokers

Professional Indemnity Insurance for Various Professions
The waste management industry may include bin collectors, skip hire contractors, recycling stations, and even waste transfer stations. If you are in this line of business you know that the industry is saturated with a heavy load expenses. It is important that you know your expenses the liabilities you have as well as what options you have to cover them. Obtaining the appropriate insurance
2011-05-02 06:05:38 Categories: Indemnity Insurance by Professional Indemnity Insurance Brokers

Investors take action against solicitor’s Professional Indemnity Insurance
Once it became evident that no real work was taking place, investors took action against the solicitor acting for Kuvera (Ireland) Ltd, the company responsible for promoting a property development scheme in India. The investors claimed that they had been encouraged to put their money into the scheme by two letters written to them by the solicitor, Seymour Major.
2011-04-30 12:04:06 Categories: Professional Indemnity Insurance Insurer by Professional Indemnity Insurance Broker

Surveyors offered new professional indemnity product
Here comes another response to professions hit by rising professional indemnity insurance premiums in the wake of the global financial crisis. And this time it comes from the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors’ preferred professional indemnity broker. RiskSurv is a new product designed to provide competitively-priced professional indemnity cover for smaller firms of surveyors, town planners and estate agents with no loss of expert sector advice.
2011-04-25 10:04:24 Categories: Ireland's Professional Indemnity Product by Indemnity Insurance Brokers

More Professional Indemnity Insurance problems for IFAs
The knock-on effects of the great financial crisis continue to reverberate. Having held the charges it levies on its partners for some 10 years, Positive Solutions, the Aegon-owned IFA network, has announced that those charges will be increasing. The amount of the increase will vary depending on the amount of the partners’ earnings. But the reason is the same in every case. The rise in FSCS bills and the significant increase in professional indemnity insurance costs that Positive Solutions is having to shoulder. Another sign of the times.
2011-04-20 07:04:57 Categories: Indemnity Insurance by PI Insurance Brokers

Professional Indemnity. It’s there for what you say as well as what you do!
Sahil Merchant, writing on the subject of shareholders’ agreements for startupsmart.com.au, was at pains to point out that the topic was a legal one and that he wasn’t a lawyer. In other words, he was simply expressing a personal opinion. And having issued his disclaimer, he then commented: “Good, my professional indemnity insurers are now happy.” Probably tongue in cheek. But you can’t be too careful! Protect yourself with the professional indemnity insurance you need call us at 01480 470220.
2011-04-19 09:04:33 Categories: Professional Indemnity by Professional Indemnity Brokers

Big changes in Professional Indemnity Insurance for solicitors?
One of the effects of the recession has been a significant increase in the number of negligence claims made against solicitors in connection with their conveyancing work. And, not surprisingly, most of these additional claims are coming from banks and other lenders who are finding themselves with a growing number of defaulting borrowers on their books. As a result, it’s becoming harder and harder for some firms of solicitors to obtain the professional indemnity insurance
2011-04-02 06:04:20 Categories: Professional Indemnity Insurance by PI Insurance Brokers

As Professional Indemnity Indemnity premiums rise, surveyors need to shop around
It always pays to shop around. Particularly if you’re a surveyor looking to renew your professional indemnity insurance. One of the effects of the financial crisis has been an increase in the number of legal actions brought by mortgage lenders against surveyors....
2011-03-30 02:03:19 Categories: Professional Indemnity Insurance Premiums by Insurance Brokers

Professional Indemnity Insurance: How To Decide How Much Cover You Need
It can sometimes be a frustrating experience for a freelancer. You’ve reached the decision that you need professional indemnity insurance. But you’re not quite sure how much cover you need. And when you ask the question, you’re told – in the nicest possible way, of course - that you have to work it out for yourself. But where do you begin? The first thing to remember is that it’s not the value of your work (or how much you earn) that matters so much as the potential cost of your mistakes. Of course they may be related, but a professional indemnity policy...
2011-02-21 01:02:49 Categories: Articles, Professional Indemnity Cover by Professional Insurance Quotes

How do I know I’m getting the best deal on my professional indemnity insurance?
You might think it’s all about price. And yes, of course, all things being equal the best deal on professional indemnity insurance will be the cheapest deal (and it’s easy enough to find a cheap professional indemnity quote online these days). But it’s not quite that simple. The headline price doesn’t tell you everything. As with any type of insurance, there are other considerations; considerations that can be summed up in the phrase: ‘is it the best policy for you?’
2011-02-21 01:02:47 Categories: Articles, PI Deal by Professional Insurance Quotes

What Does ‘Negligence’ Mean In A Professional Indemnity Policy?
You may have been told that taking out a professional indemnity insurance policy will protect you in the event of being sued for negligence. All well and good, you may have thought. But what does ‘negligence’ actually mean? In law, the term ‘negligence’ refers to a failure to carry out a duty of care that you owe to others resulting in injury or loss. Which may leave feeling none the wiser....
2011-02-21 01:02:49 Categories: Articles, Indemnity Insurance Policy by Professional Insurance Quotes

I Trust My Clients And My Clients Trust Me. I Don’t Need Indemnity Insurance
Is trust enough to render professional indemnity insurance irrelevant? Hmm... Maybe you’re an individual freelancer. Maybe you run your own professional consultancy. Either way, the fact that you’re in business as an expert in your field must mean that you have clients who trust you. And for as long as your clients provide you with work and pay your invoices, then you trust them.
2011-02-21 01:02:51 Categories: Articles, Professional Indemnity Insurance by Professional Indemnity