The Flood and Water Management Bill 2009-10 has received the Royal Assent. The Bill addresses the threat of flooding and of water scarcity, both of which are expected to increase with climate change. The new legislation requires the Environment Agency to create a National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy, which a number of [...]
Andrew Bourne & Company has learnt that VOSA has vowed to implement stringent vehicle checks as part of a crack down on rogue HGV/ Haulage drivers. It has emerged that VOSA are barred from having permanent vehicle inspection facilities at the port of Liverpool and three other ports across the U.K due to private ownership. [...]
BUPA’s “How Are You Britain” report indicates that almost half of the country’s workforce is less than happy. In a poll of over 2,000 people, 49% said they were feeling “unfulfilled” in their jobs, and 21% were annoyed by a lack of career progression. The health insurer is therefore recommending some simple changes that can [...]
A suggested relaxation related to the delivery curfews could see emmisions reduced by up to 300%. By not travelling at peak times, it would mean reduced congestion on the roads with less traffic for HGV’s to compete with journey times could be cut quite drastically. With ever growing pressure to cut our carbon foot print, [...]
The Environment Agency has issued a report indicating that the terrible floods of 2007 affected some 48,000 homes. The cost per house was up to £30,000, with businesses having to fork out £112,000 to get their firm back up and running.As the dangers of flooding become more widely known, 150 persons have signed up to [...]
“Building” has warned that insurance companies, including Aviva and AXA, may refuse to cover some UK buildings because of fire risk.According to the construction magazine, recent figures from insurance research body, RISCAuthority, indicate that 40% of fires involving a loss exceeding £150,000 are related to timber-frame and light-gauge steel-frame buildings.Concerns centre on the performance of [...]
In the insurance industry as in many other areas perception is reality. So it is always interested to find out what the public opinion is when it comes to ‘trusted’ companys. Based on a poll of 5,000 readers www.thisismoney.co.uk has named the UK’s most trusted financial providers. According to the financial website, firms providing savings [...]
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has reported that its members paid out £650 million in total in dealing with claims arising from the coldest winter in the UK in thirty years. Acress the UK, policyholders submitted 335,000 claims for damage to their homes, businesses and vehicles, broken down as follows: Motor insurance – 268,400 [...]
Right insurance essential for empty retail units The recession has left plenty of empty shops on the UK’s High Streets. In a new survey Aviva has reminded property owners of the importance of having the right insurance in place such as SME Insurance or property insurance. According to research by Local Data Company, retail property [...]
Handy iPhone application to help insurance claims launched Andrew Bourne, Leicester based insurance brokers have leared that iPhone users there is a handy new application which is being supported by the insurance industry including MORE TH>N. It is designed to help drivers who are involved in accidents including haulage companies. Currently 38% of drivers fail [...]