Avoid accidentally invalidating your cyber insurance with this essential advice for businesses It’s no wonder that small businesses are waking up to the reality of cyber security risks, with 875,000 SMEs in the UK hit by a cyber attack in the 12 months leading up to July 2017. The losses a hack can cause are
The need for professional indemnity (PI) cover has grown over the past several decades as more people enter professional service-based professions. PI insurance covers ‘traditional’ professions—such as architects, contractors and engineers—and can protect yourself, your business and your reputation in the event of legal action due to a negligent act, error or omission. However, managing
We look into the whys the hows and the wheres of grit and gritting, starting with a pivitol, but obvious question: Is it grit or salt? Most of the “grit” you see on the road is actually rock salt, which is brown due to the impurities within its unrefined form. However it may also be
Only 10% of UK boardrooms are involved in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) compliance process right now, with only about six months to go until the GDPR becomes law, according to research from security software and solutions provider, Trend Micro. What’s more, 56% of UK organisations are unaware that email marketing databases count as
Warehouses can suffer as winter hits – as can the products and people inside. Prevent seasonal business disasters with our weatherproofing advice. Whether a warehouse forms just part of your retail operation or storage and distribution is the core of your business, plummeting temperatures can cause warehouse chaos. Frozen pipes or damaged stock could mean
Home insurance? Check. Business insurance? Check. Alien abduction insurance? Check. Insurance offers a vital security blanket for all sorts of essential activities, from driving your car to running your business. But over the years insurers have been asked to provide protection against some rather more unusual circumstances. Here are a few of our favourites… Alien
Cases of the potentially deadly water-borne infection are on the rise. Following a warning from the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering (CIPHE), here’s what hotel owners can do… Cases of Legionnaires Disease, a type of pneumonia which is potentially fatal, are on the rise. The bacteria grow and multiply in building water systems,
From prohibition-era liquor to a woolly mammoth, here are the five strangest on-site discoveries made by construction workers… 18th Century Revolutionary War Ship Construction workers in Alexandria, Virginia were building a new hotel when they discovered the remains of timber vessel. It is believed to have been a cargo or military vessel, deliberately sunken between
New figures from the Department of Transport reveal prosecutions for speeding are up by a third. What can fleet managers do to safeguard drivers and vehicles? Data released by the Department of Transport has revealed speeding offences reached a six year high in 2016. In total there were 2.2 million speed-related prosecutions during the year,
No artwork has come close to the price paid by a telephone bidder for Leonardo Da Vinci’s “Salvador Mundi” at Christies in New York. Composed in the 16th Century, it last changed hands in the 1950s, when it was bought for £45 as it was believed to be a copy. In just 19 minutes, the 26-inch
