by Clare Wood | Jul 14, 2020 | Personal insurance, Transport & logistics
Electric scooters are gaining in popularity across the UK and there is more news coverage following the launch of a government electric scooter trial earlier this month. We look at what electric scooters are and whether they are currently legal in the UK. What is an e...
by Clare Wood | Jul 9, 2020 | Business insurance, Cyber insurance
Figures vary but suggest that many breaches of cyber security (as many as 95% according to some studies) are due to human error. Cyber criminals are increasingly using cyber-attacks which target people and associated vulnerabilities. Whilst also targeting situations...
by Clare Wood | Jul 7, 2020 | Fleet management, Transport & logistics
With 2.1 million speeding offences recorded in 2018, speeding accounted for 85% of all motoring offences according to Home Office data. And Brake figures show that just a 1% increase in speed equates to a 4% increase in the chance of fatality. Speeding risk is...
by Clare Wood | Jul 3, 2020 | Fleet management, Personal insurance, Transport & logistics
As lockdown restrictions further ease in England from the 4th July, as many as 10.5 million motorists are expected to take to the roads on Saturday according to a new RAC study. It is thought people are planning to take advantage of the lockdown easing to take trips...
by Clare Wood | Jun 30, 2020 | Business insurance
What is the furlough scheme? The Job Retention Scheme (JRS) also known as the furlough scheme, was introduced by the government in March in response to the Coronavirus. Furlough can be defined as ‘temporary leave’. Enabling businesses whose operations have been...