by Sarah Clements | May 24, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
Telematics solutions can offer significant benefits to businesses who implement them across their fleet of vehicles; from reducing fuel consumption and vehicle wear and tear to reducing third party and own damage insurance claims. However, in some instances businesses...
by Sarah Clements | May 22, 2018 | Vaping insurance
We learned last week of the death of a man in the USA as a result of a vaping device exploding. Whilst it is unclear why the device exploded it would appear that it could have been as a result of an overheating lithium-ion battery and it was also reported that the...
by Sarah Clements | May 17, 2018 | Vaping insurance
It’s been reported today that a man in the US died when his vaping pen blew up and sent shards into his skull, killing him. The man also suffered burns over 80% of his body in a fire caused by his exploding e-cigarette device. The post-mortem recorded his death as...
by Sarah Clements | May 15, 2018 | Commercial vehicle insurance, Fleet management, Transport & logistics
The AA has reported that repair costs for pothole damage are costing drivers and insurers £1million a month. It estimates that there have been over 4,200 claims for pothole damage so far this year, at an estimated average claims cost of £1,000. This extrapolates to a...
by Sarah Clements | May 9, 2018 | Vaping insurance
Vaping has been one of the fastest growing markets in the UK over the past decade. Despite this, insurers have been slow to catch up with the specific insurance requirements of this sector. Most don’t understand the risks faced by ecigarette shops and associated...