Published Date: 21/12/2011
A survey of multi-car households by UK insurance company Aviva suggests that the average household has around £3,429 worth of items in their garage, yet keeps vehicles worth almost four times as much (£13,487) on the road or driveway.
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Published Date: 21/12/2011
If you have never suffered from any form of winter damage to your home, especially flooding, then you are lucky, because it is one of the nastier things that can happen.
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Published Date: 11/11/2011
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- Published Date: 21/12/2011
- Prepare your car for winter
A survey of multi-car households by UK insurance company Aviva suggests that the average household has around £3,429 worth of items in their garage, yet keeps vehicles worth almost four times as much (£13,487) on the road or driveway.
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- Published Date: 21/12/2011
- Prepare your home for winter
If you have never suffered from any form of winter damage to your home, especially flooding, then you are lucky, because it is one of the nastier things that can happen.
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- Published Date: 11/11/2011
- Protecting your income
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- Published Date: 28/10/2011
- Winter Freeze Hints & Tips
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- Published Date: 07/09/2011 23:00:00
- Burglary rates are rising
According to data from the Metropolitan Police, there was an 18.5% rise in the number of house burglaries on their patch during the twelve months to June 2011.
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- Published Date: 07/09/2011 15:00:00
- IIS/Insure Green Newsletter 2011
Contents: Private Motor insurance Premiums Rise Amusing Claims First Things First Employers Liability Tracing Office Folkestone Rotary Half Marathon Emergency Repair & Legal Protection Insurance Landlords Legal Protection Family Accident Protection What is Gap Insurance? Lighthouse - Health & Safety Risk Management Services Directors & Officers Management Liability
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- Published Date: 07/09/2011
- Lighthouse Newsletter – August
- August Lighthouse Risk Services Monthly Newsletter
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- Published Date: 16/08/2011
- Riot advice from Independent Insurance Services
- During the unfortunate incidents in London and other major cities in the UK over the last few days many homes and businesses have been devastated by fire, theft or general malicious damage.
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- Published Date: 01/07/2011
- Powerplace Promotion
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- Published Date: 30/06/2011 17:00:00
- Lighthouse Newsletter - June
In this issue: - Expert Reports on Asbestos Risk
- Modern Workplaces Consultation
- Compensation Cap Review
- Additional Bank Holiday in 2012
- Review of Health & Safety
- Latest Employment & HSE Cases
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- Published Date: 30/06/2011 16:00:00
- Lighthouse Newsletter - May
In this issue: - Decrease in Workplace Absence
- OSHC Register Goes Live
- Tribunal Reform - Update
- HSE Case - Paper Firm Fined £15k
- Latest HSE Update
- Recent Employment Cases
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- Published Date: 30/06/2011 15:00:00
- New Motor Insurance Law
- The Continuous Insurance Enforcement (CIE) regulations were signed by Parliament earlier this year and it is now an offence to be the registered keeper of a vehicle which may not be covered by insurance following a check against the Motor Insurance Database (MID), even if the vehicle is not driven on the road.
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- Published Date: 18/04/2011
- Directors & Officers Management Liability
- Directors and Officers (D&O) liability insurance gives vital legal protection to senior company management, but it isn't enough on its own.
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- Published Date: 24/01/2011
- Greener Fleets
Six steps that will reduce the carbon footprint of your company’s vehicles...
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- Published Date: 15/10/2010
- How to ensure your property is fully insured
- The last time you want to discover that your sum insured is inadequate is when you need to make a claim...
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- Published Date: 20/09/2010
- Recession Watch – ‘Accidents’
- One of the outcomes of the recession is the increased level of fraudulent claims against employers and other business providers. Launching a claim for injury or damage can often seem an easy way of making money for cash strapped individuals.
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- Published Date: 20/09/2010
- Charity Update
Ray finished his 10th London Marathon this year, running and raising plenty of money for The Kent Association for the Blind. Ray and his family were invited to the Queen’s Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace in July to honour his work for charity!
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- Published Date: 07/07/2010
- Eco Cover changes to Insure Green
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We’ve been delighted with the success of our specialist insurance products, but along the way have had to overcome the odd hurdle when using ‘Eco Cover’, due to the similarity with ‘Ecover’.
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- Published Date: 15/02/2010
- BSI Case Study 14001
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Following a recent audit with BSI they have produced this Case Study confirming our understanding of environmental legislation and compliance through ISO 14001.
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- Published Date: 14/01/2010
- Be prepared for the thaw
- As the cold weather begins to ease there is an increased risk of burst pipes which can cause considerable damage, with claims often running into many thousands of pounds.
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- Published Date: 04/09/2009
- Press Release - Insurance and Swine Flu
What insurance protection is available? Swine flu has dominated the headlines over the last few months with a growing number of cases and controversy over treatments and strategy.
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- Published Date: 29/07/2009
- Press Release - Insurance can be important in tough times
- Whilst some covers can be reduced to meet new circumstances, extra ones should also be considered...
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- Published Date: 11/06/2009
- Press Release - A Time to Check The Basics
- Be careful about cutting back on security and maintenance
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- Published Date: 11/06/2009
- Independent Insurance Services wins ‘Business Commitment to the Community’ Award
- Independent Insurance Services won the ‘Business Commitment to the Community’ award at the recent Channel Chamber of Commerce Awards Gala held at The Leas Cliff Hall in Folkestone...
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- Published Date: 29/05/2009
- Insurance Industry and the Credit Crunch
- Rates may continue to rise in 2009 but there is still competition for well run businesses
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- Published Date: 11/05/2009
- Don’t Crunch your Business
- Our claims department have noticed a significant increase in theft claims. This is due to the current economic climate so be extra vigilant and make sure you have physical security in place.
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- Published Date: 11/04/2009
- “It’s not easy being green…or is it? What can you do on a day to day basis?”
- Why not take on board some of these ideas on a step-by-step approach that will also help your business to make savings...
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- Published Date: 11/03/2009
- Slipping and Sliding
- A little care and attention could save millions
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- Published Date: 11/01/2009
- Independent Insurance Services become accredited to the Kent Trading Standards Buy with Confidence scheme
- Independent Insurance Services are delighted to have recently become the first insurance broker in Kent to be recognised by Kent Trading Standards who have accepted the company onto their "Buy with Confidence Scheme"...
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- Published Date: 01/01/2009
- Going up in smoke
- Fires in business premises continue to cost nearly £1bn a year and the trend is towards less incidents but when a fire occurs it causes far more damage...
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- Published Date: 11/12/2008
- Award-Winning Broker Launches First Commercial Insurance Policy with Eco Discounts
- Independent Insurance Services, the only insurance broker to be registered with the British Standards Environmental Management System (ISO14001) has launched a commercial insurance product under its ‘Ecocover’ branding with discounts for ecofriendly businesses.
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- Published Date: 11/11/2008
- Independent Insurance Services grab five awards in five weeks!
- Award winning Kent based insurance Broker, Independent Insurance Services, over a period of five weeks have added five new awards to their trophy cabinet. Their winning run commenced in April when they were highly commended in the Channel Business Awards 2007...
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- Published Date: 11/10/2008
- Meeting Room
- Now that we have moved to our new office, we have found a room with great potential. After a few weeks deliberation, although we would have liked a plush bar or gym, we thought we would settle for a meeting room to hire. Therefore, all you lovely people can come and have a paying visit very soon!
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