A leading unoccupied property insurance broker is warning its landlord client base that 2011 could be a year of increasing tenant defaults. Titan, which controls a major unoccupied property insurance portfolio, notes the results of a recent YouGov poll which was commissioned by Shelter, a housing charity. It concluded that over two million are turning … Read More
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Unoccupied Property Insurance – Lessons from Northern Ireland
The end of 2010 taught a lesson to those who might be thinking about the validity of unoccupied property insurance, especially those in Northern Ireland. The huge freeze and then sudden thaw brought misery to thousands as pipes burst in the streets and homes, effectively cutting off supplies. For those without unoccupied property insurance, it … Read More
Germany Leads the Way, But Watch out for Euro Nightmare
Leading business insurance broker Titan is looking to Germany to show the rest of Europe how to come out of the recession, but warns the euro nightmare could still be lurking in the wings. Titan made the comments after hearing recent new year reports that overall German business confidence had risen dramatically over the holiday … Read More
Wholesale Insurance – Festive Seasons Brings Hard Work
Dwelling on their wholesale insurance policies is a common preoccupation of the UK’s middlemen and women during the busy Christmas period. Wholesale insurance is there to protect them against so many issues that might crop up in their daily dealings with suppliers and customers. And for many wholesalers, the Christmas period is a very busy … Read More
Landlords Insurance Vital As Housing Benefit Gets Slashed
The Government coalition austerity cuts will be bad news for private landlords who might effectively have to cushion the blow of a dramatic cut in housing benefit says one of the country’s leading landlord insurance intermediaries. Titan Insurance is one of the UK’s largest arrangers of landlords insurance and highlights the fact that many private … Read More
Company Insurance Should Evolve Alongside Growth
Businesses are being reminded that as they grow, they need to update their company insurance policies. Titan Insurance, one of the UK’s largest intermediaries for a vast range of businesses and self-employed workers, believes that too often management teams forget to reconsider their company insurance as they focus on expansion. Titan cite the example of … Read More
R&D Drops To New Low
For the first time in 13 years the amount spent on research and development has dropped, causing some industry observers to worry about the state of UK plc once out of recession and what the implications are for the business insurance industry. Even during one of the worst years of the recent troubles – 2008 … Read More
Media Insurance for Those Working on Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
It’s likely those currently working on the film project Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, will have the best media insurance going. The entertainment industry is made up of many self-employed freelance operators; right from the actor’s themselves, through to sound technicians, cameramen, and lighting and make-up experts. It’s one of the industries which rely on self-employed … Read More
Fish and Chip Shop Insurance – The Five Best Chippies in the World
To celebrate the fact that the good old fish and chip shop insurance policy has supported the purveyors of such fine fast food for so many years, and the fact that the venerable meal is 150 years old, a flight search website has made a point of tracking down the five best chippies in the … Read More
Business Insurance Helps Export Efforts
British Prime Minister David Cameron’s recent trip to China, heading one of the biggest trade delegations for years to the East, enforces the need for companies to look for exports when coping with the recession. But in looking further afield, it is essential that companies ensure that they have comprehensive business insurance. Getting proper business … Read More
