Business Insurance

Direct Line, one of the UK's leading personal lines insurers, has launched a new insurance product for pub and restaurant owners.

Direct Line, one of the UK's leading personal lines insurers, has launched a new insurance product for hotel, guesthouse and bed & breakfast owners.

Zurich is today launching eight new Professional Indemnity products to a wider range of professionals across the SME, corporate, construction and property sectors.

Direct Line, one of the UK's leading insurers, has launched a new insurance product developed for people who run a business from home.

Direct Line has announced that it is launching four new commercial insurance policies. The products will be launched over September and October.

ABC Insurance, part of the LV= Group, has commenced trading with the launch of a new commercial combined product. ABC’s ‘Business Insurance’ policy will target the UK’s four million plus SME businesses and will be available exclusively via insurance brokers.

Loss of income and customers not paying are the biggest threats to small and medium businesses in the UK according to a survey from Barclays Business Insurance.

As the final full week of January approaches, misery is expected to peak on the 22nd when the nation’s small businesses gear up for the worst day of the year, Blue Monday, says Lloyds TSB Insurance.

With only a seven week countdown to Christmas, employers might be forgiven for focusing all of their attention on the fun and frivolities of the festive season, however Lloyds TSB Business Insurance is urging small businesses to be mindful of the true cost of Christmas and the impact that the festive season can have on their business.

The latest findings from the AXA Business Crime Index show a 3% increase in the number of overall crime related insurance claims by businesses in the second quarter of 2006 compared to the first three months of the year.

The average cost of a crime related business insurance claim during the first three months of 2006 was £4,179, according to the latest findings of the AXA Business Crime Index. This is an increase of 6% on the last quarter of 2005 when the corresponding figure was £3,942.