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Brits Holding 11% More Cash After Lockdown, Says Lloyds Bank

The opportunity to sell extra insurance products is there, right now, as many UK consumers are actually better off after lockdown. No expensive holidays, minimal entertaining and eating out costs for children, plus the 80% […]

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US News: Hagerty Fires Up Grant Scheme for Classic Repair Shops

Hagerty has been listening to the problems that many classic car repair, restoration shops, spares businesses and more have been suffering during the Corona lockdown. So they are doing something to preserve that vital network […]

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BGL Ramps Up Community Funding During Corona Outbreak

BGL Group has enhanced its CSR programme by launching a campaign to support community causes impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. BGL has six current charity partners and each of those partners will receive an initial […]

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Sole Traders Being Left to The Wolves Isn’t Fair, Says Counting Up

Countingup and nearly 250 accountancy firms have written to the Government to appeal for gaps in coronavirus support for small businesses to be bridged. Representing over 70,000 small businesses, the letter voices the concerns and […]

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EU Approves State Aid Plan for French Credit Insurance Market

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €10 billion French guarantee scheme to support the domestic credit insurance market in the context of the coronavirus outbreak. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge […]

Insurance claims

Corona Fraudsters Are Keeping Busy During Lockdown

The ABI is warning people to be on their guard against scammers looking to cash in on the financial hardship that Coronavirus is causing for many families and firms. Fraudsters could offer bogus insurance products […]

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Corona: CountingUp Has a Handy Furlough Calculator for SMEs

Countingup, the number one banking and accounting app in the UK, has launched a free furlough calculator, to help small businesses impacted by coronavirus(Covid-19). This is in addition to a grant calculator which the company […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Opinion: Corona Will Change SME Commercial Insurance Forever

Straight from the Editor’s keyboard; I walked past a small hairdressing salon yesterday in Horwich on the way to the Co-Op. On the roller shutter a piece of A4 summed up broken dreams, financial distress […]