News

59% of SMEs Using Credit to Cover Their Insurance Premiums

New research from the UK’s leading insurance premium finance company, Premium Credit, reveals that 59% of SMEs are relying on credit to pay for their insurance, borrowing on average around £1,105.  Nearly one in ten […]

Global insurance trends

Deals USA: Next Insurance Buys AP Intego

Next Insurance, the leading digital insurtech company transforming small business insurance, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AP Intego, a digital insurance agency providing a suite of small commercial insurance products to some of […]

News

Huge £3.8m Confiscation Order Against Rogue Day Trader

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and heard at Southwark Crown Court, Her Honour Judge Korner, CMG, QC made a consent confiscation order totalling £3,893,964.82 to be paid by Walid Choucair. […]

News

As Covid Drags On, SMEs Need to Shop Around For Loan Advice

Following news that the government is planning to launch a permanent replacement for its COVID loan scheme for small businesses, with the possibility of a partial personal guarantee requirement, Purbeck Insurance Services, provider of the […]

News

UK Needs A Digital Investment Action Plan, Says Sage

Sage, the market leader in cloud business management solutions, today launches new research revealing 62% of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have made or are planning to make redundancies following the Covid-19 pandemic. This […]

Opinion

Bounce Back Loans May Not Save Small Business After Covid-19

With the Government providing backing for the Bounce Back Loan Scheme, a huge volume of small businesses will now have access to cheap money, but leading business growth speaker, Dean Seddon, warns that it will […]

Insurance & Reinsurance

Van Insurance Costs Rise, as Sole Traders Take Corona Lockdown Hit

Van insurance premiums reached a record £1,881 last month, the latest analysis from insurance market experts Consumer Intelligence shows. Its Van Insurance Index shows that average premiums for new customers were at the end of […]