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Aviva Research Highlights Lithium Battery Fire Risk Across Business Sector

Aviva research suggests that more than half of businesses have experienced an issue linked to lithium-ion batteries, such as sparking, fires and explosions. As the UK govt enacts regulation and applies extra taxes to diesel fleets, […]

News

Aviva Updates Its Direct Home Cover For the WFH Sector

The latest from Aviva, who are enhancing their Direct Home insurance to provide greater cover for customers. Much of it goes towards addressing the impact of the recent price inflation, plus the shift towards working […]

Insurance claims

Chancer Made 45 Fake Insurance Claims, Still No Jail Time

Latest insurance fraud case report makes depressing reading. There really is no punishment now from the criminal justice system and you have to wonder how a series of 26 near identical IP/postcode address claims made […]

UK Insurance Trends

Trends: Lack of Gadget Cover on Travel Policies in Focus

It’s a fact that headphones, smartphones, laptops and more gadgets are often part of the handluggage on many trips overseas. Whether it’s business or a holiday break, we need tech. But many consumers are not […]

Insurance claims

Hybrid Working Increases Laptop/Phone Risks

Hybrid working can increase productivity and help retain staff, as doing away with the commute often provides a better work/life balance. But it can have downsides too. Research conducted by HSB (UK and Ireland) has […]

Technology

More Pressure On Company IT Budgets This Year

Will 2023 be the year where IT budgets are stretched too far? Some thoughts from Node4; New independent research from Node4, the cloud-led digital transformation Managed Services Provider (MSP), reveals that over half the UK’s […]

Insurance Regulation

FCA Invest In WFH Equipment, But Are They Investing in Cyber Security?

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has spent over £5 million on new laptops and mobile phones to support remote working, according to official figures. The data, which was obtained using Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation, […]

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HMRC Investment in WFH Tech Poses Security Challenge

Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has invested in 37,624 laptops, tablets and phones in the last 12 months, and a grand total of 45,704 devices since October 2019, which was shortly before Covid-19 began […]