Motor Insurance

Are Messaging Apps More Dangerous Than Phone Calls?

Are the current laws on driving and mobile use outdated? Probably. In an era when smartphone users are watching shared video clips on Whatsapp or TikTok, or receiving messages and notifications from a dozen social […]

HR & Employment

Unlock Welcomes Changes To DBS Checks on Childhood Cautions

Unlock, a national independent advocacy charity for people facing obstacles, stigma and discrimination because of their criminal record, welcomes changes to the rules on criminal record disclosure which come into effect today.  The changes are […]

News

BBC Reveals Scale of Catalytic Converter Theft – How Can We Stop It?

According to a BBC Radio 5 Live investigation, there were almost 13,000 recorded catalytic converter (CC) thefts in England and Wales, with Londoners particularly badly hit. In 2018, there were just over 2,000 thefts, says […]

Fraud

IFED Warning: Covid-19 Insurance Scammers Are Out There

The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) in partnership with City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) are warning the public to be alert to a potential rise […]

News

Pen Underwriting Teams Up With Police on Cyber Security for SMEs

Pen Underwriting has become the first insurance provider to partner with the Police Digital Security Centre (PDSC) on a new national certification scheme designed to boost the cyber security resilience of small businesses in the […]

Fraud

Fraud: Fake Insurance Claim Wins Director a Suspended Sentence

A company director has been sentenced after he doctored a ‘Form of Acceptance’, which he’d used previously, in an attempt to bypass his policy’s claim limit and falsely gain £405k from the insurer. On Tuesday […]

Insurance Regulation

Christmas Parties Could Lead to Claims, as Alcohol Fuels Workplace Incidents

Workers at London insurance market Lloyd’s have been told to behave during the Christmas party season, according to reports from the BBC. Chief executive John Neal has reportedly said that staff have been emailed warning […]