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Revealed: SMEs Borrowed £1.5bn Against Their Assets During Lockdown

A Freedom of Information request to the British Business Bank has revealed the full scale of personal risk SME business owners took through the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).  The request by Purbeck Personal Guarantee […]

UK Insurance Trends

Trends: The Rise of The Mobile Mechanic

New data from one of the country’s leading insurance comparison websites has revealed a 127% year-on-year rise in mobile mechanics taking out insurance for their sole traderships. Quotezone.co.uk figures also reveal a 49% year-on-year spike […]

Global insurance trends

Ever Considered Losing Your Digital Archive?

Probably not, but if you have ever suffered an old school PC failure back in the day when everyone stored their photos under C:Drive, then you’ll know what we mean. Equally, your phone provider’s cloud […]

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New Freelancer Cover Offers £1000 Payment For Covid Infection

Insurtech startup Indeez has launched #CoviSure, a COVID-19 financial protection product for independent workers, in partnership with the global insurance company Chubb.  Platforms engaging independent workers and small business entrepreneurs, can help them to obtain […]

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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 […]

Insurance Brokers

Hey Brokers, What If We Told You That Custom Vans Are The Future?

Well think about it. In an era of social distancing and the increasing demand for stuff to be delivered ever quicker, vans make perfect sense. You have that private space as your chillout zone, informal […]

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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 […]

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 […]