Getting Your Business Ready For Winter
The colder weather is creeping in, and the heating has gone on across homes and offices. Bad weather, whether it is stormy, snowy or blustery, often comes hand in hand with UK winters. As a businessowner, how you do make sure your business is ready for winter, so you can continue to provide a great […]
Preparing for Summer Storms
While weather forecasting has improved significantly throughout the years, there is still little warning of when and where localised flash flooding may take place. Recent heatwaves (and more extreme conditions) have intensified flooding throughout Europe, the UK, and recently Storm Ida in America. While climate change may be largely to blame, overtaxed drainage systems and […]
JCB Insurance Added To Broker Panel
We are pleased to announce we have added JCB Insurance to our panel of public liability and tradesman plant insurers. JCB have tailored insurance policies geared up for groundworkers, plant hire companies, civil engineering and utilities contractors, and the general building trade. Covers available include public and employers liability, own plant, hired in plant, contract […]
New Charity Insurer On Board
We are pleased to announce ‘Ansvar Insurance’ have been added to our panel of insurers to provide insurance covers for all things connected to charities, community and not-for-profit groups, voluntary groups, social enterprises, care homes and churches. Ansvar are a niche insurer, who have been providing flexible products and enhanced covers for their customers for […]
Do You Have A Large Flood Excess On Your Insurance?
Over 5 million properties are at risk of flooding in the UK. We know that floods can turn lives and companies upside down, leaving business owners saddled with prohibitive uninsured expenses. We are seeing more and more insurers add high excess’s to insurance policies in the event of flooding at a property. In view of […]
Could this be the end of the insurance ‘loyalty penalty’?
When it comes to a wide range of services on the consumer market, loyalty is undervalued. Customers may find that if they stick with the same company year-on-year, they will end up getting charged a lot more than someone who frequently switches. In fact, Citizen’s Advice found that loyal customers across essential markets could be […]
A Growing Team Here At Hodgson Insurance
We’re pleased to announce that we’ve just added not 1, but 2 new staff members to our growing team here at Hodgsons. First up we have Stuart Webb who has gained his knowledge from various insurance roles and comes to us having been working for Saga handling motor claims for the national insurer. Having recently […]
What Business Owners Need To Know About The ‘Job Support Scheme’
On the 20th March this year, the Government announced a series of measures that they were putting in place to help businesses through the nationwide lockdown; this included the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. The scheme allowed employers to put their staff on temporary leave, or ‘furlough’ while continuing to supply them with a wage which was […]
Getting Your Business Ready To Open From 4th July!
In a move that much of the nation has been waiting for, individuals and businesses alike, the Government has now given the green light for more businesses to reopen on the 4th July, including restaurants, holiday homes, pubs and hairdressers. The 2m rule has now been reduced to 1m plus in areas where 2m isn’t possible, […]
What To Consider When Reopening Your Store?
The impact of COVID-19 on the UK’s retail sector has been devastating, with many retailers having already been forced to close their doors for good. However, this coming month has brought a small chink of light to retailers who have been unable to trade since non-essential stores were ordered to shut up shop. UK Prime […]