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Over a quarter of tradespeople seriously injured by workplace accident | Direct Line

|Date: 8 March, 2021

Over a quarter of tradespeople seriously injured by workplace accident | Direct Line

Over a quarter of UK tradespeople (26 per cent) say they’ve experienced a serious injury from a workplace ...

Over a quarter of UK tradespeople (26 per cent) say they’ve experienced a serious injury from a workplace accident during their career, while over half (57 per cent) know someone who has, according to ...

8 March, 2021
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Getting the right insurance cover should be your New Year’s resolution | ECIC

|Date: 20 February, 2021

Getting the right insurance cover should be your New Year’s resolution | ECIC

Richard Forrest-Smith, CEO of ECIC, a leading insurance provider for electrical and other UK specialist b ...

Richard Forrest-Smith, CEO of ECIC, a leading insurance provider for electrical and other UK specialist building services, is urging contractors and businesses offering electrical and mechanical servi ...

20 February, 2021
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Andy Johnson represents electrical wholesale sector on CLC Trade Credit Insurance Working Group

|Date: 30 June, 2020

Andy Johnson represents electrical wholesale sector on CLC Trade Credit Insurance Working Group

Andy Johnson joins CLC’s Insurance and Surety Working Group to provide electrical wholesaler perspective ...

Andy Johnson joins CLC’s Insurance and Surety Working Group to provide electrical wholesaler perspective in defining the Government’s £10 billion Trade Credit Reinsurance Guarantee. For many companies ...

30 June, 2020
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Direct-ly meeting the needs of tradespeople

|Date: 18 February, 2020

Direct-ly meeting the needs of tradespeople

Direct Line for Business has launched expanded coverage options for its tradesperson insurance. In respon ...

Direct Line for Business has launched expanded coverage options for its tradesperson insurance. In response to customer demand, Direct Line for Business has launched an ‘Overnight Tools’ cover option, ...

18 February, 2020
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Simply Business at ELEX Coventry

|Date: 18 September, 2019

Simply Business at ELEX Coventry

Head over to stand E4 at ELEX Coventry to find out more. Simply Business are one of the UK’s largest prov ...

Head over to stand E4 at ELEX Coventry to find out more. Simply Business are one of the UK’s largest providers of business insurance, protecting over 600,000 customers across the UK – including over 1 ...

18 September, 2019
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A guide to insurance for self-employed tradespeople

|Date: 16 July, 2019

A guide to insurance for self-employed tradespeople

Chris Pendrey, SHEQ Manager at Actavo Direct gives five top tips for having the right cover as a self-emp ...

Chris Pendrey, SHEQ Manager at Actavo Direct gives five top tips for having the right cover as a self-employed worker in the trades. Going self-employed brings benefits in flexibility, time management ...

16 July, 2019
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Insurance Company helps Customers to minimise loss with Thermal Imaging

|Date: 12 December, 2018

Insurance Company helps Customers to minimise loss with Thermal Imaging

In a bid to minimise electrical and mechanical failure and its associated fire risk, an increasing number ...

In a bid to minimise electrical and mechanical failure and its associated fire risk, an increasing number of insurers are now requiring their customers to adopt thermal imaging to spot electrical and ...

12 December, 2018
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Efficacy Cover: What you Need to Know

|Date: 1 June, 2017

Efficacy Cover: What you Need to Know

Paul Young, Underwriting Manager at EC Insurance Company Limited (ECIC), explains the ins and outs of eff ...

Paul Young, Underwriting Manager at EC Insurance Company Limited (ECIC), explains the ins and outs of efficacy cover for electrical contractors working in security and fire alarm installations. Work i ...

1 June, 2017
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ECIC on the Insurance Act 2015

|Date: 13 January, 2016

ECIC on the Insurance Act 2015

ECIC highlights new duties for contractors and insurers as they get set to benefit from the Insurance Act ...

ECIC highlights new duties for contractors and insurers as they get set to benefit from the Insurance Act 2015. With seven months to go until the new Insurance Act of 2015 comes into force – 12th Augu ...

13 January, 2016
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