Starting your own business is a daunting prospect, to say the least, but surely with the right protection in place, you should be able to proceed with a little more confidence? That’s why you may be surprised to learn that in a recent survey by AXA UK, only 26% of small business owners had small business insurance cover in place.

Did you know that in 2022, fewer than one in ten properties are sufficiently insured? To ensure your cover is right, it’s worth having a conversation with your broker or insurance provider.

The team at EIC have challenged ourselves to complete a 26.2 miles walkathon, in support of Chilterns MS Centre and @Kickoff@3 to help them both with their ongoing amazing work.

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought on major disruption for business owners in the UK, through widespread closures and a flurry of new safety practices and regulations upon reopening. This has resulted in a significant monetary loss for many businesses, some of which have been unable to reopen as a result of the impact of the nationwide lockdown.

If a company is providing advice, design, skills or knowledge in a professional capacity, or handling intellectual property, they are wholly responsible for getting it right. Professional Indemnity (PI) covers the insured against their legal liability to compensate third parties for injury, loss or damage due to a breach of duty in the conduct of their profession.

Have you ever used a price comparison site? Most people have, as, on the surface, they look like they’re showing you the best value insurance quotes on the market. Due to the sheer volume of people who buy their cover through price comparison sites, many insurers have been backed into a corner and are forced to pay these websites to display their policies.

Deloitte’s Christmas Survey conducted in 2018 found that UK customers spend an average of £567 over Christmas, over 42% more than the European average of £400. This was the highest amount next to Spain (£526) and Austria (£475). But where exactly is our money being spent?

After supposedly thwarting a cyber attack on Monday 11^th November 2019, the Labour Party suffered a second attack just the next day. More > "Cyber-attacks and politics"

When it comes to setting up your own business, the red tape can be overwhelming. Here are the legal-musts and good-to-haves of business insurance…

Typically referred to as IR35, the Intermediaries Legislation was implemented in 2000 to tackle tax avoidance by contractors who did the work of permanent employees but bill through their services via limited companies.