SME
Zurich : on in ten SMEs I Britain has considered closing down
More than one in ten (11%) British small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) say they have considered closing down in the last three months as...
Appointment : Jelf Employee Benefits boosts its London team
Jelf Employee Benefits has appointed Debbie Cohen as Healthcare Consultant to grow the company’s SME private medical insurance offering in London. The move highlights...
AXA : new premium waver to help address under-insurance in SMEs
Many UK SMEs do not have adequate levels of insurance warns AXA Commercial Lines today. The trend which loss adjusters agree has been developing...
NIG releases SME-focused property insurance
NIG has released a new insurance product for commercial property owners. The product, called Essential Property Owners (EPO), is a SME-focused version of the...
AXA : small businesses unaware of risks
Despite less than half of small business' having a sufficient capital safety net, only a quarter can name a risk facing their business, a...
ECB : report on the financing of SMEs in Eurozone
The European Central Bank (ECB) has publishing its fifth report on the results of the "Survey on the access to finance of small and...
Auto enrolment : SMEs get new deadline, May 2015
The UK government has confirmed the starting date of the new automatic enrolment scheme in 2012. Yet for SMEs, because of the economic situation...
Jelf Employee Benefits : SME employers fear cost of impact of Health Bill and welfare reforms
Changes to NHS and the welfare state are feared by SME employers according to Jelf Employee Benefits. Indeed 55% of employers at small- to...
Poor perception of public sector workers puts small businesses off employing them
Government hopes that the private sector will provide jobs for unemployed public sector workers look increasingly shaky, according to new research from uSwitchforbusiness.com. The...
SMEs benefit from a family hire
Research out today of 1,000 small business owners found that over a fifth (21%) employ a family member and of these 43% cited the...
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe announces major push into commercial lines
Liberty Mutual Insurance Europe (LMIE), a member of Liberty Mutual Group, is launching a major push into commercial lines mid-markets.
The company has been building...
New Flexible Benefits Platform Launches for SMEs
Jelf Employee Benefits has unveiled a new ‘flex’ platform to help small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) improve the way in which they communicate their...
Aviva urges SMEs to plan ahead of a disaster
Small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) are putting their livelihoods at risk by not taking the time to prepare disaster recovery and business continuity...
Cyber crime : nearly a quarter of SMEs concerned about the risk
New research by specialist small business insurer Hiscox reveals that 75% of SMEs do not feel completely confident that their office premises are safe...
Allianz Commercial appoints SME underwriting manager
Allianz Commercial is pleased to announce the appointment of Russell Corbould-Warren as the division’s new SME underwriting manager.
Russell, who has been part of Allianz...
Aviva offers new and expanding SMEs a helping hand to simplify health and safety
As part of its Simply Safety campaign 2009, Aviva, the UK’s largest insurer, is helping expanding SMEs and new start-ups de-mystify some of the...
Searchlight launches new regulatory compliance support service for SME
Insurance training and consultancy provider Searchlight has launched a dedicated regulatory compliance support service. The new service is aimed at SME insurance providers looking...
UK SMEs diversify their business in order to survive the recession
Over half (56%) of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) in the UK have taken deliberate steps to diversify their business in order to survive...
Recession is driving key changes in business behaviour
Lack of cash is causing small businesses to cut corners acording to a research led by RSA Group.
With many small businesses struggling to secure...
Groupama Launches Low Cost Legal Cover for SMEs with Optima Liability
Brokers tasked with reducing costs for their SME clients can now take advantage of Optima Liability from Groupama Insurances. Launched in recognition of the...
