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 In support of local Leicester organisation Hope Against Cancer, we’re excited to announce the release of a Christmas charity single on 2 December 2020 – It’s Christmas (Santa’s On His Way).

Born out of an idea that account executive Tommy Reid, from Clear Group company BHIB Insurance Brokers, had with Tracey Hallam from Hope, the single will help raise much-needed money for this amazing charity.

We’ve put together a Hard Market Video Series, where key members of the CLEAR team discuss the issues being faced across various insurance sectors and offer some helpful advice to insurance buyers.

Our property specialist, James King, recently published a feature in the RICS Property Journal on the ramifications of Covid-19 on insuring properties.

We’re pleased to be able to share the feature, reproduced in full below.

The risk of what is termed ‘long Covid’ has been much reported recently - and insurers are reacting.

‘Long Covid’ is the term given to long term symptoms of Covid-19. While initial scientific studies into the disease suggested its duration was relatively short, more recent research suggests a small portion of people infected will suffer from symptoms over a much longer period.  

Every year we team up with Cockpit Arts, the UK’s only creative business incubator for craftspeople, to offer a special award for professional makers and artists. And each year we receive numerous engaging, exciting and innovative entries from across the UK. 

But there can only be one winner — and for 2021, we’re very pleased to announce that it’s Spirit Artist Jeweller, Chloé Valorso.

We’ve put together a Hard Market Video Series, where key members of the CLEAR team discuss the issues being faced across various insurance sectors and offer some helpful advice to insurance buyers.

We have all seen many changes in 2020. One of these being a transformation to the cyber security threat landscape. The year has brought out all kinds of cyber criminals — from opportunistic COVID-10 phishers to amateur student hackers taking down educational systems to prevent access to online classes. As the cyber security threat landscape continues to change, so must we.

This post will identify current and significant threats to help you to prepare for whatever changes come next.

As we head into the second national lockdown, it may be necessary for you or your tenants to vacate your premises entirely or change how it is occupied. 

Following on from our 'hardening' insurance market article, we’ve put together a Hard Market Video Series where key members of the CLEAR team discuss the issues being faced and offer some helpful advice to insurance buyers.

We’ve previously written about why the insurance market is getting harder, however as the issue remains complex, we wanted to pay particular attention to the key issues in a hard market for Financial Lines.

Read the following article to learn more — and don’t hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions, our contact details can be found at the bottom of this article.

Many of us have felt the effects that COVID-19 has had on the education sector with school closures and university lockdowns. On top of these pandemic effects, educational institutions are also having to struggle with coping with cyber crime.

We are excited to announce that we have partnered with Sparqa Legal to offer our clients a cost-effective online legal platform to help answer legal questions and create documents without the help of a lawyer.

We’re excited to announce the winner of this quarter's Pauline Uludag Employee of the Year Award. Our award was set up in memory of Pauline Uludag who worked in the Claims department for us and sadly passed away unexpectedly in 2013. Pauline was known for her outstanding performance and was always positive and considerate to everyone she worked with.  The aim of the award is to recognise those who make a great contribution in any aspect of CLEAR’s business just as Pauline did.  

We are delighted to announce our acquisition of Brokerbility Holdings Ltd comprising its broking, network and technology businesses. The deal sees Clear Group (CLEAR) acquire Brokerbility Holdings, the parent company of BHIB Insurance Brokers Ltd and Churchill Insurance Consultants Ltd; the Brokerbility Network, Brokertech and Brokerbility Information Gateway (BIG), the software solutions provider and IT platform, which distribute wholesale products across the Brokerbility network.

The High Court's ruling on the FCA's test case, which sought legal clarity on business interruption insurance, provides some clarification on issues that were a source of confusion and concern for small business policyholders affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The English High Court judgment on a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on business interruption (BI) insurance coverage is expected on 15 September at 10:30am. 

We’re excited to announce the shortlist for his quarter's Pauline Uludag Employee of the Year Award. To recognise the achievement, the 6 worthy nominees below have each been rewarded, while the overall winner is set to receive an even bigger reward at the end of the month.

The annual Cockpit Arts/CLEAR Insurance Award supports professional designer-makers who have been in business for less than three years and have aspirations to develop their craft trade.

The winner of the award receives a match funded studio space at Cockpit arts worth £2,500* — plus a specialist insurance package tailored for their needs from us at CLEAR.

2019’s winner, ceramic artist Ula Saniawa, recently completed her full year at Cockpit Arts. In the interview below she reflects on the impact the award has had across her work and life:

Melanie Barker is our new Head of Learning and Development, a role created earlier this year. We chatted with her about all things Learning and Development, as well as what it means for the company, our staff, and our clients. Find out how Melanie is helping us affect positive change: