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The Clear Group today announces the acquisition of chartered broker and risk management business ProAktive. ProAktive is the 34th broker acquisition made by CLEAR since it was established in 2001. The Clear Group now handles over £330M in premiums and employs over 600 people across 15 locations.
Each year we have teamped up with Cockpit, the UK's only creative business incubator for craftspeople, whom we work with to offer a special award for professional makers and artists. For every year that we have been doing this, we have received many engaging, exciting and innovative entries from across the UK.
While the Kremlin, so far, has withheld its suspected cyber-warfare capabilities in its military offensive against Ukraine, concerns are mounting in the West that Russia may be planning to mount cyber-attacks against its allies.
The Clear Group today announces the appointment of Phil Williams as Chief Operating Officer, subject to regulatory approval.
Williams, who joins the main Clear Group operating board, brings significant operational experience from a range of roles in high-growth businesses across broking, underwriting and reinsurance.
In response to the devasting events in Ukraine, the West has imposed sanctions on Russian trade, banks and other entities, and many individuals with links to the Russian regime. Sanctions are penalties imposed by one country on another to stop it from acting aggressively or breaking international law.
A perfect storm of circumstances is buffeting The UK economy right now, fuelling inflation and hampering business output and recovery.
The construction and property sectors, in particular, are struggling to cope with a shortage of building materials, coupled with a sharp increase in demand following the pandemic. On top of that, supply chain issues, a looming energy crisis, a skilled labour shortage, and Brexit are taking their toll on businesses. This slew of harsh commercial conditions, in turn, is affecting construction, repair and rebuild costs and insurance claims.
CLEAR are delighted to be sponsoring the Cockpit Bursary scheme for another year to help showcase and support upcoming businesses within the arts and crafts industry.
Do you want the opportunity to gain a professional qualification whilst earning a salary and gaining hands-on experience?
If you’re looking for a fast-paced work environment where you’re recognised and rewarded for your hard work, innovation and can-do attitude, then come and join us on one of our apprenticeship programmes.
An apprenticeship at The CLEAR Group gives you the chance to be part of a growing company striving for the very best for both its clients and employees. It will equip you with the vital skills and experience to build a successful career in an exciting industry. In return, we are looking for apprentices who are ambitious, enthusiastic and keen to learn.
Visit our Apprenticeship Programmes page now to find out more and see our latest vacancies.
To provide more information about our Apprenticeship Programme, we interviewed our HR Business Partner Hayley Lether:
Leading independent broker, the Clear Group today announces the acquisition of the book of business of Kent Insurance Brokers Limited.
This latest deal represents the 32nd acquisition made by CLEAR since it was established in 2001 and reflects the consistently strong pipeline the M&A team has built.
The cash flow and revenue of many small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) have been hit hard, with some sectors' income severely affected by the COVID crisis. Some businesses have had to put their expansion plans on hold, while others have sought to adapt and find innovative ways of trading.
If you arrange your insurance through us and your property or any of your regular business premises are unoccupied following the government’s recent guidance to work from home where possible, then you must inform your CLEAR account executive as soon as possible. Likewise, you must also let us know if you or your tenants have substantively changed the pattern of occupancy that you disclosed previously.
Christmas is nearly here, and as 2021 comes to an end, we would like to take a moment to thank you for your valued support through what has been another challenging year and to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a happy and a prosperous 2022!
Here are our Christmas opening hours in case you need to contact us over the holiday period:
Julie Rayson-Flynn, Director of Brokerbility (part of The CLEAR Group) took part in a panel discussion at this year’s BrokerFest event. Here she tells us more about the panel – “Networks at the crossroads” – and why broker networks are so important…
Leading independent broker, the Clear Group today announces the acquisition of H R Jennings & Co Ltd. This latest deal represents the 31st acquisition made by CLEAR since it was established in 2001.
We are delighted to announce that the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) has presented Paul Druckman, Chairman of the Clear Group, with its Global Leadership Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Accountancy Profession. The IFAC announced the award during its virtual council meeting, held on 10 and 11 November 2021.
Alongside our strategic cyber partners, Risk Crew, we are running a free webinar on ransomware called: The Ransomware Playbook: A Survival Guide on Tuesday, 30 November at 2pm.
The webinar is a great opportunity for businesses to hear from industry experts on:
To register for this free event, visit: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/771109913552825101
We are pleased to announce that as of November 1st, 2021, our team at Cranleigh will be moving to our new Horsham office. This change has been eagerly anticipated, and we wanted to share our good news with you.
Phishing emails and attacks are one of the most common and susceptible forms of cyber-attacks, due in most part to our increased use of digital tools in day-to-day life.
As these attacks become more sophisticated, the risk of you or a member of your staff becoming a victim increases. To help prevent this, we have put together a list of quick and actionable tips below to help you better understand phishing attacks and know the best practices to help protect yourself and your business.
Brokerbility Holdings Ltd ‘BHL’ (part of the Clear Group) has been awarded the Gold Standard by Investors in People (IIP), following a rigorous assessment process conducted by an IIP assessor in August. This is an inspirational achievement for everyone at BHL and the Clear Group and a testament to BHL’s drive, focus and commitment to ‘make work better’. It is also the hallmark of a conscientious employer and the product of an outstanding workplace, and we should all feel very proud of this well-deserved accolade.
The chief objective of most employee benefits programmes is to increase staff happiness. The advantages of doing so are clear - overarching business goals of expansion and increased efficiency become more achievable, staff turnover and the associated costs of recruitment can be lowered, and overall productivity can be improved.
But a benefits programme that is not effective or well optimised for the business offers the reverse of these - and can instead constitute a risk.
If your business offers staff a benefits package, evaluating whether it constitutes an asset or a potential liability to your business should be a priority.
We explain why - and how it can be efficiently assessed - below.
As an intermediary, distributing insurers’ products, we have to stand out from the crowd by maintaining distinctive values. As we grow we talk about what this means all the time, because strongly held, shared values can be powerful in influencing how we behave and the service we provide.
So in our business planning, our team gatherings and day to day activities we keep a focus on our:
