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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. 

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. 

The Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) is looking for promising professionals in the insurance industry for this year’s New Generation Group talent programme.

Over the weekend (20-21 March 2021) CNA Hardy were the victims of a large scale global Cyber Attack. Investigations continue into the cause and as to whether any customer data has been compromised.

CNA Hardy have stressed that the security of their data and that of their insureds ’and other stakeholders is of the utmost importance to them. Should they determine that this incident has impacted their policyholders’ data, they will notify those parties directly.

For more information please visit www.cnahardy.com

Systematic checks for an international motor insurance certificate (IMIC), also known as a ‘green card’, may be introduced as proof of third-party motor insurance at the border of EEA member states if the Brexit transition period ends without a trade deal. 

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.

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.

We've already written about a 'hardening' insurance market and how, until recently, this was primarily confined to the supply of professional indemnity insurance (PII).  However, conditions across the whole insurance sector are now becoming more challenging as insurers are forced to increase premiums, reduce their presence in specific markets or withdraw from them altogether because they are no longer financially viable. 

During the lockdown, many insurers extended or relaxed their policy conditions for unoccupied properties. This situation has changed, potentially affecting anyone who owns or rents a property that currently remains unoccupied.

If you think this may include you, please continue reading.

Following an update from the government, if your car, motorcycle, light van or other light vehicle MOT expiry date is on or after Monday 20 March 2020, it will automatically be extended by 6 months.

While many of us collect for love, not money, supply and demand, popularity and the vagaries of fashion can all affect the value of our collections. So, it’s important – at least from an insurance point of view – to be able to put a price on the priceless. 

As the professional indemnity market continues to harden, insurance buyers and brokers are facing growing challenges. In this article, we explore what’s been happening and how we can help you navigate these changes:

If you own a property, it’s important to protect it - and what’s inside it.

Chances are, your home spends some time empty - when you and your family are at work or school, away for the weekend, or on holiday. 

Following the success of our popular first edition legal indemnity insurance guide, we're pleased to share the most up-to-date copy with over 45 covers included. Find out why it's so useful and download it for free:  

If you run a business, you're using technology - but are you aware of its vulnerabilities?

With effect from 5th August 2019, the Ogden discount rate will marginally increase from -0.75% to -0.25% for personal injury awards. The government made the decision to increase the Ogden Rate after the current rate led to concerns that victims of life-changing injuries (claimants) were being significantly overcompensated. Here are the key points to note about the changes and how they will affect you:

Have you noticed your premiums rising? Conditions in the professional indemnity market are changing. In this article we outline what these changes are, why they have occurred and what you can do to manage them.

With the UK scheduled to leave the EU on 29th March 2019, we want to provide our customers with a summary of the insurance implications of driving your vehicle in the EU in the event of a no-deal Brexit. 

Commercial property is worth £883 billion and accounts for 10% of the UK’s net wealth. Yet it is estimated that in London alone 24,400 commercial units are currently empty. Around 45% of these unoccupied properties have been vacant for over two years.

Is your anti-ransomware strategy in place? Are you adequately insured in the event of an attack? If the answer is NO to either question, then you need to review your cyber-security urgently.