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When you hear the term “data breach” do you automatically think cyber-attack? It would be a reasonable reaction if you did, given the growing risk that UK businesses face from cyber-crime and malicious hacking.

Parliament remains in deadlock, and any hope of the UK leaving the EU with a deal before 23 May – when EU parliament elections are to be held – is at an all-time low. Faced with yet another likely cliff edge and no-deal outcome in October, large firms and SME businesses alike are still stockpiling resources in preparation for potential shortages and delays to their EU supply chains.

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. The winner receives a match funded studio place at Cockpit Arts - worth £2500* - plus an insurance package specially tailored for craftspeople from us at CLEAR, and more (interested? Enter for this year’s award here)

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.

Every year, each of our offices nominate a selection of charities that they’d like to support with fundraising over the course of the following 12 months.

CLEAR’s charity commission then makes the final decision on who each office will support. They’ve now reviewed this year’s nominations, and, taking into consideration our stated aim to concentrate on smaller, local charities over the next 12 months, they’ve made their decision.

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.

Cyber-criminals are increasingly targeting charities as they see them as soft targets with vulnerabilities they can easily exploit. 

As the days grow shorter, and wet and wintry conditions set in, the risk of slipping outside in wet or icy conditions increases. 

While small-to-medium sized businesses up and down the country have the most to gain from cutting staff sick leave, a stubborn misconception persists that healthcare insurance is a luxury that only larger employers can afford.

According to the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), there’s a 70% chance of a recurrence of the El Niño weather event before the end of this year, which means we could be heading for yet another very cold winter.

A fantastic opportunity has arised in our Accounts team at our City Office. We're looking for an FP&A Manager to join our growing business with the aim of supporting the CFO in driving through strategic growth and improving performance.

We're thrilled to announce that CLEAR has been shortlisted in two categories for the Insurance Times Awards 2018; Commercial Lines Broker of the Year and Independent Broker of the Year. 

Christmas is nearly here and as 2018 comes to an end we would like to take a moment to thank you for your valued support. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and the best of luck for a prosperous 2019!

Here are our adjusted opening hours in case you need to contact us over the festive period:

We are delighted to announce that the third quarter winners of our Pauline Uludag Employee of the Year Award are Aaron Hawker and Helen Rollinson. Here's a little bit about our quarter 3 winners, and the reason why our staff voted for them:

We are delighted to announce that Stephanie Buttle is the winner of this year’s Cockpit Arts/ CLEAR Insurance Award. The award, which specifically aims to support professional designer-makers, was competitive and Stephanie was chosen due to her interesting ceramic techniques.

On Thursday 6th September, we hosted our annual golf day to thank clients, insurers and associates for their custom and assistance during the past 12 months.

Once again we were blessed with fantastic weather and great golf playing. Here's a summary of how the day went and some photos of the day:

We are delighted to announce our acquisition of John Ansell & Partners.

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.

PwC’s 2018 Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey reveals that only 49% of global organisations admit that they’ve been the target of fraud and economic crime. But, what about the remaining 51%? Does a lack of awareness mean you may not even realise that you’ve fallen victim to fraud?