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Each year the Cockpit Arts/CLEAR Insurance Award supports the work of professional designer-makers who show particular promise, with the winner receiving a match funded studio place at Cockpit Arts - worth £2500* - plus an insurance package specially tailored for craftspeople from us at CLEAR. 

2019’s winner was ceramic artist Ula Saniawa, who makes hand pinched porcelain installations and vessels.

Now six months through her tenure, Ula reflects on the impact the award has had across her work and life:

We are delighted to announce our acquisition of Light & Legal Indemnity Solutions, which provides specialist advice on rights of light insurance.  This acquisition aligns with our ongoing strategy of acquiring high quality commercial insurance brokers, especially those with a differentiated proposition.

For some firms, and especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), their very survival may rest in the hands of just a few key people. SMEs, especially, tend to rely more heavily on key personnel than larger companies because of their size and limited resources. 

Losing someone critical, therefore, could have a crippling effect on an SME's operations and jeopardise its continued existence.  

Yet, too often, it's these same indispensable individuals who fail to recognise what could happen to their business if they were to become seriously ill or die.

Christmas is nearly here and as 2019 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 2020!

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

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:

Cyber-criminals love Christmas! But not because it’s the season of goodwill. Instead, hackers love it because it’s a time when many of us are more susceptible to social engineering scams.

We are delighted to announce that this quarter's winner of our Pauline Uludag Employee of the Year Award is Tracey Beard in our Corporate team. Here's a little bit more about our winner and the reason why our staff voted for her: 

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:  

On Thursday 24th October, Georgia and Serena from our property team organized a fabulous cheese and wine tasting afternoon for ladies in property, both colleagues and clients. We’re pleased to share details of the tasting and photos from the day: 

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

CLEAR are delighted to reveal that we have been won two prestigious awards. On 13th September, we scooped up both the Insurance Broker of the Year and Commercial Lines Broker of the Year awards at the Insurance Age UK Broker Awards 2019.

We are delighted to announce our acquisition of fellow Brokerbility member Morrison Insurance Solutions based in Alcester, Warwickshire. The CLEAR Group has doubled in size since 2016 and now handles £135m in premiums. Morrison is CLEAR’s largest acquisition and second location in the Midlands, where further expansion is planned.

We are delighted to announce that this quarter's winner of our Pauline Uludag Employee of the Year Award is Andy Padgham in our Operations team. Here's a little bit more about our winner and the reason why our staff voted for him: 

On Thursday 5th 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:

Each year, we collaborate with our partners at Cockpit Arts, a Deptford-based business incubator for craftspeople, to offer a special award for professional makers who show particular promise.

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:

Resident disputes are an ever-present risk in property management. Disagreements over increased rent charges and the validity of houses in housing for multiple occupation (HMO) licensing are just two examples of disputes a property management organisation may find themselves arbitrated via what’s known as First-tier Tribunal (FTT).

We’re excited to announce that our charity fundraising this year has been given a significant boost.

Our friends at Ecclesiastical Insurance have generously offered to provide an additional £500 for each of our chosen charities this year, as part of their Closer To You scheme. Their mission is to give £100 million to charity by 2020, and one way they’re doing that is by giving donations directly to charities chosen by a selection of the brokers they collaborate with.