It’s no wonder that small businesses are waking up to the reality of cybersecurity risks, with 875,000 SMEs in the UK hit by a cyber attack in the 12 months leading up to July 2017. The losses a hack can cause are no small fry either,...
A recent survey revealed that the average adult performs 109 'life admin' tasks a year. Mundane tasks such as motor and home insurance, paying bills and checking bank balances are taking up a substantial amount of our time. Changing insurance companies makes number 10 in the Top...
Justin Clarke, Director of Underwriting and Pricing at NIG, explores the threat of cybercrime to small and medium-sized businesses and explains why comprehensive cyber insurance coverage is essential. Cybercriminals don’t go after small fish, right? Actually, nearly three-quarters of small and medium-sized businesses have suffered a...
Insurance is one of life’s little inevitabilities for a great many of us, like booking your car in for an MOT, visiting the dentist, or filling out a tax return. A lot of us will have a go-to MOT garage, the same dentist, or a trusted...
Good news for SMEs as confidence index rises to highest reading since 2015...
In 2011, the government and IT specialists Detica undertook a study which suggested that hi-tech manufacturers, including those working in aerospace, electronics and pharmaceuticals, were high-risk targets for cybercrime. Yet despite this caution, less than a third (31%) of manufacturers see cybersecurity as a high priority....
Consumer watchdog Which?’s recent survey saw 49% of respondents identifying insurance as either ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ difficult to understand. 40% admitted to just skipping rather than reading the terms and conditions for their car insurance, and 39% did the same for home insurance. But, what are some...
Cyber-crime costs the UK economy billions of pounds every year, but it’s not just large companies that are at risk. Here at amb insurance, we are committed to safeguarding your business against cyber attack Nearly half of UK businesses suffered some sort of cyber breach in...
Many construction projects operate to tight budgets and pressing deadlines, meaning hired or owned equipment and tools need to be easily and quickly accessible to contractors. But the open nature of building sites, along with insufficient storage and security measures, can make construction projects a tempting...
Apart from making a working day miserable, certain weather conditions can hamper progress on a construction site, or worse still, bring a much greater risk of accident or injury to operations. Here are five situations where the impact of the elements shouldn’t be taken lightly. Heavy...