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  • Need fast, reliable insurance? Let Superscript help.

    |Date: 27 June, 2025
    Need fast, reliable insurance? Let Superscript help.

    Need fast, reliable insurance? Let Superscript help.

    You’re a master of your trade, but what insurance your business needs might be more of a mystery. Busines ...

    You’re a master of your trade, but what insurance your business needs might be more of a mystery. Business insurance is not the kind of topic you relish researching, but it can prove a useful tool in ...

    27 June, 2025
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  • How to get your money’s worth with Blip Insurance

    |Date: 8 July, 2024
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    How to get your money’s worth with Blip Insurance

    PB’s Edward Kelly interviews Gary Ross, Founder and CEO of blip – the insurance company that’s making sur ...

    PB’s Edward Kelly interviews Gary Ross, Founder and CEO of blip – the insurance company that’s making sure you get your money’s worth.  Insurance is always a tricky subject. It’s an expense tradespeop ...

    8 July, 2024
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  • Advertisement Feature: How to be cyber secure

    |Date: 25 March, 2024
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    Tradespeople face growing cyber threat with businesses urged to step up digital security Tradespeople are ...

    Tradespeople face growing cyber threat with businesses urged to step up digital security Tradespeople are being urged to step up cyber security measures after new figures revealed almost a quarter of ...

    25 March, 2024
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  • blip launches profit-share small business insurance for tradespeople

    |Date: 19 February, 2024
    blip launches profit-share small business insurance for tradespeople

    blip launches profit-share small business insurance for tradespeople

    ‘blip’ Insurance launches today in the UK, offering affordable business insurance for tradespeople with a ...

    ‘blip’ Insurance launches today in the UK, offering affordable business insurance for tradespeople with a pioneering profit-sharing model. Covering all trades from plumbers, to builders, to electricia ...

    19 February, 2024
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  • Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business

    |Date: 6 February, 2024
    Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business

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    Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business complete with new customer-centric tailored insurance pac ...

    Toolbox By Admiral rebrands to Admiral Business complete with new customer-centric tailored insurance packages  Toolbox by Admiral, the business insurance arm of Admiral Group, has announced that it h ...

    6 February, 2024
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  • Nearly half of tradespeople have walked away from jobs due to customers’ behaviour

    |Date: 30 January, 2024
    Nearly half of tradespeople have walked away from jobs due to customers’ behaviour

    Nearly half of tradespeople have walked away from jobs due to customers’ behaviour

    © KMPZZZ / Adobe Stock Almost half of tradespeople (47 per cent) say they have walked away from a job due ...

    © KMPZZZ / Adobe Stock Almost half of tradespeople (47 per cent) say they have walked away from a job due a customer’s behaviour or an argument, according to research (1) from Direct Line business ins ...

    30 January, 2024
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  • A fifth of tradespeople injured when breaking health and safety rules

    |Date: 17 October, 2023
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    A fifth of tradespeople injured when breaking health and safety rules

    New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals almost one in five (19 per cent) tradespeople ha ...

    New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals almost one in five (19 per cent) tradespeople have been injured as a result of breaking health and safety rules on site. The scale of health an ...

    17 October, 2023
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  • Tradespeople secure almost half their jobs through social media

    |Date: 9 October, 2023
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    Tradespeople secure almost half their jobs through social media

    New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals tradespeople who use social media get almost hal ...

    New research from Direct Line business insurance reveals tradespeople who use social media get almost half (47 per cent) of their jobs through these channels. Tradespeople recognise the value of being ...

    9 October, 2023
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  • Money.co.uk talks business insurance for construction SMEs

    |Date: 8 August, 2023
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    Statistics from money.co.uk business suggest that up to 402,160 UK construction companies may be uninsure ...

    Statistics from money.co.uk business suggest that up to 402,160 UK construction companies may be uninsured. Experts at the comparison service explain these findings and give some tips for construction ...

    8 August, 2023
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  • AllCover Insurance answers more trades coverage questions

    |Date: 6 July, 2023
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    In part two of our feature, AllCover Insurance explores the essential coverage for the trades. Q. I’ve to ...

    In part two of our feature, AllCover Insurance explores the essential coverage for the trades. Q. I’ve told my insurance company I’m a builder, surely this covers me to do anything?  A. Be very carefu ...

    6 July, 2023
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  • Allcover Insurance answers your cover questions

    |Date: 4 June, 2023
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    © highwaystarz/Adobe Stock In the first part of our focus on insurance, Paul Hildyard at Allcover Insuran ...

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    4 June, 2023
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