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Fine upheld in first corporate manslaughter case
Posted:13th May 2011
Category:Liability Insurance
An appeal by the first company to be convicted for corporate manslaughter has been lost. Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings was the first company to be convicted under the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 after it was fou...
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Cheaper liability insurance from risk assessments
Posted:12th March 2009
Category:Liability Insurance
Small businesses may be overwhelmed with advice on how best to adhere to health and safety legislation but there are two areas which employers need to emphasise. These are carrying out risk assessments and making sure employees are adequately trai...
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Reducing the risk of work related injuries
Posted:25th February 2009
Category:Liability Insurance
For most employers the cost of an employee’s work-related injury is covered by Employers Liability insurance, which pays for medical care and replaces some of the income that the injured...
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Reducing liability premiums by reducing risks
Posted:18th February 2009
Category:Liability Insurance
A person cannot prevail in a liability lawsuit against your business or you personally unless he or she can convince the judge, jury or other adjudicator that you breached your legal duty to th...
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Concrete breaking machine hits underground cables
Posted:21st January 2009
Category:Liability Insurance
“A London Borough Council has been ordered to pay a £15,000 fine and nearly £40,000 in legal costs after a worker was seriously burnt after striking undergoing cables whilst installing a lamppost. The worker, who was employed by ...
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Groundwork Contractors Liability Insurance
Posted:28th November 2008
Category:Liability Insurance
The key to reducing Liability Insurance premiums for Groundwork Contractors is to manage risk effectively. Failure to take the appropriate measures when undertaking a contract can lead to highe...
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Risk management will reduce scaffolders insurance cost
Posted:27th October 2008
Category:Liability Insurance
Massive losses resulting from 11 September and Enron (two seemingly unrelated events) acted as the catalyst for the dramatic increases in scaffolders insurance premiums around 2001. Esta...
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Contractors Liability Insurance Explained
Posted:13th October 2008
Category:Liability Insurance
At Staveley Head Limited we can arrange the following covers via a range of specialist insurance providers: Public Liability Insurance What Is It? Public Liability Cover should be considered i...
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Roofing Contractors Liability Insurance
Posted:24th September 2008
Category:Liability Insurance
The cost of Liability Insurance for Roofing Contractors can be a significant part of the annual budget. It is important, therefore, that businesses find the most competitive premiums and the best cover available. At Staveley Head, we realise that ...