Cyber Accreditation Tool Offer for SMEs

With cyberattacks becomingly more costly and targeted, we’re working with Berea to offer SMEs five free subscriptions to Cyber AMI, a new must-have tool in protecting their business from cyber threats. Further subscriptions are available at a discounted rate. Cyber AMI is a web-based business app to help small businesses obtain and maintain compliance with Cyber Essentials, the government’s risk management specification for cyber threats. Widely considered to be the minimum benchmark for cyber security, compliance with the Cyber Essentials scheme can reduce the risk of threats from the internet by 70-80%. Businesses can obtain an official Cyber Essentials certification to…

Russell Scanlan Launches Business Protection and Healthcare Division

Nottingham’s largest independent insurance broker, Russell Scanlan, has launched a new Business Protection and Healthcare Division, offering a range of corporate protection and healthcare solutions that can be tailored to the unique needs of individual business owners and their employees. The new division will build on the company’s existing healthcare provision to include traditional Private Medical Insurance (PMI), Health and Wellbeing Support Plans and Business Protection Policies. Bryan Banbury, Managing Director of Russell Scanlan said: “There are many benefits of corporate healthcare insurance both to the individual owners and to the business – it can help reduce absenteeism, creates staff loyalty,…

Navigating Insurance Post-Grenfell

The aftermath of the tragic Grenfell Tower fire last year has had a far-reaching impact on countless individuals, authorities and businesses. The negative spotlight on cladding materials, which are reported to have aided the spread of the fire, has had a major knock-on effect for the construction industry, from builders and subcontractors to architecture firms. Days after the incident, cladding installed on buildings more than 18 metres in height was called into question by the Government, leading to significant increases in premiums for Professional Indemnity Insurance. Nottingham-based architecture firm Church Lukas experienced first-hand the difficulties of navigating the confusion circulating within…

Annual Charity Quiz is a Sweet Success

We’re delighted to announce we raised a whopping £1,790 at our Annual Charity Quiz Night in aid of Forget-Me-Notts, Operation Orphan’s UK based project to help vulnerable children across the East Midlands. Fourteen businesses put their general knowledge to the test at the quiz, which took place at Trent Bridge Cricket Ground and included a pie and chips supper. As well as raising money through tickets and a bottle tombola, the keen quizzers also bought an impressive 91 chocolate selection boxes to be gifted to children this Christmas. Drilling contractors British Drilling and Freezing, based in Colwick, won the top prize…

Cotgrave FC Junior Team Scores With Brand New Kit

Here at Russell Scanlan, we’re passionate about local good causes. So we’re delighted to help one of Cotgrave FC’s junior teams to kick off the season by sponsoring their brand new kit. Cotgrave FC, formerly Cotgrave Colts, has been providing football for children in and around the village for the last 25 years, and we’re more than happy to fund the kit for the under 9s Clarets team. The 11-strong squad plays seven-a-side football in the Young Elizabethan League and trains at Ridley Sports Ground in Colliers Way, Cotgrave, alongside the under 9 Blues team. The club also manages senior teams,…

Russell Scanlan’s Praise for Crackdown on Bogus Claims

With false holiday sickness claims on the rise, we take a look at why it’s important to recognise work to clamp down on fraudulent insurance claims. Bryan Banbury, Managing Director at Russell Scanlan, has praised the work of a specialist insurance industry law firm, which successfully defended against more than 2,000 fake holiday illness claims in just ten months. Horwich Farrelly has been working with the travel industry to investigate fraudulent claims and provide a defence for any cases taken to court. The law firm, which has six offices across the UK, advocates a zero-tolerance policy towards such claims. Bryan said:…

Revolutionary Healthcare Product Proving Popular Among Nottingham SMEs

We’re thrilled to be seeing widespread interest in brand new health insurance plan, Equipsme – and we’ve just had our first customer sign up. We’re one of a handful of specially selected brokers in the UK to distribute the pioneering plan, which champions simple and accessible health insurance for SMEs and provides businesses with medical cover for as little as £7 per month, per employee. Bryan Banbury, Managing Director at Russell Scanlan, said: “We’re thrilled to have our first Equipsme customer on board – a Notts-based SME which was attracted by the simplicity and flexibility of the product. As NHS waiting times continue…

Russell Scanlan Launches Revolutionary Healthcare Product

We’re delighted to announce that we will be working in partnership with brand new health insurance plan, Equipsme, to provide businesses with medical cover for as little as £7 per month, per employee. We are just a handful of specially selected brokers in the UK to distribute this pioneering product, which champions simple and accessible health insurance for small and medium businesses. Continued budget cuts and a growing demand for services are putting more strain on the NHS than ever before. As waiting times increase and access to specialist medical treatment becomes more and more difficult, people are starting to look…

Russell Scanlan Presents Grand Total to Notts Stroke Charity

The team recently presented a grand total of over £2,000 to our chosen charity of 2017, The Nottingham Stroke Club, a charity affiliated with the National Stroke Association. The charity, based at Goldsmith Street, is the city’s leading support group for those who have suffered from a stroke and is a cause very close to our hearts. The club currently receives no direct fundraising and relies upon the goodwill of local organisations and volunteers to help run the group’s weekly meetings. Russell Scanlan’s donation will contribute to the member’s annual trip to Wales. We’ve worked hard to raise the funds throughout…

New Appointment Boosts Private Client Services for Russell Scanlan

Russell Scanlan has bolstered its growing team of experts with a new appointment to its private client division. Joining the Nottingham team, based at Wellington Circus, as Private Client Account Handler is George Fox-Smith, who brings almost five years of insurance experience to the role. He will be providing bespoke personal policies and deliver renewals, midterm adjustments and support with claims to Russell Scanlan’s high net worth clients. George, who lives is Gedling, joins the team having previously worked at Routen Chaplin Insurance Brokers and is eager to take on the new challenge at Russell Scanlan. He said: “I knew Russell…

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