Local Commercial Insurance Broker, HI Commercial warns businesses their policies are unlikely to cover for loss of business through pandemic cover and business interruption cover.
Concerned business owners have many questions about their insurance during this unprecedented time, the team at HI Commercial is working with insurers to provide answers as quickly as possible.
Since opening its doors on the Bridgehead Business Park, Hessle, in June 2018, the ergo business centre has continued to flourish and 2020 is shaping up to be a big year.
The centre, which is run by East Riding of Yorkshire Council in partnership with the University of Hull’s Aura Innovation Centre, is aimed at the growing renewable energy and environmental technology sectors.
With wet weather looking to continue, commercial insurance broker, HI Commercial, based in Hessle, is urging business owners and landlords to ensure their property maintenance is up to scratch, preventing water from entering premises, but also to be confident that insurance policies remain valid.
High profile cyber-attacks on large businesses have raised awareness of the growing threat of cybercrime. However, many smaller businesses seem to be operating under a false sense of security, believing they are too small and therefore, safe.
A workshop run by the commercial insurance firm, HI Commercial and IT support company, Computanet, highlighted the risks small businesses expose themselves to every day, simply through employee emails, accessing free public wifi or, disgruntled employees. The message is simple; don’t equate small with safe – simple measures can help to prevent an attack.