May 5, 2016
We invite you to ‘Make a spectacle of yourself ’with Blind Veterans UK. Register for your kit and FUNdraise for our visually impaired veterans. Blind veterans UK believes that no-one who has served our country should have to battle blindness alone. We currently support over 4,000 veterans all over the UK. A partnership between Blind […]
Now let me tell you a story. Are you sitting comfortably? We were approached by a Dispensing Optician to quote for their shop insurance. The quote we provided was on a like for like basis. Using our online quote comparison facility this revealed that on this occasion we were able to save them approximately forty […]
March 11, 2016
The answer depends on how much you know about your business and the amount of cover you require. Before you buy a commercial insurance policy online it is worth considering the following: Are you an established company? – many new companies fail in their infancy and insurance underwriters view new companies as a higher risk […]
March 9, 2016
‘3 days, 200 Exhibitors, 6500 Attendees’ Optrafair is back to continue its reign as one of the UK’s best attended optical exhibitions taking place at the NEC Birmingham from Saturday 9th April to Monday 11th April 2016. Infocus Opticians Insurance will be exhibiting at the show, stand E30. We are available to provide free advice […]
March 6, 2016
Your company can provide this cover for all or selected Directors Partners and employees. What is relevant life insurance? Relevant life insurance is an individual death in service policy that provides tax efficient life cover for your employees. It is a plan paid into by the employer for the benefit of the employee. The policy […]
March 4, 2016
Recently, many public sector bodies started to demand that businesses have this Cyber Essentials Accreditation before they will deal with any supplier who collects and stores Personal Identifiable Information (PII) and, Personal Health Information (PHI). So what is Cyber Essentials Accreditation? Cyber Essentials Accreditation was developed by the Government and Industry to fulfil two main […]
February 24, 2016
It’s a common response among small businesses. We’re not targets. We’re under the radar of Government Authorities and few if any of our customers or Patients will notice should we somehow lose their personal records. Identity Theft and Privacy are very serious issues to the public at large. Your clients, customers or patients are collectively […]
February 12, 2016
As storm Henry, the 8th storm of the winter, is about to hit the north of England and Scotland, the Met office have published figures which show Scotland, Wales and the north-west of England all had the wettest December in more than a century. A recent report on adverse weather published by The Federation of […]
January 29, 2016
At the beginning of any New Year it is natural to feel full of optimism and to seek opportunities to develop your business. Planning to increase the success of your business will naturally involve taking some calculated risks, but if you never take risks your business could fail. However there are some risks that occur […]
January 15, 2016
It is very easy to plod on from year to year thinking that the insurance you have will cover you if anything goes wrong but unfortunately, the majority of small businesses are not properly insured and are putting their companies at risk. The beginning of a new year is the perfect time to review your […]
December 18, 2015
We are constantly hearing on the TV or reading in the newspaper about big companies like TalkTalk, V-Tech and more recently pub chain JD Wetherspoon, falling victim to security breaches and cyber hacking, but are small business like Opticians under threat too? Unfortunately the answer is yes! According to Government statistics during 2014, 60% of […]
December 4, 2015
The season of goodwill may be here but for many businesses, large and small, it is a time when they are more vulnerable to burglary and theft. The increase in business at this time of year results in more stock being delivered and therefore makes your premises more appealing to criminals whether they are shoplifters […]