A record £1 million was paid out every day during the second quarter of 2018 to help firms cope with the non-payment of bad debts according to figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI). This largely reflects claims from many of the firms affected by the collapse of the construction firm Carillion in January [...]

Association of British Insurers launches campaign against Insurance Premium Tax increases Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) has risen steadily since its introduction in 1997, and doubled in the last 18 months!  Please have a look at the ABI’s video campaign that highlights the absurdity of taxing people for doing the right thing here (short version here). [...]

Some businesses have a credit management policy that understandably keeps a tight rein on the credit limits allowed for each customer. Adopting a credit insurance policy may result in sales growth, as the insured limits issued can be higher than you expected.  The policy will divert you away from customers who are likely to encounter [...]

An interesting development over the last year or so has been the introduction (by some insurers) of the credit insurance premium to buy cover on customers where the credit limit is nil or restricted.  Historically there had always been an insurer viewpoint that “no amount of premium would make a bad risk a good one” [...]

Now that Atlas Risk are well into our second decade of trading we have collectively decided to evolve our brand identity and upgrade and modernise our website.  We commissioned Yorkshire based design agency Sugarcane to design a new logo, stationery suite, brochure and website to reflect how we have evolved as a company.  The first task [...]