Here you will find news stories about our company and employees as well as information, stories and important updates from the insurance industry.
Rising prices increase metal theft frequency The global demand for metal remains at an all time high despite recessionary pressure. Copper prices reached £6,200 per tonne in January 2011. Compared to £1,900 per tonne in 2005, this shows just how much the price has increased. It is not just copper that has seen meteoric price […]
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Sentinel Corporate Risk’s Corporate Insurance team has helped to ship thousands of tonnes of prawns hundreds of miles from Russia to India. The insurance department at Sentinel Corporate Risk brokered the deal to ensure the $500,000 of seafood was delivered from the frozen Baltic port of St Petersburg in Russia to Chennai in India.
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The problem The latest government statistics reveal that uninsured drivers inflict a major financial burden on other motorists, estimated at around £500 million each year or around £30 in the cost of each insurance premium paid by drivers who do insure their vehicles. The Government also suggest that uninsured drivers impose other costs on society. […]
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Sentinel Corporate Risk have recently received a confirmation of the renewal of their Corporate Chartered Insurance Broker status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII). Robert Cholmondeley, Director, said that “this is the third year that the company has achieved the status which requires that all directors and staff acquire and retain the necessary knowledge and skills to […]
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From 1st February 2012, under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2011, the maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal will increase by 5.7% to £72,300 from £68,000. The new limit will apply where the event giving rise to compensation or payment occurs on or after 1st February 2012. The minimum basic award for unfair […]
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The Health & Safety Executive (HSE) have announced new reporting procedures which mean that the majority of incidents which fall under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR) must now be reported to them via their website using one of seven on-line forms available.
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