News

News of recent developments from Towergate Professional Risks. Here's a selection of the latest news items.

• Local broker advice as UK businesses expect wave of litigation
  Leeds based insurance broker Towergate Professional Risks today urged businesses to protect their business and managers against increased litigation.
• Running your own business? Have you thought about legal protection?
  Defending legal disputes can often be a stressful and expensive experience. The cost of defending your company’s legal rights is increasing, with few companies able to afford the luxury of an in-house solicitor.
• Towergate Professional Risks teams up with Hiscox
  Leeds based leading Insurance intermediary Towergate Professional Risks (TPR) is pleased to announce its new partnership with blue chip Insurer Hiscox.
• Towergate Leeds offices Hospice Fundraising Tops £32k
  Towergate Professional Risks (TPR), Towergate Risk Solution Education (TRSE) and two other Towergate Risk Solutions offices (TRS) in Leeds have all been fundraising for their local hospice, St. Gemma’s, for over five years.
• Towergate Professional Risks follows Social Networking
  Towergate Professional Risks (TPR) is glad to announce the launch of its brand new Social media network.
• Household insurance prize draw winner announced
  January 2010 saw the announcement of the prize draw winner for the chance to win a free household insurance policy for an entire year.
• Income Protection Insurance – buying the right cover
  The term ‘Income Protection’ is often used by the insurance industry as a catch-all for a variety of products, which can be confusing for those seeking the most suitable type of cover for their own circumstances.
• The importance of working to a brief with clients
  Professional consultants and their clients can easily get in to disagreements. Even though these incidents rarely escalate to a full-blown compensation claim, they are still something you would prefer to avoid if possible.
• The importance of client contracts
  Taking on a new client can be one of the most challenging times for any counsellor and psychotherapist, and it can set the tone for the rest of the client-therapist relationship.
• Customers air their views
  In April 2008 Towergate Professional Risks held a series of focus groups with clients from the psychotherapy and counselling sectors to get their views on the key issues facing them as professionals.