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Underinsurance on the Rise in the Current Economic Climate
As our brokers are aware, the risk of your client being underinsured has significantly increased in recent times. According to Nick Turner at Woodgate & Clark, our High Net Worth claims management experts, underinsurance is increasing in the current economic...
Spike in Luxury Car Thefts
Aviva, one of our underwriting partners have just released a news bulletin that indicated there are a higher number of luxury car thefts occurring across Central London. Find out more here.
Motor Risk Appetite
At Markham Private Clients, we strongly believe that we can offer some of the most versatile insurance protection available in the UK motor market, our products are designed for risks that require a tailored solution.We believe we can offer underwriting capability and...
Welcome Claire Gregory
We'd like to take this opportunity to welcome Claire Gregory to the Markham family. Claire joins us to assist with back-office admin, she comes from a customer service/ retail background spanning 32 years. When not at work she loves walking her dogs in the Essex...
Consumer Duty update
You will be familiar with the FCA's Consumer Duty requirements with the first phase completion scheduled for July 2023. We wanted to share with you the progress we have made at Markham Private Clients and highlight the timetable of activity going forward. Like many...
What’s Escape of Water?
If you have water leaking from the mains supply or from a domestic appliance, fixed water tank, fixed central-heating system or the water pipe, this is classed as an Escape of Water Loss. The most common cause of escape of water is burst pipes, which usually occur in...
Damage by candlelight: preventing accidents
We came across this article, courtesy of the Fine Art Restoration Company who specialise in restoring paintings and wanted to share it with you as many of your clients will have fine art that may need attention. Whilst the winter sun is setting, many of our clients...
Prepare your home for winter
The warmer-than-average autumn we have had, coupled with the sharp rise in gas and electricity bills may tempt people to cut back on their heating. We urge you keep your heating on to some extent to ensure that your pipes don't freeze. Winter has started with a...
The Cost of Living Crisis Could Lead to Higher Crime Rates
We urge clients to be a little more vigilant as the cost of living crisis escalates. According to the Office for National Statistics, 93% of adults in Great Britain reported an increase in their cost of living in August and September 2022. Unfortunately, in such...
Get your Fireplace Ready for Winter
With many concerned with recent economic events and cost of living on everyone’s minds some are investing within their homes providing long-term benefits such as wood burning stoves &/or reopening chimneys to keep ever increasing costs down. Costs can vary but...