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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...
Welcome Kath Mahony
We'd like to extend a warm welcome to Kath who has joined the Markham family. She has exceptional experience with over 30 years' in the industry with stints at Lloyd's and Amlin as an Underwriter. Kath has a great love of cars, in particular American V8's, and dogs...
Trees and Subsidence at This Time of Year
As we are now in the summer months, it's important to remember the impact that trees and subsidence can have on your client's property. Here is a handy guide to help you with some top tips for your clients on common causes and what they can do to decrease the chance...
Protecting Homes against a Flash Flood
You may not be thinking about flooding in this heatwave, especially as there is talk of hosepipe bans if it continues in some parts of the country, but any large thunderstorms may result in a flash flood. By their very nature, floods are quick to arrive offering...
Inflation – Is now the time for your clients to get an up to date valuation?
As our brokers are aware inflation is rising at its fastest rate for over 40 years. This is due to a variety of global events, but in the UK the ramifications of Brexit, closely followed by the Pandemic and then the war in Ukraine has led to serious disruption in...
Celebrating 10 Years
It's been fantastic to celebrate Markham's 10 year anniversary this month. From humble beginnings we have now expanded into global markets that offer high net worth clients the best insurance solutions for their needs.We're proud of the fact that we have not stood...
Post Covid-19 – Are burglaries on the rise?
With more of us starting to return to the office as well as travelling abroad, burglaries are unfortunately on the rise again. According to recent data from Statista, in 2021 there were more than 267,000 burglaries in the UK. This equates to almost 750 burglaries a...