The Arlington team took part in the JLL Property Triathlon on Friday 28th June and helped raise over £230,000 for JLL’s charity partner, Crisis.
The Arlington team took part in the JLL triathlon on Friday 28th June and helped raise over £230,000 for JLL’s charity partner Crisis. The Sprint Triathlon format consisted of a 750m open water swim followed by a 21.4k bike ride finishing with a 5k run all set around One of the venues of the 2012 Olympic Games, Dorney Lake!
Congratulations to Ciaran (Swim), Sarah (Cycle) and Rachel (Run) who competed in the Mixed Relay event and to Nick and Louis who participated in the Individual Mens competition. It was a great day in the sunshine and we look forward to entering again next year.
If your buildings sum insured is around £500,000 and contents £100,000 then you might fall into this category depending on the insurer and it’s certainly sensible to consider a High Net Worth contract when your sums insured reach this level.
What Is High Net Worth Insurance And
What Does It Cover?
The benefits
of this bespoke cover are significant and below is a list of some of the wider
cover provided by a High Net Worth policy:
Contents cover automatically applies worldwide on an all risks basis
No under insurance penalties
Trace and access cover up to full buildings sum insured
Automatic cover for newly bought or acquired items
Specified items insured on agreed value basis
Automatic identity and credit card fraud with high limits
Worldwide annual travel cover with no conditions for pre-existing medical conditions
No “pairs and sets” clause so the undamaged item(s) in a pair or set is also covered.
Cover for students belongings up to the full contents sum insured
Second homes and holiday homes – UK and overseas properties
Yachts, sailing and speed boats
Did you know?
Reports suggest that Wines, Jewellery and pieces of Art are three of the Top Ten under-insured items on Home insurance policy.
Wines – Your carefully selected Wine collection is your pride and joy. It’s stored and cared for in a way that only wine can be. Is it correctly valued and up to date on your Insurance policy?
Jewellery – Your limited edition
Rolex or Platinum Engagement ring is something you would not want to be
without. Is it covered for the correct amount? How old is the valuation?
Art and Antiques – Works of art and
antiques are, by definition, irreplaceable! We know this. With the correct
cover, at least you will know you will compensated sufficiently should your
beloved 18th Century Oak Bureau or 21st Century Banksy become lost or damaged!
High value possessions require
greater level of protection, which are not normally covered by standard
household policies.
Talk to us today to protect your high
value assets and possessions as at Arlington Insurance we can arrange cover for
High Net Worth individuals who need specialised insurance that reflects their
lifestyle and offers the right level of cover and flexibility.
It a well known fact that industrial units have always been targeted by waste criminals, leaving premises full of waste, often structurally damaged and with a costly clean-up bill.
Now investigations by the Environment Agency have revealed that ‘baled waste crime’ is on the increase. The waste is often plastic, builders, commercial or household rubbish that cannot be recycled and which has no monetary value.
Click here to read the full press release from the EA on this subject.
What are the risks of waste and how can you prevent yourself from becoming a waste crime victim?
There are several risks to property owners if waste ends up being illegally dumped on your land or premises.
Financial: waste illegally dumped will have to be removed to a permitted waste site. This inevitably falls to the property owner and the costs can be high.
Reputational: illegal waste dumping can result in considerable local and national media attention. These sorts of activities can damage reputations.
Enforcement: anyone involved in the illegal keeping, treatment and disposal of controlled waste commits an offence, in some cases even if it is done unwittingly. The Environment Agency can serve notice on property owners to clean up any waste left on their land if not correctly permitted.
Steps to take to protect yourself
Ensure you understand what your tenants business is:
Ask if your tenant is involved in waste
activities on your land
Check if they have the necessary authorisations
in place to carry out the activity, including planning permissions
Use the Public Register to check your tenant has
a current permit or carrier/broker registration:
www.gov.uk/guidance/access-the-public-register-for-environmental-information
Make sure you understand the difference between
a site that is permitted by the Environment
Agency and one that is register exempt.
Familiarise yourself with the relevant
legislation and the risks posed to you if a site doesn’t meet the conditions of
their permit or the terms of their exemption. An operator who registers an exemption
yet fails to comply with the conditions set out in that exemption is carrying
out an illegal activity.
Carry out rigorous checks on prospective new tenants:
Make sure you secure adequate identification documents and a down payment from a traceable bank account.
Use freely available information such as Companies House Beta. https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
If you are renting to a newly formed company, make sure you meet and initially deal with the Company Director.
Investigate the status of the new company’s finances to ensure they are strong.
Check if the new company has a website and look to see if contact details match those you have been given.
Ensure you know what business they intend to carry out in your unit and that is appropriate for the unit size. Check their business model make sense. Ask for examples or references for work done elsewhere.
Be cautious if your prospective new tenants arrive on foot and not in a vehicle.
Make sure you check out the details of any witness to the lease agreements, to be sure they are plausible and traceable.
Check that tenants are operating properly by carrying out periodic inspections and audits. Any of the following could indicate they are not operating the business they said:
More
lorry movements that you would expect for their business
Activities
on site at strange hours of the day and night
Evidence
of unusual odours and/or pests
Complaints
from adjacent tenants about their new neighbours.
Share information on poor practice and suspected wrong-doing:
The Environment Agency are looking for you to share information with a view to building effective partnerships, work together more efficiently and make earlier, more targeted interventions.
You can contact the Environment Agency incident hotline 24/7 on 0800 807060.
Or send information anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org.
The reports they receive through Crimestoppers help them to identify companies that are illegally operating or exporting waste illegally.
What if it happens to you?
Many property owners policies contain an element of cover for Fly Tipping to pay for the costs in clearing and removing any property illegally deposited so if you do have an occurrence please contact us so we can notify your insurer.
We are pleased to alert you that we have completed our 8,105 km virtual cycle ride to Yemen, which we have completed with a day still in hand.
Well done to everybody who participated. It is a great achievement for a great cause and hopefully you all had as much fun as we did! It was a pleasure being teammates with you all.
Total Distance Covered : 5289.5 Miles / 8512.7 km
This cycle was to raise funds and awareness for Save the Children’s Yemen Crisis Appeal. The mission involved teams using static spin bikes to race to the finish line in 31 days or less.
If you are interested in finding out more or donating, please visit our JustGiving page; https://lnkd.in/d6VqM6K
Arlington Insurance Services is supporting Team APAM with an 8,105km virtual cycle challenge during the month of May.
This is to raise funds and awareness for Save the Children’s Yemen Crisis Appeal. This mission involves teams using static spin bikes to race to the finish line in 31 days or less.
To keep up to date with how our journey is going please follow our progress at; https://lnkd.in/dNRsbvy
If you are interested in finding out more or donating, please visit our JustGiving page; https://lnkd.in/d6VqM6K
