Insurance Tax and Dishwashers

by | Mar 28, 2016 | Business Matters

Not content with a 58% increase in Insurance Premium Tax last November, the Chancellor is increasing it again by ‘just’ 0.5% to 10%, although at least the increase doesn’t take effect until November 2016. Let’s hope he doesn’t have an annual increase in mind....

It’s Soldiers, Specials and Sat Navs

by | Mar 2, 2016 | Business Matters

Insurers have been accused of profiteering by sections of the media for selling legal defence insurance to members of the armed forces. The fact that they feel the need for insurance as protection against being sued under human rights and health and safety legislation...

Decomposed snail has much to answer for

by | Mar 2, 2016 | Business Matters

The scene is set. It is 1928 in a café in Paisley, Glasgow and Mrs Donoghue has just been bought a ginger beer and ice cream by a friend. She drinks some of the ginger beer and pours the rest over her ice cream (odd, but perhaps normal for the roaring twenties). A...