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Posted on 25 11 2019

British entertainment is booming – but entertainers need our support more than ever

Huge congratulations to all of the winners at yesterday’s’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards. It’s been another amazing year for UK stage productions and it was fantastic to see luminaries and legends such as Dame Maggie Smith, Andrew Scott and Sir Ian McKellen awarded for their performances during the 2019 awards ceremony.

Posted on 18 11 2019

​Classic car considerations for 2020 by Steve Simpson

The classic car market is fabled for its stability and consistency, but it’s still vitally important for us to keep up with emerging industry trends, changing customer preferences, and of course, evolving broker needs.

Posted on 04 11 2019

A fun few weeks of Fairground Dodgems, Bus Tours and a tasty Ice Cream Farm.

Scott Tillbrook rounds up his thoughts on the recent ERS Presents- Commercial events and the importance of regularly engaging with our brokers in exciting venues to update them on our diverse product range

Posted on 01 11 2019

​Lighting up the skies with our specialist firework transportation cover By Mitul Malkan, Product Manager at ERS

There’s not long to go until Bonfire Night, and over 20 million people will be attending fireworks displays across Britain. Mitul Malkan, Product Manager at ERS talks us through why understanding the risks and needs in transporting fireworks and hazardous goods at this busy time is so important to providing the right type of insurance.

Posted on 30 10 2019

Celebrating passion and commitment – the attributes of winning rugby (and motor insurance) teams

There are contrasting emotions across our organisation this week following an amazing weekend of Rugby World Cup competition. Congratulations to England on making the final; commiserations to Wales – and all of the heartbroken rugby fanatics in our Swansea office – for their narrow loss against the Springboks.

Posted on 29 10 2019

Introducing Jamie Brooks, Business Development Manager for East Anglia

Over the past few years we’ve made a big investment in expanding our UK regional presence, bringing us closer to our broker partners and helping us forge stronger, more profitable relationships. We recently sat down with our new business development manager, Jamie Brooks, to learn more about how ERS is growing and reaching new brokers across East Anglia.

Posted on 15 10 2019

Safety in the seat and in the saddle: protecting the UK’s Jockeys

Sports professionals really rack up the miles over the course of their careers, with the average professional sports person facing the gruelling task of covering huge distances in their vehicle in order to earn their living.

Most of these professionals are effectively self-employed, their earnings dictated by their ability to show up and compete. They simply cannot afford to be out of action and off the road for long.

Posted on 09 10 2019

Understanding the agri-tourism opportunity

Where did you go for your last holiday? For many holidaymakers this summer, the answer may well have been a UK farm. Agri-tourism is becoming big business, fuelled at least in part by Brexit uncertainties. We look at how farmers are diversifying and how these new innovations could affect their motor insurance

Posted on 07 10 2019

Changing taxi times call for electric underwriting

We’ve had public and private hire cabs on our books for many years; now, as the taxi industry prepares to enter a new era of improved environmental efficiency, we’re proud to unveil our first ever electric vehicle insurance product, built to accommodate LEVC’s revolutionary electric TX.

Posted on 03 10 2019

Introducing Angus Statham, our Regional Development Manager for the South West

We’ve been chatting to our latest hire, Angus Statham, about what makes the South West of England a great place to do business, and why it’s important not to make too many assumptions about this richly diverse region.