Local Businesses Get Quizzy in Aid of Nottingham Stroke Charity

Our annual quiz brought together businesses from across the City and the Midlands at Trent Bridge recently, in aid of the Nottingham Stroke Club, a charity affiliated with the National Stroke Association. We’re thrilled to have raised £1,970 and would like to thank everyone involved for their generosity. Over 15 businesses put their general knowledge to the test, turning out their best teams to take part in the event. Nottingham based Law Firm, Browne Jacobson LLP, took the crown as quiz champions, taking home the prestigious prize of the Russell Scanlan winner’s trophy. Other local businesses who took part included Chartered…

15th Encore for Nottingham Broker

Nottingham’s largest independent insurance broker, Russell Scanlan, has been quick to re-sign as sponsor of Nottingham Playhouse for the 15th year running, making the company the theatre’s longest standing supporter. Russell Scanlan, based at Wellington Circus in the city centre, first chose to sponsor the theatre in 2002, after providing it with specialist insurance for many years through its expert services for heritage and cultural venues. The team have since built a strong partnership with Nottingham Playhouse and its events team, working closely to support a number of important and influential dance and drama productions. Stephanie Sirr, CEO at Nottingham Playhouse…

IPT set to rise on June 1st

Managing Director Bryan Banbury warns businesses to take stock of the looming rise in IPT (Insurance Premium Tax) – the third rise in less than two years – but not to cut corners with their insurance cover in response. As of June 1st, IPT will rise yet again – a stealth tax which will inevitably hit hard working business owners and could persuade them to cut corners when it comes to insurance cover. We’ve known about this planned rise since last Autumn when the Chancellor announced his plans to hike IPT from 10% to 12%, marking the third rise of its…

Don’t let your business be held to ransom: essential cyber advice from Russell Scanlan

As the investigation into last week’s global cyber-attack is launched in the wake of days of disruption, there are new fears that SMEs who do not prioritise cyber protection could be particularly vulnerable to repeat attacks. With the latest research showing that smaller businesses are more likely to pay ransoms to hackers, a Nottingham based insurance broker, Russell Scanlan, urges SMEs to invest robust cyber insurance policies to protect against the consequences of future incidents. As the sheer scale of the recent Ransomware attack on the NHS and other businesses over the past week is uncovered, it is no surprise that…

Russell Scanlan Proud Sponsors of New Nottingham Restaurant and Bar Awards

Russell Scanlan is proud to announce it is sponsoring the new Nottingham Restaurant and Bar Awards (NRBA) 2017/2018 – and this week was invited to the exclusive launch of the awards’ website. The launch took place at title sponsors Adtrak’s offices in Nottingham city centre where Russell Scanlan heard from the other sponsors and talked to them about common ground. The NRBAs were historically one of the biggest and most successful events on the Nottingham calendar and after a few years off, they’re now back with a bang and have added a new category for bars in order to acknowledge their…

Russell Scanlan Boosts Nottingham Team with Two New Appointments

Nottingham’s largest independent insurance broker, Russell Scanlan, has strengthened its team with two new appointments – a Private Client Account Handler and a Healthcare Administrator. Joining the team, based at its head office on Wellington Circus in the city centre, as Healthcare Administrator is Chris Cunnington, who has more than 30 years’ experience in the insurance sector specialising in advising SMEs and larger corporate clients about employer sponsored benefits. Chris’s brief is to develop and grow the business’s Healthcare arm, working alongside Account Executives in Nottingham and Leicester to promote the service to existing and new clients. He said: “I join…

Russell Scanlan Going for Gold with Museum Sponsorship

Nottingham’s largest independent insurance broker, Russell Scanlan, has announced it will be a gold sponsor of the city’s Galleries of Justice Museum’s major annual fundraising event of the year. The business will play an important role in supporting the Unique Connections Banquet on the 23rd of March at the Park Plaza Hotel, in aid of the museum’s Help a Child Appeal – which raises funds from statutory agencies, businesses and individuals in order to provide crime prevention educational activities for Nottinghamshire children. Bryan Banbury, managing director at Russell Scanlan, said: “It’s important to us that we are an active part of…

Russell Scanlan Strengthens its Nottingham Team with Senior Appointment

Samantha Gray has recently joined us as Senior Account Handler. Samantha brings with her 31 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge across a wide range of industry sectors. She even already has her eye on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement to see if there will be any implications for our industry. Commenting on her appointment, Samantha said: “Russell Scanlan’s broad range of clients gives me the opportunity to apply my experience and knowledge. Many of them operate in key sectors and are important, in terms of productivity and jobs, to the success of the Midlands Engine, which aims to boost…

Client Briefing – Insurance Act 2015

It has always been a principle of arranging insurance that clients have an obligation to tell their insurers ‘material facts’. These are matters which insurers are entitled to know to enable them to decide whether they wish to provide for the risks you want to insure and if so, at what terms and conditions. The principle was supported by what is now the rather outdated Marine Insurance Act 1906. This legislation will be replaced soon by the Insurance Act 2015 effective from 12th August 2016. The new Act will modernise insurance law and aims to make it easier and fairer for…

Russell Scanlan Awarded Chartered Status

We couldn’t be more delighted to announce that Russell Scanlan has been awarded prestigious Chartered status by the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) – one of only 2 in Nottingham and a handful in the region. As Nottingham’s longest established broker, 2016 is already proving to be a particularly positive year. We are also celebrating our 135th anniversary and there are plans afoot to mark that occasion (but more on that in a following 1881). Bryan Banbury, managing director, was quick to comment on the news: “Chartered status is an exclusive title only awarded to firms which meet rigorous criteria. All Chartered…

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