Company cars
Underwriting agency and broker support group Markerstudy has launched its Flexible Benefits Car Scheme to help companies hold on to the benefits of company car schemes in the face …
Company cars
Underwriting agency and broker support group Markerstudy has launched its Flexible Benefits Car Scheme to help companies hold on to the benefits of company car schemes in the face of higher taxes.
From April, the government will introduce higher taxes on company cars in an effort to control emission levels.
Markerstudy claimed the scheme, which was developed with fleet management company First Active Cars, replicated the benefits of the company car fleet "without the headaches".
The scheme, which has received approval from the Inland Revenue, allows an employer to retain control of the vehicle fleet while giving employees the chance to own their cars through credit agreements backed by First Active Cars.
Employment risk
AIG Europe has joined forces with British and Irish legal network LawNet to develop Rightsteps, a scheme to protect LawNet members' commercial clients against employment actions.
Rightsteps is designed to give businesses rapid and cost-effective access to employment law specialists, while maintaining local expertise and personal relationships LawNet managing director John Thomas said: "Our lawyers' expertise in employment law and their understanding of local and regional businesses provides a useful platform for this kind of risk management programme."
Home insurance
Affinity group specialist R3: Group has launched a home insurance product for homebuyers.It will be sold through independent mortgage adviser network Your Choice Mortgages.The product includes a stand-alone system for immediate quotes. It also generates an application form that is partly filled in with basic details and a direct debit mandate.
