Regardless of industry, a wide range of factors have contributed to cyber-security taking the top spot on the list of common organisational risks this past year. Indeed, many sectors across the country have joined in the race to go digital as reliance on workplace technology continues to grow. In fact, …
Martin Westlake is a Client Relationship Manager, who joined Pound Gates in May 2017, and is part of the Client Services team. Martin, what does your role involve? I arrange tailored business insurance programmes for new and existing clients, across East Anglia. Every client has a unique business and it …
Robust risk management practices can help to protect your business from a range of potential disasters, but it can be increasingly difficult to prepare for the worst in an unpredictable market. In the midst of political uncertainty regarding Brexit, rising adverse weather instances at the hands of climate change, a …
The Pound Gates team were among the invitees at a ceremony at ActivSheds, a project run by the ActivLives charity. In 2018, Pound Gates donated £1,000 to the project in Maidenhall, Ipswich, which allows men who are lonely, isolated or looking to keep busy to get together and work on …
Eight super talented young sportsmen and women from Suffolk have received a major funding boost thanks to the Ipswich business community. Phoebe Hayden (rowing), Oliver Juszt (hockey), Nathaniel Wilding (para powerlifting), basketball trio Susannah Rafu, Ella Pearson and Esther Little, and golfing duo Habebul Islam and Lily May Humphreys, all …
Compass Network, the UK’s largest insurance broker network, named Pound Gates as the Broker of the Year at its annual conference on 7 March 2019. David Collins (left) and Del Sharman (right) accepted the award.
As the owner or manager of a property management firm, you are responsible for meeting your obligations to commercial tenants. By meeting those obligations, you help your tenants’ businesses thrive as well as keep yourself safe from charges of negligence and insurance claims. Furthermore, as general legislative trends see more …
Beckett Investment Management Group has become the latest Suffolk business to throw its weight behind talented up and coming sportsmen and women from the county. The chartered financial planners have joined Pound Gates Chartered Insurance Brokers, Ensors Chartered Accountants, Ellisons Solicitors, Concertus and StrategiQ as sponsors of the hugely successful …
Shirley Mills is a Client Service Advisor, within our nursery team. She joined Pound Gates in August 2008. Shirley, what does your role involve? I’m one of two Client Service Advisors working the specialist day care nursery team at Pound Gates. It’s our job to make contact with nurseries with …
Every decision that directors and officers (D&O) of a company make has the potential to be scrutinised by clients, employees, shareholders and peers. These stakeholders may pursue legal action if they believe a decision adversely affects their best interests. The stakes are high – directors and officers risk losing their …
