Should you be financially prepared for serious illness?
For many people the global pandemic has been a harsh prompt of our own mortality and why it's important to look after your health and well-being. Being diagnosed with a critical illness is not something anyone likes to think about, but the pandemic has served as a bitter reminder of... Read More 
Protecting your family’s future in times of crisis
As we meander our way out of the pandemic towards a state of near normality, who'd have thought that we would fast forward straight into the path of yet another crisis that will cause us to question once again how can we protect our families? This weeks news is of... Read More
NHS backlog: are we heading for a second health crisis?
Recent weeks have hailed the COVID-19 vaccination programme a huge success and we’ve seen that the vaccine has weakened the link between cases, hospitalisation, and death. Nevertheless, charities and health organisations have warned the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a "catastrophic" impact on NHS services - as the number of... Read More
Safeguarding your company assets: protect your people
Business owners are well accustomed to operating in dynamic risky environments, and will undoubtedly experience difficult times along the way – and now, triggered by the global pandemic, threats to business stability have multiplied. Business continuity plans have been thoroughly tested and companies are making changes to their operations as... Read More
1 in 3 businesses without protection despite growing awareness of risk
A Vitality study conducted amongst more than 500 business owners in February this year has found that a third (34%) of business owners admitted their organisations would fail if they or a key member of staff passed away or had a severe terminal illness – and yet they still aren’t... Read More
Insurers will pay out £2.5bn for coronavirus claims made in 2020
According to the latest estimates from the Association of British Insurers (ABI) its members expect to pay up to £2.5 billion for Covid-19 insurance claims incurred in 2020. Previously we reported that Lloyd’s had estimated a £500 million cost of UK Covid-19 claims, taking the current overall estimate up to... Read More
Putting your life insurance in trust
Your life insurance policy is a significant asset and putting your life insurance in trust is one of the best ways to protect your family’s future - because it allows you to manage the way your beneficiaries receive their inheritance. What is a trust? Your life insurance policy can be... Read More
Essential Insurance once again receives prestigious Feefo Platinum Award
21 JANUARY 2021, it is with great pride that we announce Essential Insurance has won the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award for a second time - an independent seal of excellence that recognises businesses for delivering exceptional experiences, time and time again, as rated by real customers. Created by Feefo... Read More
Reasons why life insurance could make a great gift this Christmas
‘Tis the season to be jolly… or as Boris has warned, to be jolly careful! Nevertheless, at least we can try and bring a little joy to this year at Christmas by giving gifts, which will give us all something to look forward to, even if we may not be... Read More
Essential Insurance proud sponsors of Beechwood Cancer Care ‘Messy Play’
We are delighted that that Essential Insurance will be Beechwood’s ‘Messy Play Sponsor, 2021’. This will enable Beechwood Cancer Care Creative Arts and Therapies Practitioner to purchase all the relevant materials required for therapeutic ‘messy play’ sessions. The onset of the coronavirus pandemic has left the economy in serious financial... Read More