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How to use Getty Images for free
Finding high-quality, legal images to use on your blog can be difficult. Getty have solved that problem for you. Find out how to make the most of it.
13/03/2014

Intellectual property rights: what you need to know
Not all breaches of intellectual property rights are covered by professional indemnity insurance. Here's how to avoid a claim, and protect your own work.
22/01/2014

Self-assessment tax returns for beginners
The deadline for completing your self-assessment tax return online is 31 January. Here's our guide to what it is, and who needs to complete one.
21/01/2014

US contracts and professional indemnity insurance
Not all professional indemnity insurance policies cover US and Canadian contracts. Here's our advice for making sure you don't get caught out.
15/01/2014

What do in the aggregate and any one claim mean?
In the aggregate or any one claim? What difference does it make to your insurance and why are we going on about it? Find the answers here.
05/12/2013

How to use stock images safely
Blogger? Graphic designer? Web designer? Image user? Make sure you get the right licence or risk a hefty fine. Here's how to use stock images safely.
29/11/2013

Top 6 business insurance questions
Struggling to get to grips with business insurance? You're not the only one. Here are six questions we're asked often – and their answers.
06/11/2013

D&O insurance: why you need it
We dug around and found some examples of claims against directors and their companies. Better hope these directors had D&O insurance.
16/05/2013

Should I get directors’ and officers’ insurance?
We're not going to beat about the bush here. If you're a business owner or boss, you definitely don't need directors' and officers' insurance. Here's why:
08/05/2013

What do insurance companies do?
Part of what insurance companies do is take the financial hit if something goes wrong for their customers. But it's far more complicated than that...
28/02/2013

What your insurer wants (and why it matters)
Knowing what your insurer wants gives you the inside track and helps get you the right insurance at the right price.
17/01/2013

How to confuse your customers
Like buying insurance, my new TV has seen me flummoxed, bamboozled and stuck more times than a footballer in a maths exam. Do your clients feel the same?
10/12/2012