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With so many organisations across the World adapting to working life from home, it's been of great interest to the Directors at Hazelton Mountford to see so many wide-ranging business practices change and flex in their approach to managing their teams.
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Mike and Judith Wilson, a highly experienced team, join Hazelton Mountford with over 60 years insurance experience between them. The couple have lived in the county for the last 23 years and set about creating a harmonious work-life balance, with a home in Diglis and an office on The Cross in Worcester city centre, 11 years ago.
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We continue to look at how the team are managing during lockdown. Today we hear from David Webb, our Claims Manager, who continues to offer the first class claims service, despite the challenges. David says:
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What does having Chartered Status mean to you when choosing an insurance broker? HAZELTON MOUNTFORD are the only independent chartered insurance broker in Worcester. It sets us apart from the other brokers and companies within the area and demonstrates a high level of expertise throughout every level of our business. But what does the status actually mean? Our Worcester city centre-based team explain:
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If you’re looking for insurance for your social enterprise then Hazelton Mountford can help you. We are experts in providing social enterprise insurance policies for social enterprises and community interest companies (CIC). Our product is flexible and leading the pack in a number of ways:
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Nigel Webb, Senior Account Executive at Hazelton Mountford, provides an update on working life. He says: "I have definitely found working from home a challenge, as in my normal role the part of my job I really enjoy is visiting my clients and learning all I can about their business, which is very difficult to do over the phone or by email.
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Vee Veillet, Account Handler, at Hazelton Moluntford has been pondering over a little advice for the team and suggests that everyone should: "keep in touch with your colleagues and friends. Everyone is in the same boat right now, don’t feel lonely or isolated on your own.
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These are challenging times and it is understandable that those of us suffering an impact on our businesses naturally look for whatever help and support is available. There has been a lot of confusion and misunderstanding regarding insurance and COVID 19, particularly following the chancellor’s announcement that declaring a pandemic would trigger cover under insurance policies. We therefore wanted to clarify the position and answer some of the common questions.
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As a team, Hazelton Mountford commend the government’s recent statement regarding transport boosts in the national response to COVID-19. We both welcome and commend the Transport Secretary's statement on coronavirus after announcing measures to ensure transport boosts the national response to COVID-19 and paying tribute to the transport workers who have kept vital freight and passenger services running.
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Confused about Insurance? Take part in the Hazelton Mountford Insurance Q&A Webinar in partnership with the Herefordshire & Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce. Join Directors Gordon Hazelton and Jake Mountford to discuss the insurance implications of the fallout from Covid-19 on Tuesday 19th May from 3-4pm. Your questions will be answered objectively and can be about all things business or related to the Coronavirus. Gain expert advice from the only independent Chartered Insurance Broker in Worcester. Take a look at our webinar here.
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With insurance companies like Aon announcing that 70% of its staff are having a pay cut amid coronavirus uncertainties, we remain optimistic and able to 100% commit to our team. Despite the recent report in The Insurance Journal about companies like AON making directors “take a 50% cut and 70% of staff having a cut” in response to the COVID-19 crisis, we vow to keep everyone in their jobs and pay 100% of wages.
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Hazelton Mountford is very much open for business during the COVID-19 lock down in both our Worcester city centre office and new venture in the Isle of Man. The newly formed island team are working from home right now as their Athol Street office has closed its doors due to the Coronavirus lock down. Group Managing Director, Gordon Hazelton, says: "We’re delighted to have launched our new offices in the Isle of Man and look forward to meeting more and more residents and businesses in due course.” For more information, go to: www.hazeltonmountford.co.im, email enquiries@hazeltonmountford.co.im or call +44(0)1624 616 303. As seen in the IOM Today Newspapers.
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Our latest update is from Emily Tunstall, Account Handler for Jake Mountford, Director: As a very sociable person, the thought of working from home did not appeal to me at all! The HM office is such a great place to work, we all get on so well and there’s a real sense of being in a team, which I was worried I would miss out on by working from home. However, I think these unsettling circumstances have brought us all closer...
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We've recently been issued with a Binding Authority to quote and issue their own insurance policies for property owners, managing agents and blocks of flats. Hazelton Mountford have been handed a ‘Binding Authority’ from AGEAS, a major global insurer, to write their own policies for property owners. This means that not only can they broker the best policies from other insurers, they can also now write their own policies for residential lettings, blocks of flats and commercial properties.
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It's great to keep in touch with everyone, via MS Teams or Zoom, whilst we all work remotely. We're staying up-to-date with each member as they work well from home and hear from Jess Price, Account Executive, to catch up on her latest news:
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