Alliance
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12/06
We are pleased to announce...
One of the top business awards in the country,
sponsored by Alliance, has been won at a glittering
awards ceremony in London's Park Lane.
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12/06 Ever
been at the wrong end of an employee's injury claim?
Bosses who have been caught out by an expensive injury claim
from a disgruntled worker may soon be able to rest much
easier.
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12/06 Taking
the headache out of employment law
The CBI claim new employment legislation has cost the British
economy around £37 billion. Now Alliance has launched
a website to give advice and practical help for companies
who want a simple solution to the minefield of employment
law.
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07/06
Ladies and gentlemen. We are proud to sponsor…
your lunch
We’re not daft at Alliance. When we sponsor
an event we choose a good one. In this case, “The
World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2006”.
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07/06 Now
the unlikely event isn’t so unlikely, are you prepared?
A year ago, events in the capital proved that disasters
really can happen. Have we absorbed this genuine risk, though?
More than 80% of London SMEs have neither a written security
policy or a plan of action in the event of a disaster.
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12/06
Here comes Christmas...
It's Santa's busiest time of year, but even the most
ethical of business chiefs shouldn't take risks when driving
over Christmas – it's not a good time to have an accident.
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07/06
Is this the greatest model shop in the world? (or
just a model?)
Trevor Warner is a director of the Snetterton Model Shop.
Amazing isn’t the word. Neither is ‘shop’.
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01/06
Are you a director or an unlimited liability?
Post-Enron, it wasn't surprising to see the consultants
and advisors in the firing line, taking the flack for, arguably,
the inadequacies of the directors who hired them. Now the
dust has settled, though, there's a growing realisation
(amongst the new breed of senior management) that sound
internal and external management and control of risk is
a practice that creates a better business environment.
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01/06
Steel yourself for a shock, your staff could be involved
in fraud
Maybe you're not overly concerned if a company
biro or two disappear. You may even be able to turn a blind
eye to the sudden decline in stocks of the business's velvety
toilet tissue.
But you probably won't want to ignore this shocking statistic:
Employee fraud has almost doubled in the past three years
and is now valued at £78m.
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01/06
Absence makes the losses grow stronger
Your people. Your greatest asset. You may even
be an Investor in People. Or you possibly have a people-based
business.
All very commendable. Except that a recent survey confirms
that the self same people spent rather a lot of time not
at work.
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11/05
Soapbox: Age Discrimination
From October 1st 2006 you won't be allowed to advertise
for a bright young thing to breathe a breath of fresh air
into your team? Or a dynamic self-starter full of energy
and youthful exuberance.
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09/05
The devil is in the detail
Recent terrorist events in London have highlighted
the importance of thorough risk assessments and clarity
of business insurance programme structures.
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09/05 Were
they really Jimmy Choos? Or was it Dolcis?
You like your customers. You have the greatest respect for
them. You regard them as part of your happy enterprise.
You wouldn’t swap them for the world.
The only problem is, some of them are liars.
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09/05 Did you know.....
....that from October 1st 2007 you won’t be allowed
to advertise for a bright young thing to breathe a breath
of fresh air into your team. Or a dynamic self-starter full
of energy and youthful exuberance
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09/05
It’s all about reputation
Heathrow Airport. 10th August 2005. Welcome to the biggest
crash course in branding the country has ever seen. (Bring
a sandwich.)
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09/05
Countering the threat
As many businesses count the cost of recent terrorist
attacks in London, Alliance highlight the key issues that
firms need to consider to help protect themselves against
future threats.
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06/05
What Gets Me Going
Professional services companies – let's face
it, you can't run a successful business without them, but
what really 'gets me going' is the one thing they all seem
to have in common - the crass way they structure their fee
charging.
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01/05
Unholy alliance
John McLaren-Stewart has always wanted to do things
differently and when he set up Alliance Insurance in 2000
he shook up the UK insurance market.The company's non-stuffy
approach has seen it enjoy rapid growth, and that's just
the start.
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10/04
A bundle of risks
The ever-growing list of regulations means Financial
Directors are in the firing line again over risk.
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