By Georgina Bailey Marketing Executive Driving in Winter Weather Now the weather is starting to get colder we need to make sure that we take care of ourselves and I don’t mean wrapping up warm so you don’t catch a cold (though you should do that because sadly at Connect we don’t have Cold Insurance Cover) but how to keep safe when […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager At Connect Insurance we take an interest in the world around us; after all, just like you, we care about the other people we share this country and planet with. We take every opportunity to raise money for causes that we believe in, and year-round we collect for these four important charities. Barnados “Barnardo’s believes […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager Over the Easter period, we will be closing for Bank Holidays as usual. The Easter Opening Hours can be found below. We hope all of our customers, partners and staff have a wonderful time off. Please be aware of our amended opening hours for the upcoming holidays: Friday 25th March: CLOSED Saturday 26th March: 09:15 […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager We are partaking in the Text Santa Christmas Jumper Day campaign, so for today our staff will be wearing knitted Christmas jumpers to help raise money and awareness for three very worthy causes; Make A Wish UK, Save The Children and Macmillan Cancer Support. Addendum Connect helped to raise about £225 for the Text Santa campaign by simply offering […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager Please be aware of our amended opening hours for the upcoming holidays:
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager As of November 1st 2015, the amount of Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) that all customers nationwide are charged on their policies will be increasing from 6% to 9.5%. This Government decision was announced at the Summer Finance Bill 2015. Government Increase Insurance Premium Tax To Standard Rate This significant increase is neither decided nor endorsed […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager We are supporting Jeans for Genes today so our staff will be wearing their denim to help raise money and awareness for Genetic Disorders UK, the charity dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by genetic disorders. “Through funds raised on Jeans for Genes Day, Genetic Disorders UK and Newlife are able to offer essential specialist equipment such […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager Following our 2014 announcement that Connect Insurance director Vivienne Gilroy had been appointed to the position of Deputy President for the Chartered Insurance Institute of Stoke-on-Trent, we are proud to update a year later that Mrs Gilroy has now been appointed as President. Of the 60 local institutes across the UK, the Stoke-on-Trent CII is one of […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager With effect from June 8th 2015, the Counterpart Driving Licence has been discontinued. This means that the DVLA will no longer supply new, or update existing Counterparts and instead will operate an online database to provide this information for insurance purposes. A facility is being designed to allow brokers to access this information, but in […]
By Ben Scott Marketing Manager When the world is at it’s darkest, we as humanity must shine at our brightest. #NepalQuake #Kathmandu #Earthquake #Tragedy #Disaster If you wish to donate to the cause, please see here.