Insurance Premium Tax Increase 2015

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 […]

Jeans For Genes Day 2015

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 […]

CII New President Appointment

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 […]

Counterpart Abolishment

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 […]

Easter Opening Hours 2015

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 3rd April: CLOSED Saturday 4th April: 09:15 […]

Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning 2014

By Ben Scott Marketing Manager Connect Insurance are participating in the fundraising event for Macmillan Cancer Support today by partaking in the annual Worlds Biggest Coffee Morning! We are hoping to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support by donating a little ourselves, and also accepting donations from our clients and visitors to the office. Macmillan Cancer Support are always happy to […]