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Flood risk householders and businesses to get new flood warning service Insurance broker, Alan Boswell Group, has welcomed the news that the Environment Agency is to extend its flood warning system for at-risk households and businesses. The Environment Agency’s flood warning service - Floodline ... Read more

With the temperatures dropping and more snow forecast across the UK this week, Sharon Coombs-Hoar from insurance brokers Alan Boswell Group looks at the steps home and property owners can take to minimise the risk of damage caused by freezing water pipes. Burst water pipes can cause considerable ... Read more

The Copenhagen Climate Change Conference is underway, we’ve had severe flooding in Cumbria, the ”barbecue summer“ is a distant memory and US forecasters are predicting a harsh and snowy winter. It’s likely you’re already suffering from ”weather fatigue“ but adequately ... Read more

Leading insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has launched a high quality but affordable pet insurance policy which is now available online. Alan Boswell Group has built a relationship with Pet specialist Ultimate Pet Partners to provide a quality and affordable Pet Insurance product to their ... Read more

Norwich-based insurance broker Alan Boswell Group is celebrating 10 consecutive years of compliance as an International Organisation for Standardization (ISO) certified company. The Company's most recent independent audit in July 2009 confirmed its adherence to the demanding requirements of ISO. ... Read more

The Financial Market Review: Alan Boswell Group reviews the current financial situation. Download your free copy of our financial market review: Financial Market Review: June 2009 Read more

Norwich insurance broker Alan Boswell Group says it's latest customer satisfaction survey shows that for its customers, happiness has never been away. The survey was carried out by an independent specialist firm during the second week of December 2008 and the sample encompassed recent claimants ... Read more

Norwich-based independent financial adviser, Alan Boswell Group, has expanded its mortgage advice services, by offering advice on equity release schemes (including lifetime mortgages and home reversion plans). Heidi Nuthall, senior mortgage consultant in the IFA division at Alan Boswell Group has ... Read more

Norwich-based insurance broker and independent financial adviser, Alan Boswell Group, is to expand with an additional branch office in its home city. A historic building in the heart of Norwich is being restored to its former glory to accomodate the Group's major expansion plans. The new ... Read more

Leading business insurance broker, Alan Boswell Group, looks at the benefits for care homes of an efffective risk assessment programme. It's easy for care home managers to assume that risk assessment is only there to ensure regulation is adhered to. In reality, it can offer the care home or ... Read more

In a bold move, pub insurance specialist Alan Boswell Group is guaranteeing to save publicans money on their business insurance. Visitors to the Pub Business 2008 show will be offered a price guarantee which promises a saving of at least 10% per annum for qualifying pubs and wine bars. Pub ... Read more

Leading business insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has announced it is supporting the Year of Food and Farming by extending farm insurance cover for free. The Year of Food and Farming which runs until July 2008 is a campaign to raise awareness of UK farming and food production and to engage ... Read more

Landlords insurance specialist Alan Boswell Group highlights the things property owners should look out for when buying insurance for residential buy to let properties or commercial investment properties. It is important for property owners to get the fundamentals right. This means not paying ... Read more

Pub insurance specialist, Alan Boswell Group, was amongst the sponsors of the inaugural Eastern Evening News 'Going Out Awards'. The awards were held on 13th January 2008 at Mercy Nightclub Norwich and proved to be a great success. AB Leisure Insurance has strong ties with local businesses in ... Read more

Leading insurance broker Alan Boswell Group is urging motorists and fleet operators to use a new online service to check that their vehicles are properly recorded on the Motor Insurance Database (MID) Last July, the insurance broker highlighted the plight of private motorists who had been ... Read more

Financial planning experts at Alan Boswell & Company stress the importance of adequate pension planning to provide financial security in retirement. After a restful Christmas break, the prospect of another year of hard work faces many of us. But planning ahead is a simple way to make life ... Read more

Alan Boswell Group wishes all its clients and suppliers a very Happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. Our opening hours over the festive period will be as follows: Norwich Office Monday 24th December 2007 - 8.30am to 1pm Tuesday 25th December 2007 - CLOSED Wednesday 26th December 2007 - ... Read more

Leading care home insurance broker, Alan Boswell Group looks at what care home managers can do to tackle the issues of abuse and finds that having the right care home insurance programme can play a part. The BBC Panorama documentary "Please Look After Mum" which first aired in February 2007 ... Read more

Landlords insurance and buy-to-let insurance expert Alan Boswell Group is offering a special deal to visitors at this week's landlords show at Birmingham NEC Landlords registering at the Alan Boswell stand will be handed a discount voucher entitling them to 12 months of landlords ... Read more

Norwich-based independent financial adviser Alan Boswell & Company asked market commentator Stephen Phillips to look at UK equities and asked should investors expect to see another "correction" – market-speak for a fall. Phillips' view is that whilst this seems possible - especially with a ... Read more

Leading Norwich-based independent financial adviser Alan Boswell & Company has announced further expansion through the purchase of local IFA, Mansbrook Brosche (Hellesdon) Limited. As part of the deal, all Mansbrook Brosche staff will transfer to Alan Boswell & Company - the financial ... Read more

Farm insurance specialist Alan Boswell Group is urging UK farmers to review their farm insurance cover as grain prices hit record levels. The past year has seen grain prices double, and one of East Anglia's leading independent farm insurance brokers says this is a wake-up call for farmers who may ... Read more

Norwich independent financial advisers, Alan Boswell & Company, have some simple tips for record-keeping when it comes to gifts and IHT planning. One of the simplest and most effective ways to reduce the inheritance tax bill that your estate will have to meet on your demise, is to give money ... Read more

Norwich-based pub insurance and restaurant insurance specialist Alan Boswell Group has announced an exclusive insurance deal for UK members of the prestigious Les Routiers network. The special hospitality insurance package is underwritten by the UK's largest insurer, Norwich Union, and provides ... Read more

Business insurance broker Alan Boswell Group highlights the importance of complying with new waste regulations. From July 1st 2007, producers of electrical goods have been required to meet the environmental costs of dealing with waste products. These rules apply to any company which manufactures, ... Read more

When your insurer fails to update the Motor Insurance Database and the police accuse you of driving uninsured then you may feel that your car insurance deal is not quite as good as it first appeared. Even worse, you could have your car confiscated, receive an on the spot fine of £200 and ... Read more

The challenges facing private property investors can be immense: from trying to keep up with the constant changes in legislation affecting the buy-to-let market to protecting their investment with suitable landlord insurance. It is therefore vital that buy to let investors have access to the ... Read more

Property expert David Lawrenson is warning property investors that there is more money to be made buying houses than flats. David from leading buy to let consultancy Letting Focus, says, "They say the key to property investment and buy to let success is location and buying the right property ... Read more

Owning a second home overseas, whether for your own use or as an investment – more likely as a combination of the two – can be highly attractive, but it brings with it some downsides. Not least of these is that you will have all the expenses associated with home ownership doubled! Relying on ... Read more

Rising star Matt Allison has realised his career ambition to race in the British Touring Car Championship by signing for Kent's Motorbase Performance to drive one of their race-winning SEAT Toledo Cupras. The 23-year-old reigning British GTC Champion has had his sights set on the UK's top series ... Read more

The Alan Boswell Group publishes a regular newsletter for its clients, containing topical articles and useful advice on the insurance and investment matters. In this latest edition, we feature the following areas: Plant theft on the increase Recent statistics indicate that Plant theft has soared – ... Read more

Matt and team-mate Jonny Lang were crowned British GTC champions at the annual GT/F3 awards dinner in central London last Friday night. The championship was confirmed by Motor Sports Association (MSA) headquarters after a tribunal decided in Matt's favour after an incident at Brands Hatch back in ... Read more

The Alan Boswell autumn independent financial planning seminar has become an established part of Norwich's financial calendar. This year's event, held on 18th October, was the best attended to date. Around 170 of the IFA's clients gathered in the Norfolk Lounge at Carrow Road to listen to two ... Read more

St Benets Wasps under 8's buzzed through the Hemsby tournament winning it for the second year in a row. To win the tournament the Wasps had to beat 11 teams coming to a final win of 3-0 against Caister. Alan Boswell Group is proud to support the team and wishes it every success in the forthcoming ... Read more

Following their annual audit, Moody International has confirmed that Alan Boswell Group has successfully retained its ISO9000 accreditation. This is the eleventh year in a row and it is believed that this represents the longest continuous period of quality management accreditation anywhere in the ... Read more

It was an impressive start for our driver Matt Allison in the first leg of the Avon Tyres British GT Championship at Oulton Park on the 17th April. Racing in a Porsche 996 GT3 Matt finished in overall 7th place on the day, averaging a track speed of 87.86mph. If you couldn't make it to Oulton ... Read more

Norwich-based broker Alan Boswell Group promotes new Risk Management Division with free 'Health Checks' for businesses. Businesses ignore risk assessment and health & safety at their peril: they face stiff penalties and could be shut down if theyre caught out. Now East Anglia's leading ... Read more

Alan Boswell Group's claims service has received a resounding thumbs-up from a sample of its clients surveyed recently. Asked if they were happy overall with the claims service supplied by their broker, 92% said "Yes" and would recommend their broker to others. 96% were satisfied with "how clearly ... Read more

Lion Rugby, Norwich Rugby Football Club, is roaring again with the renewal of their major sponsorship deal with Alan Boswell Group. Well known for their support of a wide range of top-level County sports including Norfolk County Cricket Club and Norfolk Mens Golf Union, the Alan Boswell Group has ... Read more

AB Leisure Insurance is a new business insurance division of Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers, which has been set up to deal exclusively with pub insurance, restaurant insurance and hotel insurance. Jon Preston, Account Executive for AB Leisure Insurance, said "We have access to unique specialist ... Read more

Alan Boswell Insurance & Financial Services Group was proud to be the match sponsor for Norwich City's opening game at Carrow Road on 6th August 2005 against Coventry City. Pictured are, from left to right: Back Row - Steve Cox (Business Development Manager, Alan Boswell Landlords), Terry ... Read more

Leading Norwich business insurance broker Alan Boswell Group has announed that on 28 June 2005, external auditors Moody International Certification confirmed that the business has achieved 10 years of continuous accreditation to the ISO9001:2000 international standard for Quality Management. ISO ... Read more

Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers will be amongst the exhibitors at the forthcoming Property Investors' Shows being organised by the Southern Private Landlords Association. The events are being held on Thursday 12th May 2005 from 12pm to 7pm at Ashford International Hotel, Ashford, Kent and on ... Read more

Both of the General Insurance divisions of the Alan Boswell Group have been formally authorised by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) to continue in business when it takes on statutory supervision of the industry on 14 January 2005. From then, only those firms authorised by the FSA will be ... Read more

As insurance brokers quit the high street, Alan Boswell Group expands Attleborough office At a time when many insurance businesses are having to leave the High Street, the Alan Boswell Group, East Anglia's leading independent insurance brokers and independent financial advisers, is expanding the ... Read more

Alan Boswell Group Expands Financial Services Division. ABCO, the financial services division of the Alan Boswell Group, has appointed Vicki Charles as Mortgage Manager. Her remit is to develop a dedicated mortgage department, which will specialise in independent mortgages: "ABCO's ability to ... Read more

Carol Temple joins Norfolk's leading independent insurance & financial services company. Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers has appointed Carol Temple as Claims Handler. Carol is a specialist in claims with over two decades experience, and returns to brokerage after six years at Norwich Union. ... Read more

Thrust leader headlines latest ABCO Pensions and investment seminar in Norwich. Richard Noble, who set the World Land Speed Record in Thrust 2 in 1983, then headed the Thrust SSC (supersonic car) project in the 90s, was today the headline speaker at the 2004 ABCO Investment and Pension Planning ... Read more

Matty's 'pat on the back' bat Alan Boswell Group Sponsorship Helps Young Cricketer's Prospects. In March 2003 Matty Spenceley and Tom Adeyemi, who play for Horsford Cricket Club, won the Alan Boswell Group young player development bursary. As a result both boys spent time at Northamptonshire ... Read more

Norwich-based Alan Boswell Insurance and Financial Services Group has stepped in to sponsor the Norwich Union Ladies Hockey Club. The Club's first team has made great strides up the amateur league recently, and its run of success has meant more support is urgently needed for travel, coaching ... Read more

Lesley McKee looks to build new business for Norfolk's leading independent insurance broker and independent financial adviser. Lesley McKee has joined Alan Boswell Insurance Brokers as a business insurance Account Executive. She will be based in the Norwich head office, in Thorpe Road, and will ... Read more