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Myths of Contractor Insurance

The world of contractor insurance can sometimes be a little confusing to navigate. Everywhere you look there are people telling…

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How Do Contractors Benefit From Running A Limited Company?

We get a lot of questions here at Kingsbridge HQ about the pros and cons that come with running your…

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Which business insurance do I need as a contractor?

We know it can be a minefield for contractors when it comes to purchasing the right insurance cover to protect…

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A guide to insurance speak ? all the terms every contractor needs to know

Contractor insurance comes with a lot of related jargon and we understand that it’s easy to become bogged down in…

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How every contractor can benefit from Professional Indemnity insurance

We’ve no doubt that you’ve heard of Professional Indemnity insurance before. You may know it by a different name; errors…

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Getting accredited: the benefits of professional memberships

Trust is a remarkable thing, especially in the world of contracting. If a client trusts you and the quality of…

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Cameron`s cabinet reshuffle: key ministers for contractors

Much ink has been spilled, including by us here at Kingsbridge HQ, about the all new single-party Tory government that…

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Contractors: How to Handle Non-Compete Clauses

Our friends at Lexoo have put together a great piece on non-compete clauses and how best to deal with them.…

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A Contractor`s Guide to Public Liability Insurance

Whether you’re a career contractor or you’ve just dipped your toe in the world of professional freelancing, you’ll have likely…

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Health and Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry

It’s no secret that the petroleum industry is exposed to certain, very specific risks. If you’re a freelancer in the…

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Tax and the modern freelancer

You’ve established yourself as a freelance contractor; you’ve networked, you’ve set up your home office, and you’ve completed your first…

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A Contractor`s Guide To Self-Assessment Tax Returns

As if you weren’t excited enough about Christmas, every freelancer and contractor’s favourite time of year is fast approaching too?…

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Books And Magazines For Contractors

What do you read? Fiction, history, biographies? I doubt many of us would have “Business Guides” or “Self Improvement” titles…

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Marketing For Contractors On A Limited Budget

We know that marketing for contractors can be tough if you’re trying to pull together interest on your own. This…

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August Contractor News Round Up

Your monthly round-up of August’s top contractor news. Small and Medium enterprise interest in freelancers is growing. The appeal of…

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Managing Multiple Clients And Projects

Are you struggling with managing multiple clients and projects in your work as a freelancer or contractor? Managing your workload…

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How Can Contractors Avoid Late Payment?

You probably know the feeling. You have a meeting with a client; learn their work goals, complete the work and…

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Clients You Should Avoid As A Contractor

As a contractor you probably want to jump at every work opportunity that comes your way, though realistically you should probably…

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What Is Contractor Insurance?

Working as a self-employed contractor may give you freedom to be your own boss, but it also means that you…

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Controlling Persons Legislation Abandoned

The Chancellor finally brought the speculation around the government’s proposed Controlling Persons legislation to a close when he delivered his…

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Looking on the Bright Side: Optimistic News for Contractors

This morning my local news station reported that today’s top story was ‘rain’. I felt immense sympathy for those who…

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Making Contractor Insurance Easy

Most contractors facing an uphill battle to find work within their specific industry, whether they are trawling through job vacancies…

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Personal Accident Insurance = Peace Of Mind

A noteworthy report for all contractors was issued this month highlighting the importance of holding personal accident insurance.  The report…

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Don`t get caught out by AWR

The new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will come into force later this year and for those keen to be seen…

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Why You Should Hold Freelancer Insurance For Your Own Benefit, Not Just The Clients!

Insurance is often required to satisfy certain obligations in a contract between you and your client, but rather than seeing…