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Keep up with the latest insurance news, trends and protect your business with helpful advice from our experts.

Seeking Safety in Forestry

6^th April 2021

Being such a hazardous industry, it goes without saying that those working in forestry and arboriculture require the right cover. From the use of high risk machinery to working alone or at height, forestry exposes operators to many potential dangers, and with Scotland and the North of England proving to be regions increasingly active in forestry, H&H Insurance Brokers are keen to emphasise the imperative need to ensure that you and your staff are totally covered, should the worst happen.

Excessive Public Footpath Walks Are Damaging Our Countryside

3^rd April 2021

While the pandemic may have given a health boost to the nation with exercise being one of the only reasons to leave home, there have been rising concerns regarding the irresponsible use of public footpaths and the unfortunate increases seen in sheep attacks.

Excessive Public Footpath Walks Are Damaging Our Countryside

Could this be the end of insurance 'loyalty' penalty?

2^nd April 2021

When it comes to a wide range of services on the consumer market, loyalty is undervalued. Customers may find that if they stick with the same company year-on-year, they will end up getting charged a lot more than someone who frequently switches.

Happy Easter

1^st April 2021

Happy Easter and Opening Hours This Friday will be a year since we closed our offices and all our staff started working from home. At that time, I did not imagine that we would be out of the office for a year, and in truth what will likely be for a while longer yet.

Roadmap Out of Third Lockdown

26^th March 2021

On 22 March, the Prime Minister announced the government’s proposed roadmap out of lockdown. The road ahead The government is hopeful that most of the economy will be able to open before the end of June, subject to four steps set against four key tests: how the vaccine roll-out is going, how vaccination is affecting hospitalisations and deaths, that infection rates are staying low and that new variants are not undermining the other three criteria.

Specialist Alpaca Insurance Unique to UK

3^rd March 2021

H&H Insurance Brokers Launch ‘Insure My Alpaca’ to provide bespoke insurance to growing market of alpaca breeders. A one of its kind insurance product for the 45,000 alpacas across the UK, ‘Insure My Alpaca’ has now been launched as the new brand of the former Armitage in-Livestock.

Specialist Alpaca Insurance Unique to UK

Wilodge Poshspice Sells for 250,000gns!

5^th February 2021

Limousin Heifer Wilodge Poshspice Sells for World Record Price! H&H Insurance Brokers are delighted to have worked with Christine and Paul Tippetts from Shropshire, with the after sales service of insurance for their Limousin world record breaking heifer Wilodge Poshspice.

Insurance Health Checklist for 2021

3^rd February 2021

H&H Insurance Brokers recommends eight ways to make sure your insurance policy is in good order for the new year. At the beginning of a year, it is always overwhelming to think about the number of items to tick off from to-do lists. One thing that often ends up on the bottom of the pile, is reviewing and updating your farm insurance policy.

Feefo Platinum Trusted Service Award for the 2nd year!

22^nd January 2021

H&H Insurance Brokers is delighted to have been awarded the Feefo Platinum Trusted Service award for the second year in a row. Rated by genuine customers, this accolade is an independent seal of excellence which recognises businesses who deliver exceptional experiences.

Stay Safe Against Flooding

20^th January 2021

As Storm Christoph passes through and set to bring widespread flooding across the UK, we take a look at what steps you can take to protect your property. The severity of the weather has meant that properties previously not considered to be situated in flood-prone areas may now be at risk.

Covid Update

5^th January 2021

As England starts Lockdown 3.0 for the foreseeable future, H&H Insurance wishes to reassure our clients that once again our whole team has embraced the situation and is adapting to working effectively either from their homes or the office – so it is very much business as usual.

Jade Pringle joins H&H Insurance Brokers

4^th January 2021

H&H Insurance Brokers, one of the North East’s leading rural insurance providers, shows strong signs of strategic expansion in the recent welcoming of Jade Pringle to their team. In her new Accounts Executive role, Jade will work across the North East and the Scottish Borders, and her appointment indicates the company’s future-focussed outlook.

What our customers think

Personal touch valued. Time to discuss details.
A personal visit from representative enabled us to discuss fully any points we were unsure about, thus enabling us to make a better informed decision about what to include and what to miss out.

Karen - 06 January 2022

Great service
Easy to deal with

05 January 2022

Recommend them again

Andy - 05 January 2022

Professional and efficient. I will use them again and recommend them

04 January 2022

The sales rep Haf was brilliant and found me a good deal
Brilliant service , good deal and easy to talk to someone who understood what I was after for my policy

02 December 2021

Excellent personal service.
Luke was very patient in explaining the 2 types of insurance my business needs and is likely to get a third policy from us in January.

Ray Cassidy - 02 December 2021

Very good
Very good, Yes. Not necessary

02 December 2021

Prompt and excellent service

02 December 2021

Great service
They were in touch with me on a regular basis sorting my insurance out. Then got me a good deal. Also when I had queries they were quick to answer them.

02 December 2021

Yes I would recommend to others. The staff were very helpful.

James - 02 December 2021

Excellent
Excellent service

02 December 2021

Professional people to deal with
Have insured our farm and holiday cottage for many years and find everyone at the company always keen to help and support

02 December 2021

They listen to what you have to say and recommend the best cover available,then find the best deal to suit your needs.

Margaret - 08 November 2021

excellent service
excellent servibe by HandH would definately recommend

Ian - 07 November 2021

As usual reliable, friendly and efficient.

Katharine - 05 November 2021

Excellent service
Excellent service and very helpful staff

Marshal - 05 November 2021

They handled all my questions quickly and easily

05 November 2021

From picking up the phone they responded professionally and very promptly to provide a competitive quote. This was flexibly adjusted to meet all of our requirements resulting complete cover within a week.

05 November 2021

Jade was very helpful and also gave us some great advice but most importantly saved us quite a bit of money on our yearly insurance costs

John - 05 November 2021

All process handled well from start to finish Would highly recommend them

Stephen - 05 November 2021

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