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Hamilton Fraser Commended In The Leap 100 List

July 3, 2016 by CarlFrascina

Hamilton Fraser, a provider of specialist insurance services, has been named in The Leap 100. Hamilton Fraser has been identified as one of the most exciting, ambitious, entrepreneurial and fast-growing companies in the UK.

City A.M and Mishcon de Reya assembled this year’s Leap 100 list of the country’s fastest-growing companies to watch. From Joe and Seph’s award-winning gourmet popcorn to Lost My Name’s best-selling and technologically advanced personalised picture books, the list boasts a wide variety of companies. Each company featured in the Leap 100 excel in the four vital areas of leadership, ambition, team and money. City A.M. will follow the Leap 100’s progress including their challenges and successes throughout the year.

2016 marks an important milestone for Hamilton Fraser as the company celebrates its 20th anniversary. Started in 1996 as an insurance broker specialising in property and medical indemnity insurance, these two sectors remain at the heart of everything they do.

Hamilton Fraser offer a number of services in the property sector including Total Landlord Insurance, the government authorised tenancy deposit scheme mydeposits, the government appointed consumer complaints scheme Property Redress Scheme and the Client Money Protect membership scheme.

They are also market leaders in the cosmetic sector, providing specialist insurance products to dentists, doctors and nurses working as aesthetic and cosmetic surgery practitioners. In June this year they will be launching the Cosmetic Redress Scheme, a new consumer redress scheme for the cosmetic, aesthetic and beauty industry, authorised by the Chartered Trading Standards and designed to resolve complaints made by consumers against traders in the cosmetic industry.

The company has gone from strength to strength, currently employing over 160 members of staff. In 2015, Hamilton Fraser moved into new modern, spacious offices in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire allowing for future expansion. Hamilton Fraser is committed to raising standards in its respective industries and is continuously striving for growth and innovation which is why they have been recognised in The Leap 100 Companies List.

“We are extremely proud to be included in The Leap 100 Companies List,” said Eddie Hooker, CEO of Hamilton Fraser, “we have worked tremendously hard over the past 20 years to achieve this level of success and it is very rewarding that our efforts are being acknowledged, especially on our 20th anniversary. We hope to build on our success with a vision of doubling the size of Hamilton Fraser within the next 5 years.”

The Leap 100 can be seen here: www.cityam.com/leap-100

Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance: specialist insurance for a changing market

January 28, 2016 by CarlFrascina

Industry Insider article by Hamilton Fraser

Twenty years ago, in 1996, our now CEO Eddie Hooker had just started his own insurance broker company, when an enquiry came in that would change the business. A nurse who wanted to follow the latest trend on collagen filler products wanted insurance. She couldn’t find anyone who would insure her at a cost that would still make it viable to administer the new treatments.

Defence bodies were nervous about providing such cover, which was needed to plug the gap between the traditional and new professional areas for nurses. Back then, Eddie did find an underwriter and from then on, Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance was a key player in the market, seeing it grow and helping to shape it. One of the many ways we have been influential was in 1999 in paving the way for the growth of the botulinum toxin industry by allowing dental practitioners to get cover.

Eddie Hooker says: “We were the first company to create an indemnity insurance policy for cosmetic practitioners, and we’ve developed the policy further and further since. We now provide the widest policy available in the market and are still evolving it further. It is at the heart of our business to try and be innovative.”

20 years on, and Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance are drawing on a wealth of experience. In 2016, Eddie will be speaking at key industry events, including ACE, FACE and CCR, and highlight some of the claims Hamilton Fraser has received over the decades. But while we are proud of our history, we are firmly rooted in the present and are keeping our finger on the pulse for future developments. We are constantly adding new treatments to our books and provide our clients with expert advice on how to run a successful business.

Educating practitioners in best industry practice standards is important to us. Not only do we have a wide variety of resources available on our website, including how to consent a patient, how to keep good patient notes and much more, but we do have an in-house claims team who can help with any concerns.

We are always innovating, covering new treatments and genuinely enjoy meeting industry professionals at events. Our Cosmetic team will attend a wide variety of events this year in addition to the ones named above, please do come and talk to us when you see us.

So where do we think the market is going? Mike Glanvill, Director of Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance thinks that regulation and better consumer protection are going to be the biggest challenge for the industry over the coming years.

“Practitioners will be under pressure to stay up-to-date with new legislation and regulations. This will definitely have a financial impact on their business, as all regulations do. Coming from an industry, namely insurance, that has been regulated by the FCA since 2005, we know first-hand what it takes to adapt to new rules. Implementing the new regulations back then changed the way we operate, but now we wouldn’t want to operate any other way. It’s about best practice and putting the consumer first. The cosmetic industry will keep growing, but in my opinion those businesses that adopt regulation quickly and see it as a positive step will be the ones that are most successful. And we will be there to support them.”

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Introducing: Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance

July 10, 2015 by CarlFrascina

Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance was the first commercial insurance provider to offer indemnity insurance specifically tailored to the needs of the aesthetic industry in 1996. As the insurers of choice for thousands of practitioners, Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance is always looking to build new relationships whilst continuously working alongside leading organisations, manufacturers, distributers and Recognised Training Courses within the United Kingdom.

One example is the recently formed partnership with the British Association of Cosmetic Nurses (BACN). The attendance of various industry events such as Aesthetic Medicine Live and the Facial Aesthetic Conference and Exhibition (FACE) 2015 highlights the company’s commitment within the industry.

Eddie Hooker, CEO of Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance, said:

“As a regular exhibitor of industry events, Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance is able to share our knowledge of 18 years of experience within the cosmetic industry, by speaking to delegates who attend the events and even discuss matters with our current clients. We feel this is a great way to present ourselves, and we will continue striving to raise standards within the industry.

“We want to be out there, face to face with practitioners and working alongside organisations to be involved with the latest developments in the industry, share knowledge and be involved with networking opportunities.

“We are very proud to work closely with key industry experts and associations within the industry to educate practitioners with many of the business aspects of running a successful aesthetic clinic.”

From best practice of handling claims to the consenting of your patients, Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance is committed to helping doctors, dentists, nurses, surgeons and any other practitioner to avoid any potential claims. The experienced cosmetic and claims team present themselves and these topics at industry events, in order to share their expertise within this field by actively co-operating and engaging within the market.

At the recent, much anticipated FACE conference, Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance hosted two workshops in attendance with Marketform and Bevan Brittan. Educating practitioners is one of the cornerstones of the company, which is why the company offered delegates the opportunity to learn and discuss any issues with the team. Two presentations which stood at the centre of our exhibition presence showcased two key industry topics, ‘The Anatomy of a Claim’ and ‘Insurance for Beauty Therapists and Laser Technicians’.

Building on the success of this conference, Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance has announced that the company will be attending the Clinical Cosmetic Reconstructive Expo (CCR Expo) 2015 which is a major-scale cosmetic event uniting various industry practitioners.

This is a great opportunity to network with surgical and non-surgical communities including Aesthetic Nurses, Doctors and Surgeons in order to share our knowledge of aesthetic and cosmetic insurance, clinic insurance and medical malpractice insurance.

Additionally, for the first time in its history, the CCR Expo will be held alongside The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons 31st Annual Scientific meeting which also gives Hamilton Fraser Cosmetic Insurance a great opportunity to discuss our range of insurance policies designed specifically for plastic surgeons.

The team will be located at Stand D91 over the two days, surrounded by an internationally renowned faculty of highly respected experts who will be presenting CPD accredited lectures, talks, panel discussions and debates.
Please don’t hesitate to come and speak to us throughout the UK’s largest medical aesthetic exhibition, where our experienced team will be available to provide you with valuable information and literature to share the company’s specialist knowledge in providing policies that meet the demands of cosmetic practitioners.

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