Personal guarantee insurance applications rise by 62%

Applications by business owners for personal guarantee insurance (PGI) rose 62% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to new data from Purbeck Personal Guarantee Insurance.  Applications were also 9% higher than in Q2, making Q3 2026 the second-busiest quarter recorded since 2021, behind only Q1 2026. The data is a measure…

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Average personal guarantee business loan value increases

New analysis by Purbeck Insurance of personal guarantee-backed small business loans shows how the rising cost of doing business over the past 18 months (notably the increase in National Insurance contributions) has led to an increase in the value of loans taken on by small business owners, outpacing the value of the family home in…

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Call for Government to provide small firms with personal guarantee protection

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)  says that the Government should step in to provide small firms with personal guarantee protection following from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)’s investigation into personal guarantees, Martin McTague, National Chair of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said “The FCA’s investigation was severely undermined even before it got underway…

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