3. About The Hera Group
The Hera Group is an independent specialist broker in the UK consisting of two
business units – Hera Indemnity and Hera Finance. It provides our clients in the
professional services sector, of all sizes and types, with a comprehensive range of
solutions to meet their Professional Indemnity Insurance, Commercial Insurance
and Business Funding requirements.
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Hera Indemnity
has a highly experienced team of insurance brokers who have access to all relevant
market insurers, not just one dedicated insurer. Hera Finance, has an equally
experienced team of business and finance managers who provide a unique insight
into business funding and finance.
The Hera Group Head Office is located in the City of London.
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5. Combined Strength
Together Hera Indemnity and Hera Finance will provide you with what we call the Hera
difference – insight, expertise and specialist knowledge – and deliver for you all your
professional insurance and business funding requirements. Together we have developed a
unique presence in the insurance market and business funding sector that, through innovation
and identifying new opportunities, will ensure that your requirements are met.
Hera Quality
The Hera Group take pride in the excellent personal service and support offered to our clients.
Hera Indemnity was again‘highly’rated for‘overall satisfaction with service’for the second year
in succession, in The Law Society’s Professional Indemnity Survey among UK law firms 2014 and
are dedicated to delivering a culture of productivity, transparency and efficiency.
Hera Indemnity act for a wide range of professional firms including Solicitors, Surveyors,
Accountants, Architects, Engineers, Insurance Brokers, IFAs and many other service companies.
A major benefit of working with Hera Indemnity is that we are independent and have full access
to the relevant markets of participating insurers which will ensure we deliver a bespoke
Professional Indemnity Insurance cover at a competitive premium.
Similarly, clients of Hera Finance have access to cost efficient solutions for their business
funding and, importantly, at very competitive rates. We will provide from our own book facility
or blue chip finance houses, personal and business finance requirements, for example,
professional indemnity premiums, practice acquisitions, IT upgrades, tax liability funding,
VAT funding or for working capital.
Hera Value
Our clients welcome the fact that they have a dedicated client manager working with them.
The manager will be responsible from day one of your initial enquiry onwards - an approach that
will give you total peace-of-mind during the period of your policy.
We will also provide cover for your commercial insurance requirements, for instance, office
contents and liability, employment practice liability, management liability or property and
building insurance. This‘one-stop-shop’approach has proved to be a real bonus for clients as we
deal with all their insurance issues under one roof.
Hera Goals
The Group’s strategic goals are driven by the desire to be recognised as a leader in the field of
Professional Indemnity Insurance, Commercial Insurance and Business Funding, with a diverse
and competitive range of products to meet the specific needs of professional companies of all
sizes, including sole practitioners. These goals are supported by a strong and experienced team
ethos to ensure we deliver on our goals solely for the benefit of our clients.
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7. Hera Indemnity –
Hera Indemnity is a specialist indemnity insurance broker and for over ten years has enjoyed
close working relationships with all the blue-chip insurance providers and Underwriters, to
ensure we deliver for professional practices a bespoke insurance cover that meets your criteria
at a competitive premium.
We believe our clients should have the right broker team to support them. Hera Indemnity will
provide that support and a dedicated client manager will work closely with you from day one
through every stage leading up to renewal and beyond. Significantly, our brokers have access to
all participating insurers, not just one dedicated insurer – a key advantage for clients!
At Hera Indemnity you will be speaking to a broker who will understand your industry, who will
get to know your company requirements and who will use our market expertise and specialist
knowledge to ensure your insurance needs are resolved diligently and effectively.
As a professional, or a representative of a professional firm who give advice to clients in the
role of a‘Professional Expert’, you may well face a claim, or indeed be sued for providing
negligent or inaccurate advice. Your professional reputation, and importantly your financial
security, is paramount and therefore it is imperative to have the right insurance in place to
cover all eventualities.
Professional Indemnity Insurance
For Professional Practices
• Independent Broker
• 10 years’experience placing Professional Indemnity Insurance
• All sizes of firms and all types of legal practice
• Dedicated client account managers
• Full access to participating insurers
• Deliver competitive commercial insurance quotations
• Risk management advice and support
• In-house claims handling service
• Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Our Key Benefits
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9. Our Difference
Hera Finance is an independently owned Brokerage providing a comprehensive range of cost
efficient finance solutions to help professional firms, of all types and sizes, deliver on their long
term strategic growth plans.
Our clients confidently refer to our work as the‘Hera Difference’and this approach has helped
many businesses during the last few years of tough economic conditions. For over ten years
Hera Finance has been working closely with professional firms, across the UK, to help them
obtain funding for insurance premiums, business growth and deal with short-term cash-flow
problems. We are committed to working in partnership with you to ensure we thoroughly
understand your business objectives and offer speedy solutions to your funding needs.
Our team of experienced business and finance managers offer clients a personal and highly
professional service. They will listen, learn and understand your priorities, match your
requirements to the most appropriate funder, including our own book facility, and advise you
with the best custom-made solution for your business.
Hera Finance –
With confidence returning to the UK economy, the focus on growth among professional firms
is once again a priority. Interestingly, the recent Annual Global CEO Survey published by
PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC), confirmed that confidence is improving among business
leaders and their focus is switching from the survival mode of recent years to revival and
optimism about growth prospects. This turnaround is particularly evident in the UK and some
61% of CEOs think it will continue to improve next year.
This improved business and economic outlook, following a few challenging years, has certainly
given more confidence to professional practices with regard to the future. However, while
general optimism about growth opportunities is high, challenges remain as to how best to
exploit them. The survey further highlighted the main opportunities to grow business over the
next 12 months and the number one choice was to improve product and service innovation,
followed by increasing share in existing markets and, finally, mergers and acquisitions.
Professional firms need to respond to these growth challenges by investing in the business
and their assets and Hera Finance is ready to work with you as a partner to meet these
challenges‘head-on’.
Business Funding For
Professional Practices
This might include, for example, Professional Indemnity Insurance premiums, IT and Office
upgrades, Practice Acquisitions, Partner buy-ins /outs, Tax Liabilities, VAT Funding,
Working Capital, Practice Certificates or Personal Injury / Disbursement Funding – whatever
the requirement Hera Finance will offer a number of options for either short or long-term
business solutions.
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12. Hera Indemnity Limited
Head Office
68 Lombard Street
London
EC3V 9LJ
t +44 (0) 207 868 2494
e enquiries@heraindemnity.co.uk
w www.heraindemnity.co.uk
Hera Finance Limited
Regional Office
Trigg House
Warren Drive, Prestatyn
North Wales LL19 7HT
t +44 (0) 1745 798 101
e enquiries@herafinance.co.uk
w www.heraindemnity.co.uk
Hera Indemnity Limited are authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
Hera Finance Limited has interim permission from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
