ACTUS INSURANCE LAUNCHES NEW RISK MANAGEMENT DIVISION

Stocksbridge-based Actus Insurance launch new business venture Actus Risk Management in partnership with Louise Turner this month. The business will offer a wide range of Risk Management solutions including HR consultancy, Health and Safety support and Management Training to companies throughout Yorkshire and the surrounding areas.

Having run a successful Insurance brokerage for five years, Sam and Paul have always been keen to launch a Risk Management division to provide further support for clients and the new partnership with Louise has allowed the launch of this exciting new division. Louise has worked within Risk Management and specifically HR for the past 14 years. Having achieved her MBA and Chartered membership through CIPD Louise has provided HR support and management training for companies of many sizes and in a broad range of industries.

Louise told us: “Having worked with both Sam and Paul earlier in my career, when the opportunity arose for me to partner with them we were all excited about what the future could hold.” Actus will work with businesses, predominantly SMEs, that don’t have the in-house capability to deal with all their HR issues. They plan to tailor services on a case-by-case basis, depending on what the business requires, existing knowledge, and inhouse capability.

Louise explained: “We take the time to really understand our clients’ business and the objectives they want to achieve. Employees are a company’s best asset and by ensuring managers are confident and empowered to make the right HR decision, we can ensure the business achieves its aims.”

Sam continued: “We will ensure all your HR documentation is up to date with the latest employment legislation and allows the business to take the right action when it needs to take it. This includes everything from contracts of employment, it’s to staff handbooks and the policies you need within your business. We offer both over-thetelephone and onsite support, so that matters can be dealt with quickly and efficiently.”

In addition to HR consultancy, the Risk Management division will be offering a wide range of management training courses to ensure managers are upskilled to understand how best to achieve business objectives. Amongst other elements, the training includes appraisal training, how to run an effective disciplinary procedure and how to manage staff absence.

Louise is also accredited to deliver a range of Mental Health First Aid Training. Louise explained: "Mental health is something that we all have, it’s as important as our physical health and companies are now taking a greater focus on how to protect employees’ mental health and wellbeing while they are at work. It’s imperative we upskill our leaders, so they know how best to support employees experiencing poor mental health and how to have conversations around mental health with confidence. We offer both open courses and ones delivered on-site within your business so we can ensure we deliver the training which is right for your organisation.”

There are exciting growth plans for the Risk Management division at Actus with plans in place to launch the Health and Safety consultancy service in the coming months.

Sam said: “Having worked in HR for most of her career and running her own successful HR consultancy business, Louise brings a wealth of experience to Actus and it’s through this partnership we are excited to launch this new service and grow the Actus brand even further.”