Do you ever worry about putting information into the public domain as a pet business owner?

Perhaps you might be put off sharing advice in case something happens or someone takes exception to what you've said?

This week I'm chatting to insurance expert Catherine France about things we need to consider when we're publishing content.

Having insurance for your blog could really help get you out of tricky legal situations if they were to ever occur.

In this episode Catherine provides a no nonsense approach to insurance, giving those who seek her help information, knowledge and confidence.

Catherine has 20 years’ insurance industry experience with an impressive track record working within high profile businesses.

She has a passion for sharing her experience to guide small businesses and empower them into understanding insurance so that they can get their head around it and focus on running their business.

Catherine shares down to earth advice, and we reflect on cases where people didn’t have insurance to show the worst case scenario and to help make sure that doesn’t happen to you! 

If your mind gets foggy as soon as insurance is mentioned and you’re not sure whether you should be insuring your online content then this episode is for you.

Key topics and timings in this episode:

2:00: Catherine’s background

2:40: Do you need insurance as a blogger?

3:17: How insurance works and why you need it as a small business

5:11: The risks about putting things in the public domain

6:10: What problems can arise 

6:45: Defamation and how it could happen

6:59: Copyright Infringement explained

7:37: Confidential information risks 

8:15: Why it’s a legal minefield 

9:31: Real life case study Facebook legal case

10:33: What you can do to check your posts before you hit publish

12:00: Facebook posts can spread faster than blog posts

12:56: Sally Bercow, the Speaker John Bercow's wife who shared legal information on twitter

13.47: Don’t panic and think you need to stop publishing

15:30: What do pet businesses need to consider in their policy

17:38: What to say to your existing policy  

19:15: Product companies and insurance

21:12: What if someone makes a claim against you?

22:10: Steps you can put in place to protect your blog

24.50: Advice Catherine offers on her website 

28:00: What changes have occurred in insurance when service providers go online

29.48: Catherine talks about the special priced live advice call she is offering to listeners 

Links mentioned in this episode:

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Website - https://www.catherinefrance.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/catherinefranceuk/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-france/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/CathFrance

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/insurancecatherine