Verastar

Clear Business, part of Verastar Ltd, supplies essential services to small businesses in the UK. Its range covers business broadband and mobile (on the O2 network), fixed-price business gas and electricity, water, card payment terminals and processing, and business insurance.

Business insurance is offered through a brokerage service, with quotes from a panel of insurers including AXA, Churchill and Hiscox via a partnership with Simply Business. Customers of energy, water, telecoms and payments services manage their accounts through a self-serve portal called Customer Zone. The company states that it works with more than 80,000 customers for essential services and arranges insurance for more than 15,000 customers.

The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Sale, United Kingdom. It states that it has over 20 years of experience with small businesses and that it is regulated across its sectors by Ofcom, Ofwat and Ofgem.

Product: Business broadband, mobile, gas and electricity, water, card payment terminals and processing, and brokered business insurance, managed through a self-serve Customer Zone portal.