Opinion

Opinion: Travel Insurance Market Needs to Develop Post-EHIC Vision

This latest Opinion piece is by Mark Colonnese, Product Director at Aquarium Software. The Brexit problem may yet be resolved, but whatever the outcome politically, everyday travel insurance within the EU is set to change […]

Insurance Brokers

Van Insurance: Peugeot Launches Crew Variant of Popular Partner Model

PEUGEOT has extended the range of all-new Partner, hailed as International Van of the Year 2019, to include a Crew Van model, based on the Long Professional version. The all-new Partner Crew Van will add […]

Insurance claims

Trades Insurance: Tool Thefts From Vans Soars by 55%, Says ECIC

The cost of insurance claims for theft of tools from vans have increased by more than half – 55% – in the past year according to analysis by ECIC, the specialist insurer for the building […]

Opinion

Opinion: It’s Time To Regulate Commercial Building Valuations

In this Opinion piece, Rebecca Fuller, Managing Director, Valuation Advisory at Duff & Phelps, looks at the problem of under-insurance and how to solve it. The days of getting a rebuild valuation done once, and […]

Opinion

Opinion: Robust Inspections Needed to Assess Construction Site Fire Risk

In this article, Richard Forrest Smith, CEO, ECIC, takes a look at the fire risks inherent in the construction sector, the number of causes involved and how insurers can A recent report by Construction News[i] […]

Emerging Risk

Call for Tighter Regulation of Comparison Websites in Construction Sector

Government officials have thanked an insurance industry leader for raising concerns about the effects of price comparison websites in the UK construction industry. But officials from HM Treasury stopped short of agreeing to Mark Herbert’s […]