News

Mortgage Hope For Trapped Leaseholders

The UK government has recently announced that three high street lenders, Virgin Money, TSB and Skipton Building Society, have joined the commitment to offer mortgages on properties affected by building safety issues. The move was […]

Technology

Pricing Property Cover? WhenFresh Has Live Cladding Status Data

Getting accurate data on the types of cladding used in buildings is essential for any property insurance brand, so this news from WhenFresh is worth checking out; Having launched the UK’s first National Cladding Database […]

InsureTech

Insurers & Brokers; You Need This Data on High-Rise Buildings

InsurTech WhenFresh today announces a new cladding data set that will enable insurers to better understand property risk across their policy portfolio, along with all the other data available via API, to drive more accurately […]

Household Insurance

Can Cavity Sealant Resolve the Dodgy Cladding Issue?

Can you resolve that apartment cladding issue by pumping some gunk into the gap between floors? We are kinda sceptical at IE mag. It might help on smaller apartment blocks where a cherry picker can […]

News

MGAM Launches Property Surveyor/EWS1 Scheme

MGAM, an Acrisure partner, SCOR, Aon and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC), today announce that the new government-backed professional indemnity (PI) insurance scheme for EWS1 assessors is now available for purchase, […]

News

Apartment & Leaseholder Risks in Focus For The FCA

The FCA is looking at the insurance risks associated with apartments, especially apartment blocks. These are increasing in numbers as new builds, as they offer a managed solution for Housing Trusts and Councils, keen to […]

News

Cladding: Govt Launches Insurance Assessment Cover Scheme

Latest move from the UK Govt in an effort to resolve the insurance problems surrounding high rise partment blocks awaiting cladding replacement; The Government Actuary’s Department (GAD) has supported the government by helping to develop […]

News

Build-Zone Renews A-Rated Capacity Deals

One of the leading Structural Warranty providers, Build-Zone, has renewed two ‘A’ Rated insurance binders with AXA XL and Fidelis Underwriting Limited / Fidelis Insurance Ireland DAC, enabling them to continue to write Inherent Defects […]