News

New Building Safety Levy Could Well Delay, or Stall Construction Projects

That’s the general feeling from Markel, who go into some detail below. It all raises questions over the current – and any future – UK government’s ambition to deliver on around a million new homes […]

News

Winter Warning: Thefts & Vandalism Risk on Building Sites

A timely warning from WCCTV for insurance brands in the construction/warehouse sectors; The pattern repeats every year, yet many sites still treat it as a surprise. Once the clocks change, a working day that ended […]

Legal

Contractor Companies Fined Over £1m After Fatal Incident on Site

The latest case report from the HSE; Two companies and a self-employed contracts manager have been sentenced after a worker was crushed to death when an unsupported trench collapsed at a site in Surrey. Gheorghita […]

News

Marsh Launches Stratus, Focusing on Property Sector

The latest new thinking from Marsh;  Marsh (NYSE: MRSH), a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, today announced the launch of Stratus, a property insurance exchange designed to address […]

Insurance Brokers

Euna Underwriting Beefs Up Contractors Pro Indemnity Product

The latest product news from Euna Underwriting; Specialist MGA Euna Underwriting has strengthened its Building and Engineering Contractors Professional Indemnity product with fourteen policy extensions, responding to a liability environment that has shifted materially since […]

Insurance claims

Claims Rise 6% in Construction Health Sector

The latest data from Westfield Health; Construction workers’ health cash plan claims rose by more than 6% in the past year, according to new figures from Westfield Health. With the Construction Skills Network forecasting the […]

Insurance Brokers

Decus Launches New Wholesale Construction Division

The word from Decus, part of the Bridge Speciality International Group; Decus Insurance Brokers, part of Bridge Specialty International (BSI), has appointed Steve Downing to lead a new division providing wholesale construction insurance solutions across […]