Insurance Brokers

Gallagher Appoints Stuart Fatt to Construction Speciality Role

Gallagher— one of the world’s largest insurance, risk management and consulting firms – has announced today the promotion of Stuart Fatt to the role of Managing Partner Construction for Gallagher, effective immediately and reporting into […]

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] […]

Insurance Brokers

ECIC Launches Legal Expenses Product For Construction Sector

With the cost of legal disputes in UK construction at an all-time high and tribunal cases rising sharply in the past year, ECIC, the specialist insurer for the building services sector has launched a new […]

Insurance Regulation

Construction Insurance Specialist Offers Post-Brexit Advice

Worried construction sector bosses are being offered bespoke advice by specialists in Britain’s first ever Brexit Insurance consultations. Insurance experts ConstructionInsure.co.uk are offering free one on one advice sessions for builders and contractors concerned about the impact […]

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 […]

Insurance claims

Broker News: Are Claims Handling Firms Bumping Up Fleet Hire Costs?

Claims management companies are forcing up insurance premiums for businesses with vehicle fleets, experts have claimed. Fleet specialists ConstructionInsure.co.uk have warned that premiums have rocketed due to claims management companies putting in big bills for hire vehicles. […]

Insurance Brokers

Broker Calls for Price Comparison Site Regulation in Construction Sector

Price comparison websites should be prevented from offering quotes to small businesses in the construction sector, a leading insurance broker has warned. Mark Herbert, MD at Construction Insure, says the use of price comparison websites by […]