Insurance claims

New Trade Association Formed on Flood Resilience

This could be useful for many insurers as they develop further strategies on flood prevention and repairs after various storm related events; A new trade body has been formed to represent and professionalise the rapidly […]

UK Insurance Trends

Call For New Approach on Managing Property Flood Risk

Everyone in the UK knows that there has been rapid housing development on land previously known locally as flood plain, or at least prone to flooding in exceptional weather conditions. But the demand for land […]

Legal

Sanctuary Housing Fined £900K After Legionella Found in Water Systems

The latest case report from the HSE, as a social housing Trust is found negligent as regards water system maintenance; A company has been fined following an outbreak of legionella at its sheltered housing accommodation […]

Global insurance trends

Construction Sector: Global Trends and Analaysis From WTW

The construction sector took a big hit during Covid19 and the vax rollout aftermath, with restrictions on travel, socialising and events like conferences taking a few years to return to normal. Some major UK building […]

UK Insurance Trends

New Builds By Area/City: Confused.com Has Data For You

This info from Confused.com is handy for those on the home insurance market, as it compares the level of new build vs older properties in various pastcodes. Of course the percentage of new builds by […]

News

ABI Investment Forum Will Look at `Social Good’ Projects

It looks like more insurers will be following L&G’s lead and developing social housing projects across the UK, which can only be a good thing in the long term. Will other green infrastructure investments actually […]