Opinion

Historic Buildings: Risks & Rewards For Insurers

This article is by Cathy Sinclair, Vice President, Operations Engineering Manager, London operations FM. It looks at heritage buildings risks and safety for insurance brands active in this sector. Historic buildings are vital in preserving […]

News

Schools Out, Arsonists About – When Are Sprinklers Being Fitted?

Zurich makes the perfectly reasonable point that newly built schools should have sprinkler systems by law in England, as they already do in Wales and Scotland. IE goes further; just fit sprinkler systems to all […]

Insurance claims

Public Sector: Zurich Publishes Schools Fire risk Survey

A new study from Zurich Municipal reveals 480 primary and secondary schools endured fires in 2019, a staggering 40 incidents every month.  As a result, almost 20,000  school children have had their education impacted or […]

News

Sprinklers For Schools – Ecclesiastical Supports Fire Brigade Campaign

Responding to the London Fire Brigade’s call for sprinklers to be fitted in every school, Faith Kitchen education niche director at specialist education insurer Ecclesiastical commented: “Ecclesiastical fully supports the call for sprinklers to be […]