Opinion

Building Resilience in Property Repairs Through the Circular Economy

This piece is by Nick Turner, Head of Surveying, Woodgate & Clark. As weather events continue to take their toll on residents and businesses, Nick Turner, Head of Surveying at Woodgate & Clark, one of […]

InsureTech

Helvetia Invests in Device-As-A-Service Tech

Latest tech idea funding news for you, with Helvetia backing a longer lifespan for phones and laptops. The savings in mineral resources, mining, long distance manufacturing, distribution and retail is potentially huge – all we […]

Opinion

Fraud: It’s The Best of Times And The Worst of Times

Straight talking from the Editor’s keyboard; It’s no secret that fraud has expanded as the UK goes digital, plus the pandemic support packages of grants and loans also brought out fraudsters keen to manipulate company […]

Legal

Landowner Had No Waste Transfer Records

Latest case report from the UK Environment Agency highlights the dangers of organising some cheap waste disposal; A Barnsley landowner faces financial penalties of over £5,000 after failing to comply with an Environment Agency notice […]

News

Waste Firm Directors Sentenced After Fly Tipping Offences

The directors of a waste firm in the NE of England have been sentenced after several cases of fly tipping. The court result follows a joint investigation between the Environment Agency and Newcastle City Council […]

Global insurance trends

Ocean Risk Assessment Tools For Insurers

An innovative risk assessment tool is being developed by the international nonprofits, Global Fishing Watch (GFW) and Trygg Mat Tracking (TMT) to help insurers combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, a critical threat to […]

Global insurance trends

Gold Rush Into Biofuels Offer Insurers a Huge Opportunity

As Prince Charles claims his Aston martin V8 runs on “cheese and wine,” (spoiler, it doesn’t, 85% of the fuel is still petrol) and this news from the USA on aviation fuel made from recycled […]