Risk Management
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Risk Management
Blocks of flats: Flat out for a better deal
This article studies the challenges posed by insuring blocks of flats. The article looks at the risks associated with modern methods of construction, the shift towards leaseholders and tenants exercising their Right to Manage their buildings, and the implications for brokers and underwriters.
FM Global - Wasting energy
The waste-to-energy industry is booming, with revenues expected to reach US$28 billion this year. But integrated plants bring new risks. This article looks at simple precautions that can reduce the main risks - machinery breakdowns and fire.
How resilient is your supply chain?
FM Global’s Philip Johnson discusses the importance of good decisions and sound data in relation to supply chain resiliency.
Flood resilience: The story of The Moore Company
When The Moore Company’s Darlington Fabrics site was devastated by an unprecedented flood, it was difficult to imagine how the plant and its close-knit community would ever recover. Find out how FM Global helped them get back on their feet in no time at all.
PR – Power generation: with great power comes great responsibility
FM Global looks at the driving factors behind emerging risk scenarios in the power generation industry and advises that most losses are preventable equipment failures due to human error or natural catastrophes. Plus, Lakeside Energy from Waste case study.
Construction: The fall guys
New safety regulations and sentencing guidelines will place additional pressures on firms to ensure construction safety. Post's article highlights the implications for risk management practices and why it is likely SMEs will find it hardest to comply with the new regime.
In Focus: Construction - challenges and opportunities
In part two of our construction In Focus, Sam Barrett examines what brokers need to know about the changing sector and how best to provide advice to construction clients and ensure they have the best coverage in place.
Legal update: Cyber risks
This article highlights why a growing number of cyber incidents mean insurers must prepare to deal with a range of new business interruption liabilities, whilst also contending with increasing informational exposures and the impending European General Data Protection Regulation.
In Focus: What risks do your construction clients face?
In part one of this In-Focus series, Jonathan Smith, head of commercial SME solutions and schemes at Aviva examines what brokers need to know about risk management in construction. Topics covered: on-site fire hazards; best practice regulations; flood risks; modern methods of construction risks.
Construction: Risk management bulletin - February 2016
From protection of property and people to maintaining and developing compliance obligations, construction companies contend with complex risks on a daily basis. This bulletin provides information that will help mitigate some of the common risks faced by brokers and construction companies.