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Home insurance: What you need to know
The ABI's Home insurance guide tells customers the key things they need to know to ensure they buy the best policy for them and get the most from their home insurance.
Video: A new approach to handling flood claims
This video focuses on how Claims Consortium Group helped customers following the devastation caused by the Cumbria floods and how two new initiatives have brought about a steep change in customer satisfaction while controlling costs, with a reduction of the overall claims lifecycle.
An insight into insurance rebuilding costs
This guide provides an insight into insurance rebuilding costs. The guide provides information on: ten basic principles; practical considerations; household risks; commercial and public sector risks.
How LV= Broker delivered a human response to the floods in Cumbria
In December 2015, three storms wreaked havoc in Cumbria by breaching defences and flooding thousands of homes. This case study looks at how LV= Broker's front line staff delivered a human response to the severe weather events by responding to claims and supporting customers, brokers and local…
Virtual values: The impact of technology on businesses today
In an innovation-based economy, it may come as no surprise that intangible assets now comprise up to 90% of a business’s value. But what does this mean for the insurers who cover and service these companies? FM Global looks at the challenges involved from a property loss perspective.
After Tianjin are we now better prepared?
The economic impact of last year’s Tianjin port explosion could be as high as $8 billion. FM Global’s Philip Johnson suggests that following three simple steps should enable organisations to identify and mitigate risks from future disasters.
Apres mon deluge: Flood Re and creating a sustainable solution to large-scale flood risk
Flood Re is a flood 're-insurance' scheme to help support households at highest flood risk. In this CII Thinkpiece, Mark Hoban describes how the scheme works and how it is a temporary solution until the industry can develop more reflective pricing.
Legal update: A sea of trouble for conveyancing
Flood Re is widely welcomed, but it also poses risks for those working in the property field and insurers may see a rise in claims, say Hill Dickinson's Ruth Lawrence and Tom Handley. Download this legal update to find out more.
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.
Identifying and dealing with flood risk
Severe flood events in the UK are on the rise, but planning ahead can dramatically reduce the impact of flooding. This article provides advice to brokers on how to mitigate clients' flood risks.