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Considerations of looking after a heritage building
Heritage buildings tell our stories and are critical to regeneration and supporting employment and well-being. How can we best protect the 5.5 million of them for the future? Download this article to find out more.
Escalators: Staying a step ahead with health and safety
Little has changed in terms of the design of escalators since the late 19th century, meaning the same risks still persist today. This article considers the risks currently existing around escalators, the importance of maintenance and inspections, and what might lie ahead in the future.
Webinar: Integrating IoT [Internet of Things] into a digital transformation programme
In this webinar, our expert panel discuss how insurers can reap the benefits of IoT by successfully integrating IoT into a digital transformation programme. Our panel discuss how the data accrued can be used to improve underwriting decisions and drive new product innovations.
Motor prosecutions: Protect your employees and stay within the law
Allianz has updated its whitepaper from 2014, providing an overview of driving offences, including drug driving, and the respective sentences, the impact on the driving at work policies, and risk management for those involved in the running of commercial motor fleets.
Tales of the unexpected: Rare book risk management
Rare books, antique books, first editions and the like can raise large sums of money – and become priceless possessions for their owners. This article highlights the major risks to collections of rare books, the risk management steps that owners can take and the insurance solutions available.
Transforming commercial property insurance
This report sheds light on how leading commercial building insurers are using innovative IoT solutions to reduce risk, lower premiums and develop collaborative partnerships with their clients.
Data use roundtable: Using data to defend your territory
Insurers have been exploiting data for decades to underwrite risks. Could they use that know-how to market their products better and stop tech giants from taking customers? This article provides a summary of a recent roundtable where industry leaders discussed the industry’s use of customer data.
A BIBA brokers' guide to the future of motor insurance
In this BIBA guide, our second for 2018, we look at how the motor insurance sector is evolving as technological advancements revolutionise vehicles and the roads we drive them on, and what legislation and regulation needs to be adapted or created to handle it.
Motor technology advances
Vehicle technology has come a long way in the last decade, with devices such as autonomous emergency braking (AEB), dash cams and pedestrian airbags helping transform the UK’s roads. This whitepaper explores these new technologies and their potential impact on the insurance industry.
Protecting your business from wildfire
Wildfires in the western U.S. have been increasing in frequency and duration since the mid-1980s, posing a significant threat to buildings and lives. This article looks at three sources of wildfire ignition and how businesses can address building vulnerabilities by creating a defensible space zone.