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Underwriting risk: Information is power
Underwriters often shake their heads at the almost insurmountable challenge of structuring risk selection and fraud detection, but what sounds like an unsolvable problem, isn’t. This content highlights the tools available to help underwriters make informed decisions based on real-time insights.
Business interruption insurance in a post-coronavirus world
Standard business insurance may not compensate businesses for the lost revenues that they incur as a result of Covid-19. This blog highlights why insurance companies must address a large protection gap and create products which include business-interruption coverage for future pandemics.
Analysis of fire claim submissions during the UK lockdown
During the lockdown period, Crawford & Company has reported a 40% increase in reported fire-related incidents. This report focuses on the impact of lockdown on the number of UK commercial and domestic fire claims, as well as the factors contributing to the increase in fire-related claims.
A potential side effect of the shutdown: Legionella
Water in idle buildings can quickly stagnate allowing Legionella, a potentially lethal pathogen, to thrive. In this article, Joachim Keck, a Casualty Risk Consultant with AXA XL, outlines the threat as well as the measures companies should consider taking to eliminate this risk.
Let's get started: Guidance for restarting idled facilities impacted by pandemic
Around the world, many facilities have been idled because of the current pandemic, Covid-19. Intended for facilities that have been idled for weeks or a few months and have applied basic idle plant measures, this guidance addresses three core areas facility managers should focus on.
Commercial property insurance: A digital divide?
A split is appearing in commercial property insurance between providers using digitisation and data enrichment and those yet to adopt these technologies. This report assesses commercial property insurance providers’ appetite for digitisation in general and for the use of data enrichment.
Infographic: A wealth of knowledge - Data enrichment for commercial property insurance
A study of commercial property insurance professionals investigated to what extent providers are embracing digitisation and data enrichment, and their reasons for doing so. This infographic provides a snapshot of the research findings.
Suspension of eviction under commercial leases
Included in the Coronavirus Act - and in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act - is protection from eviction for commercial tenants that fail to pay their rent. This content briefly outlines the implications for commercial landlords and tenants.
The protection of unoccupied industrial plants
It is sometimes necessary for production facilities or industrial plants to be fully or partially shut down or operate with reduced staff. This article highlights precautions businesses can take to ensure the proper level of protection in these facilities is being maintained at all times.
Property losses from catastrophes are getting worse: Data transparency and teamwork are key to reducing the risk
The increasing intensity of natural disasters and more unpredictable weather has made managing property exposures more challenging than ever. This article highlights how sophisticated technology and data analysis tools can help risk managers to proactively assess and mitigate property exposures.