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CAR Insurance Market Update
Some insurers have withdrawn from the contractors' all risks (CAR) sector, and capacity is tightening. Discover the implications for construction companies in our latest blog.
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Why UK Contractors Might Be Underestimating Cyber Risks
The increasing use of technology has escalated the construction industry’s vulnerability to malicious activity, and some construction companies stipulate their partners must have cyber insurance in place, sometimes before tendering.
Five Ways COVID-19 Has Impacted Construction Companies
COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the business models, ways of working and risk profiles of many global construction companies.
COVID-19: Considerations for Agency Staffing in the Healthcare Sector
During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare operators need to work with agencies to ensure safety and duty of care to patients, service users, employees as line of liability is blurred.
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The Care Sector: How are Insurance Markets Responding to COVID-19?
Insurers are looking for more assurance around the risk mitigation and risk management provision of the care sector, infection control and agency staff will be in the spotlight.
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Advanced Gas Turbine Insurance: The New Rules for Going to Market
For those working with prototypical technology such as advanced gas turbines, leaving their insurance to the last minute means having to weather the worst of any price hikes, restrictive wordings, greater exclusions and higher excess.
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Seasonal affective disorder(SAD)...what is it?
As the days begin to get shorter and colder, the uncertainty of COVID-19 continues to place a heavy burden on mental health. Even those without seasonal depression might be more vulnerable to a decline in mood.
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Why Political, Economic, and Market Exposures are UK Contractors’ No.1 Concern
Discover how events such as Brexit and investor appetite have combined to create the top threat in the Contractor Risk Review 2020.
Manufacturing Climate Change Resilience
Manufacturing companies need to mitigate the effects of climate change — building resilience to quickly bounce back from shocks, such as storms and floods when they do strike is imperative.
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UK Contractors' Top 10 Risks: Research Findings
What are the most pressing business risks identified by the UK’s leading construction companies? Read the key findings in our new white paper, the Contractor Risk Review 2020.
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