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Ever Given Grounding: Suez Canal Closure Highlights Marine Industry Risks
The grounding of the Ever Given in the Suez Canal presents a challenge that may not be resolved quickly, snarling global marine traffic at a time when supply chains are still recovering from disruptions related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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What is the best practice regarding employees and COVID-19 testing?
In February 2021, the UK Government announced support to provide targeted, rapid testing in all key workplaces to ensure vital public and economic services can continue.
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Refurbishment Fit-Out Works: How To Purchase Construction Insurance In A Tough Market
In the second of our articles exploring refurbishment risks, we look at how the viability of projects can be increased by careful navigation of the challenging construction insurance market.
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Tax Insurance: Protecting Your Tax Losses
Guidance on how tax insurance can help companies protect their tax losses in order to secure future tax savings.
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Refurbishment Works: How Construction Insurance Price Rises Could Affect Fit-Out Projects
While “don’t demolish, refurbish” is a sustainable, time-friendly option for redevelopment schemes, insurance market changes could reduce its cost-effectiveness. Read the first of our two-part article series to find out why
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Cyber Decoder: December 2020 - How Ransomware Will Affect the Cost of Cyber Insurance
Ransomware attacks have been on the rise during the pandemic, and businesses may face rising insurance premiums. Discover practical steps businesses can take.
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Trade Credit Insurance: Why Information Is Key to Achieving More Coverage
Learn how the flow of up-to-date financial information is fundamental to helping your insurer make sound judgements about your customers’ creditworthiness.
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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Some insurers have withdrawn from the contractors' all risks (CAR) sector, and capacity is tightening.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.