Maintaining heritage buildings is a must to future proof the properties but can be costly. In this article we look at the key considerations, challenges and opportunities when completing maintenance. One of the first things to be de-prioritised when funds are low is maintenance, which can mean needing to spend more in the future. How important is it that ongoing […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 19/02/2019
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 11/02/2019
Cyber – claim denied due to War exclusion
Categories: General
Mondelez sues insurer Zurich over $100m cyber attack claim. Insurance group had refused to pay for NotPetya hack, invoking a war exclusion. Mondelez said it had been hit twice by NotPetya, with 1,700 of its servers and 24,000 laptops rendered ‘permanently dysfunctional’ © EPA Mondelez, the US food company that owns the Oreo and Cadbury brands, is suing its insurance […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 11/02/2019
The UK’s construction industry is struggling to achieve the growth of other sectors such as manufacturing but what is the solution and what are the insurance implications? Whilst growth in construction has been around 0.4% per year, the slow progress blamed on archaic methods changing little since Caesar’s time, manufacturing has achieved 3.2% growth. Things are now finally changing and […]
Author: Tom Wood | Date: 05/02/2019
There is a fine line between workplace harmony and what is considered unwelcome attention and harassment, as evidenced in the recent friction between workers at fashion and accessories brand, Ted Baker, and the boss they felt to be too over-familiar. Around 2000 employees within the Ted Baker corporation had, as early as December 3, signed a petition to demand an […]