Archive for 2010/11


Winter flood damage may result in house insurance claims - UIA Insurance (press release)


Winter flood damage may result in house insurance claims
UIA Insurance (press release)
thanks to poorly-maintained drainage systems and severe weather could see more property owners making claims on their cheap house insurance policies.

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Aviva warns businesses of snowy peril - Insurance Daily


Aviva warns businesses of snowy peril
Insurance Daily
In addition to the safety net of insurance, Smith advocates taking precautionary methods to try and prevent the problem arising in the first place.
Farms advised to prepare for heavy snowFarming UK

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Property Consortium UK secures CII CPD accreditation for training modules - Post Online


Post Online

Property Consortium UK secures CII CPD accreditation for training modules
Post Online
Property Consortium UK – who provide a nationwide building network and service delivery centre for the insurance industry - has developed a series of 12

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Insurance companies creep into European real estate lending market - IPE.com


Insurance companies creep into European real estate lending market
IPE.com
"Lending on property will, for the first time, become interesting for insurance companies," he said. "I spoke to a European insurance company this morning,

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Landlord insurance: House building changes are ‘very good news’ - Stride


Landlord insurance: House building changes are 'very good news'
Stride
The government's decision to axe house building proposals is "very good news" for the industry, an expert has told landlord insurance policyholders.

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Commercial buildings insurance: ‘Sustainable investment is win-win’ - Stride


Commercial buildings insurance: 'Sustainable investment is win-win'
Stride
A recent report from the IPD (Investment Property Databank) shows that less sustainable properties delivered a total return of minus 10.8 per cent since

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London Landlord Insurance Holders Encourage Tenants To Recycle - Policy expert


Policy expert

London Landlord Insurance Holders Encourage Tenants To Recycle
Policy expert
Thanks to funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWARB), London's buy-to-let property owners who are holding landlord insurance are to work in

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Farms advised to prepare for heavy snow - Farming UK


Farms advised to prepare for heavy snow
Farming UK
"Insurance has a vital role to play in supporting recovery but forward planning can reduce the risk of some incidents occurring as well as the effect of

Trio joins Towers Watson’s Paris team - Post Online


Trio joins Towers Watson's Paris team
Post Online
to lead the team in both casualty and property analytics; Firouzeh Poursardar, a senior broker with expertise in property, casualty and motor insurance;

Overseas property owners struggle with unexpected maintenance costs - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Overseas property owners struggle with unexpected maintenance costs
Telegraph.co.uk
Check that your artisan provides insurance and that for big jobs like mending a roof it covers total replacement, not just mending patches.