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Remote risk surveys: How technology kept Beavertown Brewing

A key area that has witnessed the power of technology is the risk survey. By conducting the survey remotely Zurich were able to help keep the construction on schedule of a new site for Beavertown Brewery

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Cyber – The risks of corporate mobile schemes

Cyber threats don’t stop at computers and businesses may not know the risks that come with employees having mobile phones. We explore the risks and how to mitigate them.

Escape of Water: Choosing a contractor

Escape of Water claims are consistently the most expensive for insurers with the number and cost of such claims rising. A worryingly high proportion of these claims relate to problems with the original plumbing installation.

Lessons learnt from escape of water major losses

Paul Redington Property Major Loss Team at Zurich Insurance, discusses some of the significant issues causing Escape of Water (EOW) claims

Get It Right: Escape of Water Risks and Construction Webinar

The Get It Right Initiative (GIRI) has the aim of reducing errors and mistakes within the construction industry. Zurich, in conjunction with GIRI and Weightmans, presented a webinar that brought together insurers, lawyers and construction specialists to understand how the persistent impact of escape of water can be tackled

Asset Management & Zurich Risk Engineering: A Mutual Ambition

The value of decisions for your organisation is critical to its success; avoiding unplanned losses is fundamental to the success of your organisation.

Economic shifts: Emerging risks from structural change

Key Insights from the World Economic Forum Special report on COVID-19

Fighting Escape of Water Fraud

A guide to detecting escape of water fraud launched in partnership with law firm BLM

Property disrepair: Highlights from our recent webinar

Zurich’s May webinar on property disrepair issues was timely, as owners’ and landlords’ concerns turn to managing property stock, maintaining buildings and supporting tenants effectively during the pandemic.

Covid-19: Looking after employee mental health and wellbeing on return to the workplace

This article focuses on the psychological impacts and adaptations that employers will need to think about as we approach the post-lockdown period.

Cannabis and the associated fire hazards

UK emergency services have been attending cannabis-related fires since at least the 1970s, but as cultivation increases, so does the number of fires related to illegal factories or farms.

World Economic Forum special report- COVID-19 risks outlook

In partnership with the World Economic Forum we have produced a new special report that aims to identify the emerging concerns and fallouts from COVID-19.

Organisational Resilience: Guidance on moving from Response to Recovery

Continuing our Risk Topic series covering Organisational Resilience, in which we have covered effective planning, we now turn to the subject of business recovery.

Risk Insight: Planning for a return to driving during Covid-19

This Risk Topic has been developed to provide an overview of key considerations that an organisation and employees who drive need to consider when returning to full operation.

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