Covid created new risks, learn to manage them
January 13, 2022
Richard Forrest Smith, CEO of Markel UK’s specialist sector insurance provider ECIC, outlines what new risks contractors might be exposed to.
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Why parametric insurance could supercharge investment in renewables
April 8, 2021
Charley Grimston, chief executive of Altelium, explains how parametric insurance could be the ideal solution for the renewable market.
More than half of electricians admit to having their tools stolen
October 28, 2020
Tools are a big investment for electrical companies, yet more than half of electricians have admitted to having had their tools stolen.
ECIC advises contractors to protect themselves from ‘perfect storm’
February 3, 2020
Building services sector insurer ECIC has issued a new warning to contractors to protect their tools from theft, following claims from the Criminal Bar Association that theft is being decriminalised due to the police failing to pursue prosecutions1.
ECIC highlights potential project policy problems
July 30, 2019
ECIC has warned electrical contractors working on major building sites and projects that they may not be covered under the site’s project policy as they have been in the past.
ECIC issues double cover warning to contractors
September 22, 2015
ECIC, the specialist insurer for the construction sector is urging contractors to check they are not doubling up on insurance cover for goods in transit. This follows a spate of submissions for Contractors All Risks (CAR) cover where insurance quotes were also