Insurance | LocalGov

Council payouts for pothole punctures down 13%

03/04/2024

Council payouts for punctured tyres are down 13% since 2020 despite reports of pothole-riddled roads increasing by almost a quarter over the same period.

Are social housing providers at risk of underinsurance?

12/03/2024

Michaela Tweedley, director at building and projects consultancy Brawdia, discusses whether social housing providers are at risk of underinsurance.

Scrutinising your approach to risk

30/01/2024

Councils are scrutinising their approach to risk in light of the difficult economic conditions. Gordon Winstanley, McLarens, looks at the implications.

Withdrawal of council’s insurance linked to councillor’s finances

18/08/2023

Clevedon TC’s loss of insurance cover, which led to the council closing facilities, has been linked to the financial history of one of its councillors.

Councils urged to cut ‘red tape’ ahead of coronation

27/02/2023

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has called on councils to ensure that celebrations marking the King’s coronation are not held up by ‘needless red tape’.

Councils owed over £9m from property damage

23/11/2022

Local authorities across England could be owed at least £9.3m from unclaimed costs after property damage alone in the past five years, research reveals.

Council chiefs welcome £750m events insurance scheme

09/08/2021

Local authorities have welcomed a new Government-backed insurance scheme designed to help the events industry recover from the impact of COVID-19.

Local government and the challenges faced when obtaining insurance

11/11/2020

Agnieszka Gajli highlights the growing need for public sector insurance, and offers expert advice for managing procurement during challenging market conditions.

70,000 homes ‘at risk’ of having no flood insurance

21/02/2020

A think tank has warned that there are around 70,000 homes that are at risk of having no flood insurance because they are built in high-risk flooding zones.

Crawley council joins ‘money-saving’ insurance mutual

21/01/2019

Crawley Borough Council has become a founding member of the local government insurance mutual, which it argues will help reduce the authority’s ‘forecasted budget gap’.

Pothole ‘epidemic’ costing drivers and insurers £1m per month

11/05/2018

Pothole-related car insurance claims have risen by 171% in the first four months of 2018, new research has revealed today.

MMC: Knowing the risks

12/03/2018

Allison Whittington warns that local authorities should be aware of the risks associated with using modern methods of construction.

Terrorism insurance increases more than 300% in one year

04/01/2018

The value of public sector awards and frameworks for insurance services that included terrorism cover increased by over 300% in one year, new research reveals.

Tax increases on insurance exposing public sector to ‘higher risk’, insurer warns

21/11/2017

Increases in the tax on insurance policies is leaving public sector and voluntary organisations exposed to higher risk, a leading insurer has warned.

New mutual to reduce insurance costs for councils

20/07/2017

Council chiefs are exploring options to set up a local government mutual to reduce the amount councils spend on insurance every year.

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