News and Insights

Event Cancellation Insurance | Griffiths & Armour

Calling all event organisers! Protect your business from incidents beyond your control

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Festival season is upon us once again, and while excited gig-goers' main concern is often the great British weather, event organisers have a whole host of issues to worry about, from a key performer cancelling last minute to unforeseen event postponement (and, also the weather!)...
NSPCC | Griffiths & Armour

Griffiths & Armour Supports NSPCC Childline Sports Day

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As part of our continued support for the NSPCC throughout our 90th Anniversary year, Griffiths & Armour entered two enthusiastic teams of 10 competitive colleagues to take part in the NSPCC’s Childline Sports Day, which was held on Friday 7th June in Manchester, one of 3 Sports Day events held across the country...
Consulting Engineers Insurance | Griffiths & Armour

What’s happening in the PI Insurance Market? Current conditions and long-term change

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Our clients are familiar with our Annual Information Alerts which attempt to provide insight into conditions within the PI insurance market and contain our predictions for what’s coming over the horizon. In the face of increased market volatility in recent years...
Consulting Engineers | Griffiths & Armour

ACEI Annual Conference – Sector Capacity, Fairness and the Need to Talk

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On 23 April we were pleased to participate in the Association of Consulting Engineers of Ireland (ACEI) Annual Conference at Dublin’s Guinness Storehouse for what proved to be an insightful and enjoyable event. An excellent range of speakers examined challenges and opportunities on engineering sustainable solutions to...
Consulting Engineers Insurance | Griffiths & Armour

Association for Consultancy and Engineering welcomes Kate Jennings as new Chief Executive

Executive In March, the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) announced the arrival of new Chief, Kate Jennings. Kate comes to ACE with a wealth of experience having served in Cabinet Office and the Department for Transport, followed by a strategic leadership role...
Architects Professional Indemnity Insurance | Griffiths & Armour

Why do Architects need Professional Indemnity Insurance?

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Throughout our history, we have established a reputation for delivering honest, consistent and informed advice. We are also renowned for developing exclusive and innovative PI insurance facilities - tailored solutions, with bespoke policy wordings and claims handling protocols...
PI insurance for Solicitors | Griffiths & Armour

Why do Solicitors need Professional Indemnity Insurance?

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Professional indemnity (PI) insurance is designed to protect solicitors, barristers, and legal executives from claims made against them arising from advice given or any actions taken in a professional capacity. The policy covers claims made against you by your client or a third party arising from your provided legal services...
Insurance for Consulting Engineers | Griffiths & Armour

Why do Consulting Engineers need Professional Indemnity Insurance?

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Our involvement with Consulting Engineers Professional Indemnity stretches back more than 75 years and over that time we have established a reputation for delivering honest, consistent and informed advice. We are also renowned for developing exclusive and innovative PI insurance facilities...
E-scooter Risk Management | Griffiths & Armour

Risk Management: E-Scooter and E-Bike Charging

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Recent data suggests that lithium battery fires involving e-scooters and e-bikes are increasing year on year. London Fire Brigade alone reported 155 e-bike and 28 e-scooter fires in the capital in 2023. Sadly, these incidents have involved a number of fatalities and serious injuries...
Higher Education Insurance | Griffiths & Armour

Navigating the Complex Insurance Landscape in Higher Education

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As we see the 2024 insurance market plateau and begin to reduce in some areas, there is a distinction between insurance in the higher education sector and the wider market. Even within the sector there are differences between specific classes of insurance, and the current changes offer...
Business Continuity | Griffiths & Armour

New Business Continuity Good Practice Guidelines Published

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The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has published its latest Business Continuity Good Practice Guidelines, Edition 7.0. The Guidelines incorporate new processes and terminologies, including reference to the Business Continuity Management System (BCMS) rather than the previously used...
Charities Webinar | Griffiths & Armour

Charity and Not for Profit Organisations Webinar – Your Top 10 Risks

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Griffiths & Armour is pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar held in association with Grant Thornton, focusing on the most pertinent risks facing your organisation...
BIBA Conference 2024 | Griffiths & Armour

Griffiths & Armour’s Professional Risks team attend The BIBA Conference 2024

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Griffiths & Armour’s Professional Risks team attended The BIBA Conference 2024 at Manchester Central on the 15-16 May. With over 220 exhibitors, more than 50 speakers and an astounding 9,000 attendees, it was a packed couple of days with plenty of opportunities to make new contacts and catch up with existing connections and colleagues...
Support | Griffiths & Armour

Navigating insurance renewal in the Care Sector

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Insurance in the Care Sector, much the same as other sectors, has faced a plethora of challenges in the past four years. The pandemic was arguably the most expensive event in recent years to hit the insurance industry with travel cancellations, business interruption claims, investment losses, and general uncertainty regarding future liability exposures...
Cyber Risk Insurance | Griffiths & Armour

Protecting Operational Technology

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Given the increasing use of cloud-hosted systems to control operational technology, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently published guidance in this area to assist organisations to risk assess and protect these systems. Operational technology can be defined as technology which interfaces with the physical world and includes Industrial Control Systems (ICS), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Distributed Control Systems (DCS)...