News articles
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Don’t Get Caught Out in the Cold – Prepare and Protect your Pipes this Winter
25/11/2019
As wintry weather approaches, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is urging consumers to act and not get caught out by a frozen or burst pipe this winter. It was only last year that the cold…
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Ban on combustible cladding “does not go far enough”
31/10/2018
More action still needed – 16 months after Grenfell Tower Fire Measures to ban combustible materials on the outside of some buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower Fire do not go far enough…
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Beat the freeze – ABI urges people to take action to prevent frozen and burst pipes
30/10/2018
After the worst period of burst pipes on record plagued the UK earlier this year, and with the first lot of arctic winds already sweeping across the UK – the Association of British insurers is…
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ABI welcomes combustible materials ban
01/10/2018
Responding to the news that the Government will announce a ban on combustible materials being used on the outside of high-rise residential buildings, schools, hospitals and care homes in England…
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Insurance “first and only sector” to have already taken action to protect long-standing customers
28/09/2018
Responding to news Citizens Advice has named home insurance as one of the products it believes is unfairly penalising loyal customers, ABI Director General Huw Evans said: “In any market where there…
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HCLG committee verdict on building regulations reflects ABI concerns
18/07/2018
The HCLG committee has released a report on building regulations and fire safety, covering hearings it conducted in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.