News articles
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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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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.
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ABI statement on Glasgow School of Art fire
26/06/2018
Given the on-going emergency closure of access to some undamaged properties in the vicinity of the Glasgow School of Art, the ABI has issued the following statement: “In situations where people are…
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Beast from the East leads to the worst of the bursts
05/06/2018
Bad weather insurance claims rocket by 290%, in the first quarter as insurers helped customers hit by the Beast from the East. The so-called Beast from the East and Storm Emma that caused widespread…
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Hackitt Review right to change testing regime but total ban on combustible materials still needed
17/05/2018
Responding to the publication today of the report from the Hackitt Review into building regulations, Huw Evans, Director General of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) said: “We are pleased the…
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Scale of fire safety testing failures laid bare
25/04/2018
New post-Grenfell tests show real-life fires could burn at least 100 degrees hotter Research conducted on behalf of the insurance industry in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has exposed the utter…
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Britain uncovered – the average UK household now owns £35,000 worth of ‘stuff’
21/02/2018
The value of possessions owned by all UK households now totals nearly £1 trillion (that’s more than the government spent last year). Average amount of stuff owned, at £35,000, is worth…
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"Much greater clarity on roles and responsibilities" recommended by building regulations review
18/12/2017
Commenting on the publication of the interim report by Dame Judith Hackitt into building regulations in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire, Mark Shepherd, Head of Property at the Association of…