by: Christine Zafra

Assure UK Business Insurance is not quite making a good name in the business insurance industry. Although their prices are competitive (lower than most business insurance companies), some claim that enrolling a premium in their company is not worth it. Why? Their customer service (if they ever have one) is poor. UK Insurance Index, a website that allows customers to comment on certain services offered by insurance companies in the UK, had there posted in their official page a review of the said company. The commenter said that his/her request to cancel the premium took days (or even weeks!) and that a lot of “promised calls” were made but no calls came back from the said insurance company.

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by: Christine Zafra

Ever since the 9/11 attack in the United States, many countries have been very wary about their own security. A lot of conspiracy theories were formulated since the area where the planes were spotted was a “no fly zone”, but nevertheless, if it was really an attack from another country, people should now be precautious of their surroundings.

Or so we thought. Marsh, a risk management company found out that most of the businesses in London, whether large or small, are not prepared if things go the wrong way. Some proponents of Marsh say that although these small-time businesses can’t do anything to thwart future attacks, they can do some precautionary measures, through some risk management strategies, to prevent further damages.

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by: Christine Zafra

Different kinds of factory accidents nowadays happen. I have posted a previous article in this website that concerned another factory accident in Italy that killed some of their 7 workers—the said incident setting off a very disturbing fuss amongst the Italians.

Again, another one happened in Dubai.

A fireworks factory happened to explode but the source of explosion was not from the fireworks factory itself—it was from another source. The said explosives only worsened the case and almost 80 other storage rooms were turned into ashes. The estimated amount of damages was computed by Emirates Insurance Association, amounting to $150 million.

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by: Christine Zafra

A German-owned steel company in Italy had an accident around December of last year. The accident, caused by a fire, killed 7 employees and the Italians were angered by the lack of safety in the said company. Since then, working conditions in Italy are being criticized by the citizens. A lot of rallies had been organized after the December tragedy and major risk groups in Italy have questioned the German-owned company’s accountability to the said incident. The management of the steel plant has been continuously denying the connection of the fire with the working conditions of the workers in the plant.

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