Insurance
Christian Harris to speak on slip safety at Airmic risk management association event in February 2019
Slip Safety Services’ founder, Christian Harris, will be speaking at an Airmic Academy event in London on Thursday 13th February. Centered around slips and trips insurance claims and the rising cost of claims over time, Christian will be joined by James Harvey, partner of leading solicitors BLM and Claire Combes, Airmic Board Member. …
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Network Rail slips – £1m paid out in slips, trips and falls insurance claims according to BBC article
Below is a copy of an article published by the BBC on 8th August 2019 which discussed Network Rail slips accidents and resulting insurance claims: Paddington station: Commuter gets £27k for ‘possible pigeon poo slip’ By Thomas Mackintosh BBC News, London A commuter received £27,602 from Network Rail after “possibly slipping” on pigeon poo…
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The True Cost of Accidents – Research of 100+ Health & Safety Leaders Highlights the Real Price Tag
“Our insurance will cover us for that”… Well, actually, it won’t cover the vast majority of the costs. The HSE says that the true cost of an accident is £8 to £36 per £1 of insured costs. Essentially, insurance only covers a business for injury, ill health and damage. To illustrate this, the HSE uses…
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How You Can Get a Slip Test Funded by Your Insurance Company
I recently spoke at a real estate risk management conference to an audience of 60-70, hosted by Lockton – a leading broker. Part of my presentation discussed the “insurer carrot” and the “insurer stick” approaches to risk management. I was shocked that when I explained the concept of the “carrot”, very, very few people (under…
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