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Magnitude of U.K.’s Grenfell Tower fire was preventable: FM Global
October 5, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe magnitude of the fire that engulfed London’s Grenfell Tower in June was preventable, according to a newly released whitepaper from FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers. On June 14, a massive fire broke out in…
Combined ratio down 5.9 points, P&C reinsurance premiums down 8% for Munich Re
August 11, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterMunich Re reported Wednesday a combined ratio of 93.9% in reinsurance in the three months ending June 30, down 5.9 points from 99.8% in the same period in 2016, when the German reinsurer had natural catastrophe claims costs of €335…
Canadian building standards meant to guard against fires like London blaze
June 16, 2017 Michelle McQuigge - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – Canadian building standards should theoretically prevent the sort of blaze that engulfed a London apartment tower earlier this week, but at least one expert says flouting those regulations can put people in serious danger. Exterior panelling known as…
Cladding may have helped spread London high rise fire, experts say
June 15, 2017 Gregory Katz - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLONDON – The official cause may not be known for months. The death toll is unclear – and rising. No one has said exactly where the fire started. But experts suspect recent renovations at the Grenfell Tower, including newly installed…
Six killed, 74 injured in massive London, U.K. high rise blaze
June 14, 2017 Gregory Katz and Danica Kirka - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSLONDON – A deadly overnight fire raced through a 24-story apartment tower in London on Wednesday, killing at least six people and injuring 74 others. One desperate woman threw a baby out of a high window and a man on…