Simon Jones LLB (Hons) FCILA FUEDI-ELAE, Director As a member of the Insurance Institute of London Property Investors Committee, I had the pleasure of Chairing our recent lecture, “X-Rated Tenants – Protecting Landlords”; which was held at the Old Library, Lloyd’s, last Wednesday 16th November. Common property investor policy issues Our guest speaker was Toby Rodgers,…
DetailsWeather conditions so far this Autumn had been generally benign until last weekend which saw the first Winter Storm, Storm Angus, affect much of the South Coast with gusts recorded as reaching 100 mph in the English Channel and with torrential rain fall causing widespread flooding in the South West in particular. In preparation of…
DetailsQuadra was pleased to be associate sponsors of this year’s Insurance Post Claims Summit which was held at The Crystal, London on Wednesday 12 October. Our Director, Simon Jones attended the event for Quadra alongside David Brimblecombe, one of our HNW specialists. Whilst offering the opportunity to meet with senior colleagues within the insurance industry,…
DetailsSprinkler systems have been proven to save lives and minimise disruption for businesses by containing and controlling fires quickly, thus reducing fire and water damage. Yet, only 20% of industrial buildings up to 10,000 square metres have fire sprinklers installed. In England and Wales, sprinklers need only be fitted in larger single storey warehouses which…
DetailsAs we approach Winter, Quadra’s plans are at an advanced stage for the likelihood of further surge events following the widespread flooding experienced in the North of the country last year. The importance of advanced planning was borne by last year’s events when at one point in December we received the same level of new…
DetailsThe theft of metals from insured premises is a continuing challenge and has become somewhat of an epidemic affecting historic buildings, in particular parish churches. Ecclesiastical, a leading insurer of historic heritage properties, has seen a significant increase in metal theft claims over recent years, with the majority from Churches. Aside from the irreplaceable loss…
DetailsSpecialist Loss Adjuster – Quadra are pleased to announce the appointment of Janet Pritchard BSc (Hons) ACII Adv Dip CILA, who joins our Northern loss adjusting team. Janet, who started her loss adjusting career with Cunningham Lindsey in 1997, has amassed a wide experience and notably had a 2-year period working in New Zealand dealing…
DetailsEarlier this summer, John Carr, Quadra Director, attended a special Service of Thanksgiving at Gloucester Cathedral. This was to celebrate Ecclesiastical reaching the astounding figure of £50 million in charity donations. Over 3,000 charities have benefited in recent years with the money “going back into local communities and transforming lives for the better.” We are proud…
DetailsLondon flash floods: three people trapped #Wallington #Caterham #floods https://t.co/F33WTspYKc pic.twitter.com/uCubtTm9S3 — BBC London Newsroom (@BBCLondonNews) June 7, 2016 Whilst June was the first month of the meteorological summer it was typically a wet affair with some torrential, thundery downpours leading to localised flooding particularly in the South Eastern region which provided plenty of interesting…
DetailsAfter a long and fruitful career, Chris Rechtern has stepped down from his role as Director with immediate effect. Chris will continue to work with us as a consultant until March 2017. Simon Jones will now run our London team. Chris was a founding partner of Carr Greenwood Smith and has been a Director of Quadra…
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