Risk in the built environment – an overview for the insurance sector

The vast majority of UK business is carried out in, or as a result, of the built environment. The utilities and transport networks connecting workplaces and leisure facilities, the buildings themselves and the activities within are more highly regulated than some may first think.

The Employers’ Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969 requires all employers to have insurance against liability for employees. Most know this and this could be their first contact with a commercial insurance broker. But what else is needed to comply with legislation and regulations and what else is a “nice to have” and demanded by employers and facilities managers from small and large undertakings across the UK?

Hear from Adam Fahn, a member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management, a technical member of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health, and an all-round practitioner making built environment compliance accessible for all, helping clients and brokers navigate the legislative minefield to avoid fines, headaches and insurance claims.

Learning objectives - by the end of this update you will gain an overview of:-

• The different insurance products of real interest to property and fleet managers;
• Some common problems faced by occupiers of commercial premises;
• Policies and procedures to minimise fleet claims;
• Legislation and regulations your customers should comply with to reduce risk.

This talk is of relevance to general insurance brokers and insurers for whom risk understanding and mitigation is key thus enabling product offerings to be tailored and for the risk exposure to be understood fully.

Speaker bio

Adam Fahn MIWFM, TechIOSH started his facilities management career in 2013 and has worked in a variety of premises types for companies large and small throughout the UK. Most recently he has been building COVID-19 labs and mobilising mobile laboratories and has also worked with various financial institutions, large shopping centres and restaurants chains.

His driving force is making people safe and efficient in buildings and making compliance exciting, or at least a little less dull.