Why workplace ergonomics matters for people, productivity and performance

Webinar Details: Date: Friday, 11 September 2026

Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm Hosts: Zurich Resilience Solutions

Platform: Microsoft Teams

Could a few inches be the difference between discomfort and wellbeing, productivity and disruption, or absence and performance?

Musculoskeletal disorders remain one of the leading causes of work-related ill health in Great Britain, yet workplace ergonomics is often viewed solely as a health and safety . . .

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Why workplace ergonomics matters for people, productivity and performance

Webinar Details: Date: Friday, 11 September 2026

Time: 11.00am – 12.00pm Hosts: Zurich Resilience Solutions

Platform: Microsoft Teams

Could a few inches be the difference between discomfort and wellbeing, productivity and disruption, or absence and performance?

Musculoskeletal disorders remain one of the leading causes of work-related ill health in Great Britain, yet workplace ergonomics is often viewed solely as a health and safety . . .

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When something goes wrong, your clients need more than a payout. Travelers' claims service is built on broker feedback, backed by an 800-strong UK and Ireland team, and designed to strengthen client relationships rather than strain them. Hear from Alison Manley on what sets us apart.

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The FCA are proposing to limit the scope of some of their rules so that the requirements only apply where there is a clear UK connection. The factors to determine application will be the customer’s habitual residence and the state of the risk (this could be the same as the habitual residence or for example in property insurance, the country in which the property is situated.

In ICOBS the proposal is to disapply the rules where both the customer’s habitual residence and the state of the risk are outside of the UK. This will apply . . .

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Compliance can easily feel overwhelming, especially with insurer and premium finance audits, regulatory reporting, training requirements and everything in between. At Cobra Network Compliance, we help members by breaking this burden into manageable and achievable parts. 

For August our recommendations are: 

Review the following documents: 

• Fair Value Assessments – review some each month to spread the task
• Locum agreement (if applicable)
• Customer Support arrangements
• Conduct Rules Policy . . .
  

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  Two listed homes can look almost identical. They might be the same age, similar in size and even sit on the same street. Yet the amount each building needs to be insured for can be very different.

  The reasons are not always obvious from the outside and sums insured figures carried forward at renewal may not reflect what it would cost to actually rebuild an individual property.

  Our latest article looks at what can sit behind those differences, why there is no simple percentage to add for a listed or heritage home, and what brokers . . .

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  Zurich’s Network Trading Branch is celebrating its first anniversary - a key milestone in delivering faster decisions, closer collaboration and stronger relationships for network brokers across the region.Built in direct response to broker feedback, the Network Trading Branch team brings underwriting expertise closer to local markets, helping brokers secure better outcomes for their clients through a more personal and responsive trading experience.Watch the video . . .

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  As firms pursue growth strategies, expand their market reach and broaden their use of technology, the world of mergers and acquisitions continues to evolve.

  Warranty and Indemnity (W&I) Insurance protects buyers and sellers from losses arising out of a breach of warranties and particular indemnities provided by a seller as part of a merger or acquisition.

  Find out more about this type of insurance and download our newly-updated Meet the Team information sheet at: https://qbeeurope.com/products/transactional-liability . . .

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  Reservoir construction projects are complex, high-risk, and capital-intensive civil engineering endeavours that require specialised insurance solutions.

  QBE offers expert underwriting and integrated risk management tailored to the unique challenges of these projects, supporting long-term resilience and safety.

  A newly-published white paper offers an insurance-led perspective for reservoir construction projects, with a focus on:

  • Unique reservoir risks

  • QBE’s underwriting expertise

  • Integrated risk management

  • Claims and stakeholder support

  Read the report at:

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