Thieves Steal Priceless Items from Dresden’s Treasury Green Vault; Hiscox Comments November 26, 2019 Thieves have carried out a heist at Dresden’s Green Vault, one of the world’s oldest museum containing priceless treasures and...
Generali Launches Art Insurance Unit, Aiming to Be ‘Partner for Life’ for Collectors November 14, 2019 By Colleen Barry Italian insurer Generali launched a new business Tuesday to cover art works, engaging as a poster boy the contemporary artist...
18-Karat Gold Toilet Stolen From Winston Churchill’s Birthplace September 17, 2019 By James Paton Burglars overnight broke into England’s Blenheim Palace [on Saturday, Sept. 14], the birthplace of Winston Churchill, and stole an 18-karat...
Why Art Thieves Are So Successful June 15, 2015 By Chris Rovzar Last month, administrators at the Boston Public Library discovered that a $600,000 engraving by Dürer and a $30,000 etching by...
XL Group Offers Artworks Coverage in UK for Art Exhibitions December 16, 2014 XL Group has launched Key Artworks insurance coverage in the U.K. to cover cancelled or abandoned fine art exhibitions and...
AXA ART, Trident Insurance Partner to Offer Specialty Fine Art Coverages January 9, 2014 Fine art insurance specialist AXA Art Americas Corporation (AXA ART) has formed a strategic business partnership with Trident Insurance Services,...
Fireman’s Fund Enhances Art Collection Product with ‘Death of An Artist’ Coverage December 11, 2013 Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. has introduced new death of an artist loss settlement provisions, as well as seven other coverages...
Portrait of New Wealth: $3 Billion Miami Art Basel Fair December 4, 2013 By Katya Kazakina Art Basel Miami Beach, the largest U.S. art fair, will offer more than $3 billion of mostly postwar and contemporary...
After Superstorm Sandy, Some New York Artists Struggle to Come Back October 10, 2013 By Edith Honan When Superstorm Sandy slammed into New York City last October, much of abstract painter Ronnie Landfield’s life’s work lay submerged...
Art Insurers Face Record Loss from Superstorm Sandy December 21, 2012 By Myles Neligan and Sarah Mortimer Fine art insurers face claims of up to half a billion dollars, their biggest ever payout, to compensate the owners...