UK Government’s Safety Plan for High-Rise Buildings Could Push Away Investors: Aviva July 14, 2021 By Olivia Konotey-Ahulu Aviva Plc, the UK insurer and asset manager, warned the government that new safety proposals for high-rise apartment blocks could...
Firms Involved in Building Work on London’s Grenfell Tower Take No Blame for 2017 Fire January 29, 2020 Firms involved in building work on London tower bloc that caught fire have sidestepped any responsibility for the 2017 tragedy...
Lawsuit Filed for ‘Defective’ Products Linked to London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster June 13, 2019 By L.S. Howard Three U.S. companies have been slapped with a wrongful death and products liability lawsuit for manufacturing products linked to London’s...
Door From London’s Deadly Grenfell Tower Fails Fire Safety Test March 16, 2018 Police say a door from a London high-rise that went up in flames, killing 71 people, has failed an expert...
London Police Eye Criminal Charges Related to Grenfell Tower Disaster December 14, 2017 London police are considering a variety of criminal charges related to the June fire at Grenfell Tower that killed 71...
Insurers Weigh Premium Hikes for UK’s Tall Buildings After Grenfell Tower Fire October 23, 2017 By Carolyn Cohn Insurers are considering raising premiums for tall buildings in Britain with flammable cladding panels and no sprinklers or even excluding...
Compensation for London’s Grenfell Fire Victims May Be Capped at $5M: Reuters October 18, 2017 By Tom Bergin The bill for compensating families of those who died in the Grenfell Tower fire in London may be as low...
AIG Discloses It Could Face Claims from London’s Grenfell Tower Fire August 4, 2017 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Natasha Rausch American International Group Inc., the provider of commercial insurance, told regulators it could face claims costs from the Grenfell Tower...
Australia’s New South Wales to Inspect High-Rise Cladding over Fire Safety July 31, 2017 By Benjamin Cooper Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) government will inspect more than 1,000 residential and commercial towers that may have potentially unsafe...
U.S. Building Owners Reviewing Structural Materials After London Tower Blaze July 25, 2017 By Jeff Martin U.S. building owners should review what materials their structures are built with following a deadly fire in London that showed...