Tag Archives: insurance

Relief at Supreme Court judgment on business interruption insurance – but with a note of caution…

Posted on: January 20, 2021 by Emily Gould

It has been a worrying and torrid time for many businesses over the past twelve months, not least those in the arts sector. Cancelled exhibitions, revenue loss, closed doors, and staff cuts have become an all too familiar story for many museums and galleries, forced to suspend business-as -usual in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. […]

Completion of the DipLCM course

Posted on: October 25, 2016 by Alexander Herman

Last week saw the completion of another intake of our Diploma in Law and Collections Management course, which ran from 17 to 21 October. The course, which is geared towards professionals in the museum and gallery sector, covered areas as wide ranging as restitution, cultural heritage laws, mediation, treasure, insurance, copyright and bailment. Guest speakers included Tony […]

Conference in London on Valuation of Museum Collections

Posted on: March 25, 2016 by Emily Gould

Those in the museum sector may be interested in attending a forthcoming event at the Natural History Museum on the financial valuation of museum collections. The conference will take place on 22 April 2016 and is called For what it’s worth: Essentials of collections valuation. The wide-ranging programme looks both fascinating and highly practical, covering […]

Government Indemnity Scheme changes for 2016

Posted on: February 11, 2016 by Ruth Redmond-Cooper

There have been several changes to the Government Indemnity Scheme (GIS) in the UK that were brought about as of 1 January 2016. The GIS is a scheme by which the UK government covers the insurance cost of loans brought into national and non-national UK institutions, rather than a private insurer. This allows museums to put […]

Art & Insurance Seminar at Clyde & Co

Posted on: May 23, 2014 by Alexander Herman

On 29th May 2014 (this Thursday), there will be an Institute of Art & Law event hosted by Clyde & Co at their offices in central London on the theme of art and insurance. The event will run from 11.00 to 5.00. Topics will include: insurance policies, the duties to insure art, indemnity, the UK’s […]