FM Global in the News

In a digital society, where more and more transactions are being carried out online, the mutual concept is becoming more relevant again.

Australia has dropped nine places – from 66th to 75th – in cyber resilience, driven by a 3% rise in internet penetration, according to the 2018 FM Global Resilience Index. Find out more about this year's global resilience rankings.

Australia is among one of the most resilient countries globally, ranking 17th overall on the 2018 Resilience Index, released last week by FM Global.

Australia has ranked 17th in a global index assessing the resilience of business environments, with cyber exposure and infrastructure quality emerging as concerns.

FM Global’s Lyndon Broad reveals how businesses can mitigate weather-related risks in the midst of flood season.

Australia has made meaningful progress on reducing risk to lives and property in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. But this will be cold comfort for building managers trying to work out what they need to do with properties that are already fitted with cladding.

FM Global, one of the world’s largest commercial and industrial property insurers, has released new research on oxygen reduction systems, finding them a potentially adequate fire protection method for certain well-sealed, unoccupied spaces.

The horrifying inferno that engulfed Grenfell Tower in London last year has governments and authorities around the world racing to minimise the risk of such an event ever happening again. As a result, owners of buildings with multiple levels are experiencing increasing stress and uncertainty.

As the mining industry evolves, the role of the industry insurer has to evolve with it.

The Insurance Council of Australia has collaborated with Engineers Australia and Fire Protection Association Australia on a protocol to identify and address inappropriate use of aluminium composite panels (ACP). The panels, some of which have a flammable core, have been blamed for a series of devastating fires in high-rise buildings across the world.