UK

2020-2023:
More than 10,000 SME Covid-19 Business Interruption claims

2016-2019:
Drax Power Station – Britain’s largest, and world’s largest Biomass plant

2005:
Buncefield – one of the largest post-war explosions in Europe, measuring 2.4 on the Richter Scale

Europe (non-UK)

2008:
Ineos (Germany) – Pipeline explosion in one of Europe’s largest petrochemical plants

2010:
Bunge (Germany) – Fire at rapeseed crushing plant accounting for 12% of Germany’s overall crushing capacity

2019:
ArcelorMittal (Italy) – Crane collapse at port of largest single site steelwork in Europe

2020:
Borealis – Fire at ethylene plant

North America

2006:
Tafisa (Canada) – Dust explosion at the worlds largest particleboard manufacturing plant

2011:
ArcelorMittal (Canada) – Largest global steel group. Fire at a mine responsible for 40% of the group’s iron ore production

Middle East

2013:
Teva (Israel) – World’s largest generic drug manufacturer

2021:
Ma’aden (Saudi Arabia) – Largest mining company in Saudi Arabia

Brazil

2015:
Samarco – Dam collapse that released 23.7 million metres cubed of tailings into the Doce river

British Virgin Islands

2017:
TUI – Destruction of moorings, hotel and luxury yacht fleet following Hurricane Irma

Africa

2010:
Engen (South Africa)- Reformer furnace damage at largest refinery in South Africa

2014:
Barrick Gold – Conveyor collapse at one of the region’s largest copper mines

2014:
Nestle (Egypt) – Catastrophic fire in facility producing 79% of Egypt’s bottled water

2021:
ArcelorMittal (Liberia) – Train collision impacting production at iron ore mine