Wrexham Mineral Cables (WMC) has released a new technical guide designed to help underwriters, underwriters and risk advisors understand how electrical cables impact building resilience and life safety safety.
The publication, “How MICC Fire Escape Cables Support Safer, Less Risky Buildings,” explains why electrical cables are often the weak link in fire and electrical safety strategies. The guide also covers how this can impact insurance exposure and risk assessment results.
“Beyond basic compliance”
Developed by WMC, the UK’s leading manufacturer of metallic insulated copper cables (MICC), the guide provides a clear, evidence-based view to support more accurate underwriting, fairer premiums, and stronger protection of both people and assets.
“This guidance helps insurers see beyond basic compliance,” said Gareth Edwards, commercial director at Wrexham Mineral Cables. “It demonstrates how specifying true fire protection cables can reduce the potential for loss, protect lives, and improve resilience for building owners and insurers alike.”
What readers will learn
The new guide from WMC covers a wide range of learning points:
Why polymer-based “fire resistant” cables are fundamentally different from true MICC fire escape cables How MICC supports compliance with UK and international fire safety and electrical reliability standards Measurable ways in which MICC can reduce insurance exposure, protect assets and enhance business risk profiles Where and how MICC should be defined within a fire and electrical resilience strategy Best practice for design, installation and retrofitting to maintain long-term circuit integrity under fire and environmental stresses
This publication forms the first part of WMC Insurance’s series, focusing on fire and life safety. The upcoming second part, Electrical Faults, Corrosion and Rodent Damage: The Hidden Threat to Reliability, will provide shorter specialist insight into fault prevention, corrosion resistance and rodent protection in commercial environments.
Understanding how cables impact building resilience is key to reducing insurance exposure over the long term. This new WMC Guide provides the clarity and technical foundation needed to bridge the gap between compliance on paper and performance in practice.
For more information or to download the guide, visit https://online.fliphtml5.com/yqvsi/ljwt/ or contact tech@wrexhammineralcables.com
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