Charities concerned with play, as well as the London Mayor and the Children's Commissioner, said the decision by insurer Zurich could deter other insurers from covering adventure playgrounds, reducing the number of outdoor play spaces for children.
Zurich underwriters told Glamis playground in Tower Hamlets, Hornimans adventure playground in Kensington and Chelsea and the Felix Road adventure playground in Bristol that it would not renew their policies as it sees the playgrounds as presenting a ‘high-risk of serious and potentially life-changing injury’
This is despite both Glamis and Hornimans adventure playgrounds saying they have not made any claims on their insurance in 15 and 30 years respectively.
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