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A warm welcome to Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH, your specialised insurance broker who finds answers to your art-related insurance questions.
We offer to find the best insurance for your art - at no cost to you.
Insurance products are complex. Being well-insured is therefore no easy task. There are numerous types of art insurance on offer, but which is the right one for your project?
It is often the case that the quality of insurance policies does not become evident until a claim arises. That is why, together with our customers, we prepare an individual insurance concept that is adapted sensitively to the respective customer’s project and describe to you the features of some of our individual insurance products.
Two characteristics define our brand essence. One is our love of art and the other is our customers’ absolute satisfaction. Only the consonance of these two factors makes us successful. Learn more about us
Dr. phil. Stephan Zilkens
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Kobel's Art Weekly
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Season review I/III;
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Kobel's Art Weekly 33 2025
The art market got off to a turbulent start this year, but not necessarily with the momentum that the reduction in German VAT had promised. The first of three reviews of the past season looks back at major and minor market developments.Margaret Carrigan at Artnet (probably paywall) – artificial intelligence, a generational change and the growing importance of the Gulf ... read more
Anita Beckers (1947-2025); photo: Galerie
Kobel's Art Weekly 32 2025
Being a mega-gallery owner does not seem to be the endgame for young professionals entering the art industry, as Tim Schneider discovered for the Financial Times (paywall may apply): "This strategy's precedents include Sadie Coles. Founded in London in the 1990s, her programme has grown to encompass around 60 artists and two permanent locations (with a new space set to ... read more
Incredible relief for the art trade
Kobel's Art Weekly 31 2025
According to its website, the Taipei Dangdai art fair is taking a break after this year's edition, which took place in early May. Karen K. Ho writes in Artnews: "The event [...] is among three regional art fairs in Asia overseen by the international fair conglomerate The Art Assembly. The other two are Art SG ... read more
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Cape Sounion/Temple of Poseidon
Photo: Petter Börgers 2021
Zilkens'News Blog 33 2025
The coalition has made the first adjustments to the pension system. The pension level is to be stabilized at 48% of average income by 2031, and the mothers' pension has been expanded. In addition, working in retirement has been made more attractive. From 2027, this is to be financed not only by billions in tax revenue but also by an increase in the pension contribution ... read more
The next Blog waits to be written- Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens'News Blog 32 2025
August – the republic is on holiday and even the Chancellor is taking a few days off. His deputy, who does not belong to the same party, is using this opportunity to quickly push through a few laws that will benefit his clientele, but not the German SMEs, which represent by far the largest number of companies (more than 90%) and will have to bear ... read more
Where to write a blog? Photo Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 31 2025
At the end of July, Europe is at least at the height of its summer sluggishness. There are hardly any exhibition openings left. Those intended to attract tourists opened long ago. Galleries often close for at least 14 days to enjoy the summer and use the time to recover from near-sales. Strength is needed in these times, when economic disruptions are no longer passing by ... read more