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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
Annotated press review on the art market by Stefan Kobel, published weekly. Subscribe for free
KAWS – from the shopping centre to the museum, or: The museum as a shopping centre; photo by Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 15 2026
1 April is also a recurring opportunity for media literacy exercises. Monopol has Wolfram Weimer relocating documenta to Lake Tegernsee. In Artmagazine, VAT on art is being raised to 30 per cent. According to Hyperallergic, the Louvre is now getting door locks.No April Fool’s joke is the read more
Hong Kong; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 14 2026
The Munich-based auction house Neumeister closes. According to a press release, the long-established company will cease operations at the end of October: “This decision was taken by Katrin Stoll, managing partner at NEUMEISTER, for personal reasons. It relates to her life plans and coincides with the dissolution of the private ownership and heirs’ association within her family. This also included the auction house’s premises at ... read more
MIA Phot Fair BNP Paribas Milan; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 13 2026
After much hesitation, Art Dubai has decided not to cancel its upcoming April edition, but to hold it in a modified format in mid-May, according to its website: “We are planning to move forward with Art Dubai 2026 in an adapted format at Madinat Jumeirah, taking place 14–17 May 2026. This edition will take the form of a more focused ... read more
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Stephan Zilkens and Ole Petter Boergers : Photo Mike Christian
Zilkens' News Blog 15 2026
Our Christmas cards are meant to tell stories – at least, that is the wish of our photographer, Mike Christian. The latest one illustrates a generational change. We are delighted that Ole Petter Börgers, has been appointed by our shareholder Attikon AG Managing Director of Zilkens Fine Art Insurance Broker GmbH with effect from 1 April 2026. As an art historian with additional training in ... read more
TEFAF for works on paper - could be - Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens‘ News Blog 14 2026
Travel broadens the mind – an old saying with a fair bit of truth to it. So now, Paris! When you haven’t been there for about six years, the sense of wonder at the changes is all the greater. Notre Dame is standing again, thank goodness. Traffic flows above ground – but only for taxis now. A 30 km/h speed limit and extensive cycle lanes ... read more
Banksy almost everywhere? Seen in Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens‘ News Blog 13 2026
Some organisations are taking a bold approach, whilst others are exercising caution. Among the latter is Art Dubai, which has now postponed its event and appears set to present art to the public in a different format. Among the former is IFASIC (International Fine Art & Specie Insurance Conferences), which is sticking to its scheduled date in October 2026 in Marrakech. You can already register ... read more