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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
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Kobel's Art Weekly 10 2025
It's hard to grasp the Outsider Art Fair with conventional standards, so Tessa Solomon from Artnews tries a different approach: ‘The best and worst of the Outsider Art Fair, which opened to the public Thursday night, seems to come down to clutter. There's the material excess routinely spilling out of the booths, which sometimes feels captivating, like exposing the machinery ... read more
Kobel's Art Weekly 9 2025
Regine Müller is impressed by the relaunch of Art Karlsruhe, as reported in the Handelsblatt: ‘The last Art Karlsruhe attracted 50,000 visitors. This year, three days before the opening, there were already twice as many registrations as last year. The concept seems to be working.’ Christiane Meixner, writing for the Tagesspiegel (possible paywall), takes a ... read more
photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 8 2025
Karen K. Ho discusses the possible consequences of the coup-like tabula rasa of the second Trump era at Artnews: ‘Experts offered ARTnews a bleak picture of the year to come, saying that the tariffs will increase confusion and operating expenses, shift buying behavior among collectors, as well as hurt small and mid-size galleries the most due to limited resources. ... read more
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Zilkens News Blog 10 2025
While carnival is being celebrated in Cologne and other places in Europe, there was an unspeakable, undignified and presumably staged appearance on Friday by the American president and his vice president in the style of the worst blackmailers, who were elected to office by the majority of the American population. In Europe, Orban has joined the Putinists. Europe must now at the latest manage on ... read more
Should we blame the breakfast egg? Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 9 2025
The current American president is characterised by his thirst for revenge – Zelensky refused to deliver Biden to the knife because there was nothing to deliver; and suddenly he is a dictator who lacks legitimacy. Unfortunately, the Ukrainian constitution prohibits an election in times of war – but what does a person of the calibre of the chosen one care about that? The world as ... read more
Symptomatic - Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 8 2025
After last week and the Munich Security Conference, the art trade is also feeling insecure – at least those who do business with customers in the United States. It is possible that the days of tax-free imports via Delaware are over if the tariff war extends to goods other than steel and aluminium. Preparations are underway, and with a possible 25% import sales tax, no ... read more