Wrexham Mineral Cables (WMC) has released a new technical guide designed to help insurers, underwriters, and risk consultants understand how electrical cabling affects building resilience and life safety integrity.
The publication, titled How MICC Fire-Survival Cables Support Safer, Lower-Risk Buildings, explains why electrical cabling is often the weakest link in both fire and electrical safety strategies. The guide also covers how this can influence insurance exposure and risk assessment outcomes.
‘Beyond basic compliance’
Developed by WMC, a leading UK manufacturer of Mineral Insulated Copper Clad (MICC) cable, the guide provides clear, evidence-based insight to support more accurate underwriting, fairer premiums, and stronger protection for both people and assets.
“This guide helps insurers see beyond basic compliance,” said Gareth Edwards, Commercial Manager at Wrexham Mineral Cables. “It shows how specifying true fire-survival cabling can reduce loss potential, protect life, 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 differ fundamentally from true MICC fire-survival cables
- How MICC supports compliance with UK and international fire safety and electrical reliability standards
- The measurable ways MICC can reduce insurance exposure, protect assets, and strengthen commercial risk profiles
- Where and how MICC should be specified within a fire and electrical resilience strategy
- Best practice for design, installation, and retrofitting to maintain long-term circuit integrity under fire and environmental stress
This publication forms Part 1 of the WMC Insurer Series, which focuses on fire resilience and life-safety integrity. A forthcoming Part 2, Electrical Faults, Corrosion & Rodent Damage: The Hidden Threat to Reliability, will offer a shorter specialist insight on fault prevention, corrosion resistance, and rodent protection in commercial environments.
Understanding how cabling influences building resilience is key to reducing long-term insurance exposure. This new WMC guide offers the clarity and technical foundation needed to bridge the gap between compliance on paper and performance in practice.
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