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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
Bad Biennale, Bad Ems; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 31 2026
The good news is that art and antiques also appear to be exempt from the latest round of Trump-style tariffs, as indicated in a publication by the US Customs and Border Protection (PDF, p. 241ff.).Brita Sachs demonstrates how to turn cutbacks into a source of strength in her report on the Bamberg Antiques Weeks in ... read more
‘Humour’ or an expression of discontent? Photo: Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 30 2026
And there is, in fact, an international autumn art fair in Vienna, reports Werner Remm in Artmagazine: “From 10 to 13 September, an art fair initiated and organised collectively by galleries will take place in Vienna for the first time. The VAU – Vienna Art United association, founded a few weeks ago by 35 Viennese galleries, has managed to secure ... read more
Summer edition III/III; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 29 2026
At the start of the year, auction coverage typically focuses on retrospectives and outlooks, which kick off the third and final part of our season review. Melanie Gerlis highlights the extent to which large fortunes influence the art market in her report on single owner sales for the Financial Times (paywall): ‘What is new is the scale, in volume and value,’ says ... read more
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Looking at Boris Becker, Big art Exhibition Düsseldorf, Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 31 2026
In the business world, you can recognise professionals by the fact that, even in moments that are personally difficult for them, they are able to keep their mouths shut and not involve even their closest colleagues – however hard that may be and however lonely it makes them feel. If one applies this standard to our outgoing Minister of Transportion, one has to conclude: he ... read more
Berlin, Fasanenstraße
Zilkens' News Blog 30 2026
The summer holidays are gradually making their presence felt everywhere. Surprisingly, MPs have more than six weeks’ break from legislative business. One of them has now decided to relinquish his borrowed power for a while by devoting himself to the joys of fatherhood. He is now 46 years old, having spent 24 of those years in the German Bundestag. There are likely to be quite ... read more
Searching for topics during the summer lull
Zilkens‘ News Blog 29 2026
For decades, Allianz has built up its exclusive agency network using life insurance commission models – in fact, this is the business model for all companies that work with tied agencies bound by instructions. Now Oliver Bäte, the company’s CEO, has indicated in a press briefing that he considers the product to be a thing of the past. It will be interesting to see what ... read more