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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
Real-life satire, here: Vatican; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 2 2026
As expected by some and hoped for by many, the auction market picked up noticeably in the second half of the year, both internationally and in German-speaking countries. The major auction houses are trying to save themselves from the slump in the art market with handbags, trainers and jewellery, according to an analysis by George Nelson in mid-August for Artnews: ... read more
Then and now; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 1 2026
Normal fair business was overshadowed in the second half of the year by the dominant corporations, which made headlines primarily with their expansion into the Arab world. The current art fair model does not seem sustainable to many market participants, according to a survey of gallery owners summarised by Karen K. Ho in mid-Augustfor Artnews: "First Thursday, a London-based sales ... read more
Buone Feste! photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 52 2025
Closures, insolvencies and downsizing of galleries and art dealers also characterised the second half of the year. The market appears to be in a phase of consolidation with structural imbalances. Keith Estiler talks in mid-August about the ‘creeping death of the contemporary art gallery’ at Hypebeast: "A significant force behind this change is the shifting demand for different types of ... read more
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The Team welcomes the new year - Ungers Bibliotheque; Photo: Mike Christian
Zilkens' News Blog 2 2026
That's it for a peaceful start to the New Year – the American president has thrown a spanner in the works and pushed Russia's atrocities into the background for the time being. Maduro rigged the elections to stay in power (Trump is redrawing electoral districts), the Venezuelan state confiscated and nationalised the assets of American oil companies decades ago (the same thing is currently happening ... read more
William Kentridge, Dear Diary, Seen at Flokwang Museum, Foto: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 1 2026
Now there are only three days left of the old year, and this week a new year begins. It is time to look back a little, also in an attempt to understand why so many things are currently moving in directions that are initially confusing. To do this, I need more lines than our readers are normally expected to read – but perhaps this time ... read more
St. Ludgeri Münster; Photo Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 52 2025
The fourth Sunday of Advent is over, and Christmas Eve is just three days away. The world around us has not become a better place this year. Putin continues to twist the truth when he claims that Ukraine started the war, drones continue to fly towards civilian targets, and people are freezing in the ruins that Russian henchmen have left them to live in. Negotiations ... read more