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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
Controversy over art in public spaces in Frankfurt; photo Stefan Kobel
Kobel's Art Weekly 33 2026
The Aspen Art Fair, held in a hotel and featuring 38 high-calibre exhibitors, was a success as the centrepiece of the local Art Week, according to Min Chen at Artnet: “The pace at the fair was typical of Aspen. Dealers described an intimate, almost leisurely atmosphere in which buyers lingered for a long time in front of the works and ... read more
photo: private
Kobel's Art Weekly 32 2026
The exemption for art under US customs regulations comes too late for some, writes Daniel Grant in the Art Newspaper (may be behind a paywall): “The confusion over whether art, antiques and other collectables would be subject to the US President’s various import tariffs – based on emergency laws that Trump used as the basis for his tariff regime from ... read more
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
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Zilkens' News Blog 33 2026
It’s really rather daft that it hasn’t rained properly for months! The rivers have reached record low levels, throwing global supply chains into disarray. You suddenly realise just how important river transport is. As a stopgap measure, lorries are now to be allowed back on the motorways at weekends. Actually, that’s the right thing to do! One can only welcome the fact that the federal ... read more
Holiday season at Cologne Cathedral; Photo: Stephan Zilkens
Zilkens' News Blog 32 2026
There are evenings when you hear stories that you really don’t want to believe, because they confirm that Islamism has little regard for our freedom amongst those it has indoctrinated. A friend of mine, who is already somewhat older, arrived at a major German railway station one evening and was approached by three men – with short hair but long black beards – who wanted ... read more
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