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Ecclesiastical : 2012 interim results
Financial highlights:
- General business gross written premium of £240.7m (£235.2m in H1 2011)
UK GWP at £177.0m (£170.3m in H1 2011)
- Turnover of £259.3m...
Manchester Cathedral latest targeted in metal theft
Manchester Cathedral has been the latest church affected by the growing issue of metal theft, with a cross worth £2,500 taken from one of...
Ecclesiastical : five worst areas hit for metal theft from churches in 2011
Chelmsford Diocese has topped the league for the worst-hit places in the UK for theft of lead and other valuable metals from churches, according...
Ecclesiastical recieves Quality in Credit Management award
Ecclesiastical has become the first UK insurer to be awarded the new Quality in Credit Management (QICM) accreditation from the Institute of Credit Management.
A...
Ecclesiastical : metal theft fight wins risk management award for Ecclesiastical
Ecclesiastical’s efforts to combat the nationwide epidemic of metal theft have been recognised at this year’s Risk Management Awards.
Ecclesiastical won the award for Best...
Ecclesiastical : has Manchester training award for second year
The Manchester branch of the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) has awarded Ecclesiastical its training and development award for the second year running.
Ecclesiastical’s groundbreaking Claims...
Short News : end of a theft saga for the Church of Scotland
A gold ring engraved with a burning bush stolen from the home of the most senior member of the Church of Scotland. A mysterious...
Ecclesiastical : insurers ranked ‘average or below’ in terms of generosity
A recent study found that British insurers are donating money to charities for altruistic reasons, yet their charitable partners are sceptical about their motives.
According...
Ecclesiastical : appoints Quadra Claims Services
Ecclesiastical has appointed Quadra Claims Services to its property loss adjuster panel. Quadra will specifically focus on supporting the insurer with commercial and...
Ecclesiastical : awarded recommended status by Which?
Which? has awarded insurer Ecclesiastical Recommended Provider status for its home insurance cover and customer service.
The recommendation means that Ecclesiastical’s home insurance has been...
Ecclesiastical : warns on consequnces of dry weather
Ecclesiastical warns of fire risks due to unusually dry weather during the spring and early summer.
According to the Gloucester-based insurance company, months of...
Appointment : Ecclesiastical names John Schofield as new Director of Group Internal Audit and Compliance
John Schofield has been appointed as new Director of Group Internal Audit and Compliance for specialist insurer Ecclesiastical.
This is a new role within...
Ecclesiastical : half of churches hit by roof tile theft are in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and Bristol region
While Britain’s churches have been struggling to protect themselves against criminals stealing lead from their roofs, churches in one part of the country are...
Recession-hit charities say Britain’s banks should donate more
Over half of Britain’s charities believe that the nation’s banks and financial traders are morally obliged to increase their support for charities following their...
Ecclesiastical defends and wins dog walker case to protect charities
A civil damages case taken by a charity dog walker, which could have had wide-reaching implications for anyone working on a natural surface like...
Ecclesiastical joins Home & Legacy household panel
Mid and high net worth insurance specialist, Home & Legacy, has announced that specialist insurer Ecclesiastical is set to join the Company's household insurance...
Appointment : Caroline Taplin is new DHR for Ecclesiastical
Gloucester-based insurer Ecclesiastical has appointed Caroline Taplin as its new Director of Human Resources.
Ms Taplin joins from Severn Trent Water plc, where she was...
Appointment : New underwriters and sales manager join Ecclesiastical’s London operation
Ecclesiastical has strengthened its London Regional Centre underwriting team with the appointment of two new underwriters and a new regional sales manager.
Underwriters Laura Pennick...
Ecclesiastical moves to reduce impact of VAT increase on churches
Thousands of churches across the UK will be spared some of the pain of January’s VAT increase thanks to a decision by the country’s...
Ecclesiastical names five worst hit spots for lead theft from churches in the UK
According to new data from specialist church insurer Ecclesiastical, more churches in Manchester diocese have had lead stripped from their roofs by criminals this...
