Gross written premium (1999):
Gross written premium (1999):
£201m
Parent:
Ecclesiastical Insurance Group
Year company established:
1887
UK head office:
Beaufort House
Brunswick Road
Gloucester
GL1 1JZ
tel: 01452 528533
email:
marketing@eigmail.com
Company history:
Ecclesiastical Building Fire Office was founded more than a century ago to meet the needs of the Anglican Church. The company has grown to offer a comprehensive range of general insurance products and financial services as Ecclesiastical Insurance Office.
Today it is a leading insurer of schools, charities and care homes as well as churches. Ecclesiastical also has a range of household and motor products as well as wedding and travel insurance. Schemes for almost all types of personal, commercial and industrial property are also available. Ecclesiastical operates both nationally and internationally and is active in the field of reinsurance
Chief officer:
Graham Doswell
Biography:
Graham Doswell joined the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group in 1984 and was appointed to the board in July 1995. He became chief executive in November 1997
UK branch offices:
11
UK staff:
845
UK general insurance agents:
3,500
UK general insurance “club style” agents:
40
Direct arm:
Ecclesiastical Direct
Main classes of business:
Commercial – 64%, motor – 18.7%, and household – 17.3%
Key general insurance personnel:
Chris Lees, chief underwriting manager
Joe Gray, intermediary operations manager
Paul Bloxham, technical underwriting manager
Hazel White, intermediary schemes manager
