Gross written premiums less treaty (2001): £235m
Includes gross written premiums less treaty for:
Ecclesiastical Insurance: £224m
Ansvar Insurance: £11m
URC Insurance:£0.5m
Ecclesiastical Insurance
Address: Beaufort House, Brunswick Road, Gloucester, GL1 1JZ
Tel: 01452 528533
Fax: 01452 423557
Year established: 1887
History: Ecclesiastical Buildings Fire Office was founded more than a century ago to meet the needs of the Anglican
Church. It 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. Increasingly Ecclesiastical is
extending its activities into other areas, particularly commercial insurances of all types and household. A specialist schemes
department writes a significant amount of intermediary schemes business across a wide range of business classes.
Ecclesiastical is well known for its 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: Doswell joined the Ecclesiastical Insurance Group in 1984 and was appointed to the board in July 1995.
He became chief executive in November 1997.
Doswell's other directorships include the Baptist Insurance Company, Methodist Insurance and the URC Insurance Company.
He is chairman of Gerling Global London Market (formerly Wright Underwriting Group) and a member of the board,
Association of British Insurers.
UK branch offices: 10
UK staff: 909
Ansvar Insurance
Address: Ansvar House, St Leonards Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UR
Tel: 01323 737541
Fax: 01323 644082
WEBSITE
Year established: 1932
History: Now celebrating its 70th anniversary, Ansvar is an ethical general insurance company aiming to provide the
best possible support to insurance intermediaries who serve the varying insurance needs of individuals and organisations in
the non-profit sector.
This sector encompasses churches, connected organisations, charities and other voluntary groups.
Main lines of business: Insurance for charities and churches.
