Any insurance (not vehicular) experts/industry bods around?

[ClunkintheUK]

Is there anyone who works, or knows someone who works in the insurance industry, who wouldn't mind being asked a few questions? My company is potentially looking to insure something a bit unusual, and we are not really sure where to start, I remember a couple of orgers mentioning that they work in the industry.

It is not complicated or difficult to get your head around, certainly at a high level, but I don't know of this being done before and we would really appreciate being able to ask a few questions on where to start and what information we'll need to get together to work with someone on this. It's to do with a new line of business, so I don't really want to post any details in public at this stage.

Many thanks OMO.

[Berlin]

If I remember rightly, Hiscox (http://www.hiscox.co.uk/) insure just about anything.

[atassiedevil]

Remember Lloyds of London specialise in hard or difficult to insure items. Things like spacecraft, satellites, sportsmens limbs, famous people etc.

I guess it depends on the value of the item. But that is where i would start.

[ClunkintheUK]

Thanks guys. Hadn't thought of approaching Hiscox. Might give them a try.

Lloyds of London is just a market place, we'd need to contact one of the syndicates (IIRC that is what the individual members are called). It would be much better to get a contact with one of them rather then cold call, since we also need a bit of back and forth defining the terms.

[atassiedevil]

Brokers list for Lloyds.

http://www.lloyds.com/the-market/directories/brokers

Try the one closest to you? face to face often helps. I used to work in these markets, so know them quite well.

[ClunkintheUK]

Ahh Bonza, Cheers AD. Couldn't find that before.
I'm in London, so there are plenty to speak to.

[ClunkintheUK]

Is there much way to choose between them? given 80% of them are in London, or would you just pick three at random and see what they say?

[atassiedevil]

They all specialise in specific areas. I'm not sure who does what, but one will be able to point you in the right direction.

[ClunkintheUK]

Ta very much.