UIA (Insurance)

UIA Mutual (Insurance) Limited
Industrial and Provident Society
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1890
Headquarters Kings Court, London Road, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 2TP
Key people
 Peter Dodd, Chairperson
Jon Craven, Interim Chief Executive Officer
Products General Insurance and Home Insurance
Website www.uia.co.uk

UIA Mutual (Insurance) Limited is a mutual insurance company in the United Kingdom, providing general insurance products to members of the trade union movement and other not-for-profit organisations. It is a member of the Association of British Insurers and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.[1] UIA (Insurance Services) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary.[2]

History

UIA was registered in 1890 under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 as The Poor Law and Local Government Officers' Mutual Guarantee Association Ltd. In 1929, this became The National Association of Local Government Officers' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd. (Logomia) and, in 1969, NALGO Insurance Association Ltd. (NIA). The present name was adopted in 1993 on the merger of NALGO with the National Union of Public Employees (NUPE) and Confederation of Health Service Employees (CoHSE).

Operations

The Introducer Appointed Representatives permitted to assist in insurance contract arrangements with UIA Mutual include UNISON — the Public Service Union (successor to NALGO), Unite the Union, the Communication Workers' Union (CWU), National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW), Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union (BFAWU), National Association of Probation Officers (NAPO), Fire Brigades Union (FBU), National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) and charity, the Ramblers' Association.

Motor insurance is arranged and administered by Autonet Insurance Services Ltd. Travel insurance are arranged and administered by Heath Lambert Limited; pet insurance is provided in association with Thornside (a division of BDML Connect Ltd. owned by Capita Plc) and underwritten by AXA Insurance UK Plc.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Registered society under the Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014. No. 2898R. Entered in the Register under No. 110863
  2. ↑ Registered in England and Wales under the Companies Act 1985, No. 2998952. Entered in the Register under No. 307925

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