Covéa Insurance reaccredited with Chartered Status

Covéa Insurance is pleased to announce it has been awarded Chartered Status from the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) for the fourth year running for its Commercial Lines and High Net Worth business.

In addition, its Broker Training Academy has again been granted CPD accreditation from the Institute, in recognition of the quality training it provides. The Academy’s flagship offering is a leadership development programme to identify and fast-track future broking talent. This is run alongside an extensive range of courses and webinars for brokers on subjects from social media and marketing through to handling large loss claims and cyber cover. 

Simon Cooter, Commercial Lines & High Net Worth Director commented: "This is fantastic news for our people, our broker partners and our customers. Being the fourth consecutive year of achieving CII Chartered Status really shows the consistency of our investment into delivering outstanding service, and reflects our ongoing commitment to ensuring the highest standards of technical knowledge and professionalism for own people and our broker partners."

Sian Fisher, Chief Executive of the Chartered Insurance Institute, said: "In a competitive marketplace Chartered status is a tangible way for an organisation to demonstrate its commitment to high standards of competence, professionalism and trust.  I congratulate Covéa for once again attaining Chartered status."

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About Covéa Insurance

Covea Insurance plc is the UK underwriting business of leading French mutual insurance group Covéa, who are number 1 for property and liability insurance in France, generating over 16.9 billion Euros in premiums in 2018.  

Covéa Insurance looks after the insurance needs of over 1.5 million policyholders; delivering financial reassurance through its Standard & Poor’s A+ stable rating, as a guaranteed subsidiary of Covéa. 

The company offers motor, household, protection, pet, mid and high net worth insurance and a range of commercial insurance products, through a range of distribution channels. Employing over 1800 people, Covéa Insurance has a strong people and service ethos, having Investors In People Gold accreditation and is signatory to the HM Treasury Women In Finance Charter. It also has World Class service accreditation from the Institute of Customer Service for its Motor Claims, Home Claims and Underwriting Services teams as well as Chartered Insurer status for its Commercial and Mid/High Net Worth business.

In 2018, Covéa Insurance were recipients of the Personal Lines Insurer of the Year award at both the British Insurance Awards and the Insurance Times Awards and was the top rated insurer in the Insurance Times Broker Service Survey for both Personal and Commercial Lines.