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Unitas

The Unitas alliance was established in December 1997 and is best described as an alliance of large, well-established, independent insurance and risk management consultants throughout the UK.

The purpose of the alliance is twofold:

• Firstly by joining together, Unitas offers for the first time a geographic spread to match any national broker. Combine this with the levels of quality personal service for which independent brokers are renowned and we have created a viable alternative that many insurance buyers have been looking for outside the top three or four national players.
• Secondly, the ability to work together and share and develop resources into which all member companies can tap into, whilst retaining their independence, is an opportunity too good to miss.

Unitas is an organisation that is capable of competing and delivering services at the highest level, whilst also being small enough to care when broken down into its constituent parts. Today there are 11 members operating from a wide network of offices stretching from the Shetland Islands in the north to Brighton in the south. Together Unitas members control premium income in excess of £250m, making it a major force within the UK insurance Market.

 

Central Investment Services

Central Investment Services (Aberdeen) Limited is one of the largest independent financial advisers in Scotland.

The company provides an extensive range of corporate and personal financial planning services and seeks to provide the best advice to its clients through a dedicated team of professional advisers with expertise in a wide range of financial services.

Central Investment Services track record speaks for itself. It is a track record that will continue to strengthen. Becoming part of that could be the best decision you will ever make.

 

WBN

WBN is the world's largest organisation of privately held insurance brokers. Over 50 Partner firms are represented in Europe, North America, South and Central America, Africa, the Far East and Australia.

WBN was established in 1989 to deliver quality international risk management solutions for clients who required a professional and efficient alternative to large bureaucratic organisations left over by market consolidation.

The network has evolved and now comprises over 8,000 employees worldwide and has representation in more than 75 countries. WBN members currently arranges insurances for its clients with a total premium volume in excess of $7 billion, making the Network the 6th largest insurance broker in the world.

Through WBN you have access to an in-depth knowledge of both local insurance market and other specialist and international markets around the world. There is also the added advantage that all our members are individual firms with valuable knowledge of the risks unique to their particular business environment where international clients need expert and comprehensive advice.

WBN has the capability of designing a variety of programmes, arranging all classes of insurance cover and providing risk management services to satisfy the requirements of international clients. Risk control, claims management, risk financing alternatives evaluation and insurance cover placements can be provided for the following exposures:

• Property
• Casualty
• Marine
• Special Risks
• Energy
• Aviation
• Employee benefits
• Personal lines

Through WBN, members are able to access worldwide risk management services and underwriting capacity including Lloyd's of London in seeking solutions to difficult and unusual risks.

FSA (Financial Services Authority)

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is an independent non-governmental body, given statutory powers by the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

FOS (Financial Ombudsman Service)

The independent service for settling disputes between businesses providing financial services and their customers.

BIBA (British Insurance Brokers' Association)

BIBA is the UK's leading independent insurance body, representing both the insurance broker, intermediaries and the consumer.