Ecclesiastical

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Ecclesiastical has the capacity to write the largest risks. It accommodates several major exposures within its existing portfolio think St Patricks Cathedral and Christ Church Cathedral.

Charity risks are underwritten and rated on their individual merits and by working closely with you, we can develop the right solution for your customers.

Type of charity Property damage Business interruption Employers' liability Public liability Comments
Aid agencies          
Aid agencies No No No No  
Amateur sports          
Amateaur sports clubs Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Sport for the disabled Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Animal welfare          
Animal hospitals, catteries and kennels Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Zoos, safari parks No No No No  
Exotic animal and sea life centres Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Bird sanctuaries Yes Yes Yes Yes Based in Ireland only with no overseas activities.
Wildlife parks (not zoos or safari parks) Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Animal rescue Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Animal rights No No No No  
International animal welfare charities

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Based in Ireland only with no overseas activities.
Horse riding risks No No No No  
Arts          
Orchestras

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Based inIreland only with no overseas activities.
Other performers Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Event organisers No No No No  
Exhibitions, film & arts festivals, folk festivals, theatres Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Photographic societies, other 'hands on' graphic arts Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Choral and light opera societies, dance & drama studios, theatre groups Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Charity clubs/bars          
charity clubs/bars No No No No  
Building & allied trades          
Building & allied trades

No

No

No

No

 
Care

      Use Care Homes policy
Care homes Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Childrens' homes No No No No  

Clinics which are involved in the rehabilitation of substance/alcohol abusers

No No No No  
Detention centres No No No No Not a target market for Ecclesiastical.
Domiciliary care

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Elderly care only provided when there is a risk assessment for each patient.
Drop-in centres No No No No  
Hospices Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Hostels Yes Yes Yes Yes Excluding Bail Hostels. All hostel cases are individually underwritten to reflect use, management and loss history.
Secure units or secure accommodation No No No No Not a target market for Ecclesiastical.
Sex abuse clinics No No No No Not a target market for Ecclesiastical.
Supported living

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 
Sheltered accommodation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 
Charity shops          
Charity shops

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 
Clubs          
Flying and gliding clubs No No No No  
Pastimes, bridge, chess, etc Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Rifle & pistol clubs No No No No  
Sports clubs Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Masonic lodges Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Orange halls Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Environmental         Excluding work on bridges, canals, rivers and use of chainsaws.
Civic trusts, community ownerships, conservation area trusts, residents associations Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Cycling and sustainable transport infrastructure, transport pressure groups Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Greenbelt trusts, open gardens and gardening organisations, parks, public monuments, war memorial and graveyard protection and preservation Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Lobbying groups Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Volunteer DIY schemes No No No No  

Volunteer bureaus

No No No No  
Type of charity Property damage Business interruption Employers' liability Public liability Comments
Community facilities          
Artistics studios Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Arts or technology support Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Fetes & gala days Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Advice and/or support organisations and centres Yes Yes Yes Yes

Liability cover excludes all advice for which seperate PI arrangements are necessary.

Hospital radios Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Organisations administering and encouraging sport Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Disability          
Sports support Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Education         We will normally use our specialist education policy.
Independent faith schools and religious schools Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Residential centres and training centres Yes Yes Yes Yes Excluding hazardous activities or the operation of activity centres unless picked up by specialist third party service providers.
Goods importers (fair trade)          
Goods importers (fair trade) No No No No  
Housing          
Housing associations Yes Yes Yes Yes Commercial policy may be used.
Land          
Agricultural societies, botanical/horticultural societies Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Estate trusts, protectors of rights of way, waterfront and estuary protection, woodland preservation Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Museums          
Art gallery, museum, interactive mueums, libraries, working museums Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Natural history and wildlife          
Habitat protection, societies for protection of particular species of animal or flower, wildlife trusts Yes Yes Yes Yes Excluding risks involving wild animals
Overseas charities         Property damage and business interruption cover would only operate for premises in Ireland.

Charities with more than occasional, short-term, non-manual visits abroad

Yes Yes No No  
Parks          
Country parks and wildlife centres Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Policital organisations          

Political organisations

No No No No  
Preservation          
Building preservation trusts, historic building societies, historic skills, mechanical/industrial, preservation

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 
Inland waterways and canal and railway preservation Yes Yes No No  

Reconditioning/refurbishment

No No No No  
Recycling          
Furniture, clothes, street collection Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Not large scale or high hazard activities. For all types of charity in this group a full understanding of the type and scale of activity is required.
Religion

      Written under our specialist policy
Churches and places of worship other than established religions Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Research          
General agricultural Yes Yes Yes Yes Excluding GM crops or gene manipulation.
Breeding and rearing of livestock Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Crop protection and crop research Yes Yes Yes Yes Excluding GM crops or gene manipulation.
Academic research funds Yes Yes Yes Yes Office based risks only
Other research funds Yes Yes Yes Yes Provision of funding only excluding clinical trials and medical research
Antiquarian societies, archaeological societies, historical societies Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Literary societies Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Medical including AIDS and STD's Yes Yes No No We will not offer any terms for the liability exposures or at all if there is any involvement with testing and/or experimenting with or use of any animals.
Animal diseases, complementary medicines, gene therapy, homoeopathic dermatology, human diseases, minimise disabilities, occupational medicine Yes Yes No No  
Psychology

Yes

Yes

No

No

Acceptability dependent upon precise activities.
General science Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Astronomy

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 
Biotech

Yes

Yes

No No  
Sports          
Regional sports events Yes Yes Yes Yes Amateur sports only.
Sports facilities Yes Yes Yes Yes  

Tour Operators

         
Tour operators/organisers No No No No  
Training organisations          
Training organisations Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Unoccupied Properties          
Unoccupied Properties

Yes

Yes

No

Yes

Only as part of a portfolio of business. POL only. Time limitation
Village & community halls          
Village & community halls Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Appreciation societies, language groups, local history, etc Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Youth          
Adventure centres, youth adventure activities, adventure parks Yes Yes No No  
Scouts, boys brigade, guides etc, youth clubs Yes Yes Yes Yes Subject to Child Protection procedures. Subject to location, construction, secuity, loss history and protection procedures.We would not include 'hazardous activities' or the operation of activity centres unless provided by specialist third party service providers.
Young farmers Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Youth festivals Yes Yes Yes Yes  
Arts, technology, dance & movement support Yes Yes Yes Yes  

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