Stand 74E, National Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh, 21st February 2010
Lancaster Insurance Services, part of Capita Insurance Distribution, will be celebrating 26 years as the exclusive insurance provider of the MG Owners Club at this year’s International MG Show and Spares Day. Led by director Lisa Joy, the Lancaster team will be on hand to discuss the insurance needs of MG owners on stand 74E.
Richard Monk, general manager of the MG Owners Club, commented: “It is important for us and our members that we work with an insurance provider that understands the vehicles they are dealing with. Over the years, we have established a good two-way dialogue with both our members and Lancaster to ensure we answer changing insurance needs. There is no substitute for experience and Lancaster has this in abundance.”
Lancaster will also be able to provide visitors with insurance for their beloved MGs as well as a variety of other insurance products. Customers wishing to obtain a quotation may do so in a matter of minutes by visiting the stand and the team will assist with any queries.
Lisa Joy, director of Lancaster Insurance Services, said: “We are looking forward to this event as it provides us with the perfect opportunity to meet existing and potential customers. We are especially interested in talking to visitors about ways in which we can add further benefit both to the MG Owners Club and its members as well as other associated organisations. Even after 26 years of providing the club’s members with competitive insurance, we never stop learning about the changing needs of our customers.”
Lancaster Insurance Services Ltd was formed as the insurance division of the MG Owners Club in 1984. Motor insurance policies available at that time were deemed expensive and did not take into consideration the fact that many classic vehicles were second cars, rarely used, or possibly laid-up for restoration. The popularity and demand for classic car insurance grew rapidly and the decision was made in 1989 to arrange insurance for a wider variety of classic cars. This resulted in the MG insurance division becoming Lancaster Insurance Services Ltd.
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Capita Insurance Distribution, part of Capita Insurance Services, is the fifth largest UK personal lines insurance intermediary and third party administrator specialising in personal lines solutions for affinity clients. Capita Insurance Distribution employs over 800 staff (based in Portsmouth, Colchester, Ipswich, Romford, Andover and St Ives in Cambridge) and administers around £200m of personal lines gross written insurance premium. It works with 49 insurance companies in the UK personal lines market place, and currently maintains different product sites for 82 household brands such as Asda, American Express, Liverpool Victoria and Admiral. Further information can be found at www.bdml.co.uk
Lancaster Insurance Services, the niche motor insurance provider of Capita Insurance Distribution, was acquired by the Capita Group in 2008. It employs 70 staff in St Ives and currently administers 65,000 policies. The company was formed as the insurance division for the MG Owners Club in 1984 and has specialised in arranging classic car insurance to the UK market ever since. The knowledge and experience gained during this time has enabled the business to provide competitively priced insurance which is individually tailored to meet the customer’s needs. Lancaster offers a wide range of policy benefits which are not common to everyday motor insurance policies. Further information can be found at www.lancasterinsurance.co.uk
The Capita Group Plc is the UK’s leading provider of BPO and integrated professional support service solutions. With 36,000 people at more than 300 sites, including 60 business centres across the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and India, the Group uses its expertise, infrastructure and scale benefits to transform its clients’ services, driving down costs and adding value. Capita is quoted on the London Stock Exchange (CPI.L), and is a constituent of the FTSE100 with revenues for 2008 of £2,441 million. Further information on The Capita Group Plc can be found at: www.capita.co.uk