New Customer relations manager for EIS Insurance Solutions
June 2008
Property and Commercial (P&C) division of EIS Insurancey Solutions has announced the recent appointment of Matthew Wiles as Customer Relations Manager for its Property and Commercial Division.
In this wide-ranging new role Matthew will be responsible for the management of several key accounts as well as maintaining and enhancing the partnership between BIBA and Letsure's Bibalet scheme. **
In addition, he will handle ad hoc projects across each business unit whilst helping strengthen relationships with their respective client portfolios.
Before Matthew Wiles took up his new position, he was Office and Property Insurance Manager at Cadogan Hanover Park, where he successfully managed the amalgamation of four offices into one facility located at Bodron, Hampshire.
Prior to this he worked as an insurance recruitment specialist for Hilman Saunders and Reed. He has also worked in specific insuransure roles with Zurich , Royal Insurance and Keelan Westall***.
P & C employs some 250 personnel acroos fourt locations in Bordon, Croydon, Bournemouth and Chelmsford and comprises a wide range of marketing brands including Keelan Westall, Cadogan Hanover Park, Farr, Deacon Bibalet and CareAssured. The Managing Director is Nick Sharp.
** BIBA and Letsure Limited (Letsure) provide a specialist scheme for the let property insurance market, Bibalet.
Letsure's combined underwriting agency and lettings industry experience provides brokers and intermediaries with a wide range of specially designed insurance products that provide let property owners with both income and asset protection.
The Bibalet scheme is a comprehensive success and is open to all BIBA members who offer let property insurance. The Bibalet scheme for let property insurance is backed by Letsure whose unique experience combines lettings industry know-how with specially designed insurance products that provide income as well as asset protection.
14 April 2008 Keelan Westall - Press Release***
EIS separates from Erinaceous Group - New and stable ownership
The three major UK banks to Erinaceous Group plc (ERG) have today agreed to acquire Erinaceous Insurance Services Limited (EIS) through a corporate vehicle owned by them. This sale has consent of the FSA and an overseas regulator. EIS is therefore ringfenced from the rest of ERG and continues to operate as normal outside of any insolvency process affecting the rest of ERG.
The impact of this transaction is to separate EIS completely from ERG and from the issues affecting ERG. This is very good news for all our customers, suppliers and staff.
The discussions regarding the possible disposal of EIS, which have been underway for some while, are continuing between the Banks corporate vehicle and possible purchasers. It is anticipated that it will become clear in the near future whether a transaction will be concluded.
Over recent months EIS has, thanks to the strong support of clients and the loyalty and commitment of its staff, been able to consolidate its business base and is trading well with positive cash flow. EIS has strong brands and leading market positions and is substantially free of debt and of charges or guarantees to support debt.
The Board of EIS believes that todays development represents a vital step in enabling the business to continue to develop and grow as one of the UKs leading insurance brokers focussed on the property and lettings market.
Over the next few days, the senior management of EIS will be contacting customers and suppliers and talking to all our staff to give them additional background and answer any questions.
Keelan Westall is a trading name of Erinaceous Insurance Services Limited
Leslie Goodman - Executive Chairman - EIS
Jamie Smith - Chief Operating Officer - EIS
Nick Sharp - Managing Director - Property and Commercial Division
John Boyle - Managing Director - HomeLet and Letsure Division