Insurance
Zurich Insurance to Offer Equivalent Insurance Scheme
ASCC is pleased to announce that Zurich Insurance has agreed to offer Scottish Community Councils an insurance scheme equivalent to the current scheme currently enjoyed by many Community Councils.
The Zurich Town & Parish Division will offer Scottish Community Councils an insurance product which will provide a broad level of cover at competitive pricing as experienced by our members.
This is good news as Zurich through years of working with the ASCC fully appreciates the needs and practices of Scottish Community Councils. Not all Insurance products currently on offer meet the needs of Community Councils. It is advisable that Community Councils fully examine the terms of any product they are considering and ensure that it fully covers their needs.
ASCC has made sure Zurich has up to date contact details for all members currently insured through the ASCC. Zurich has advised us that they will be in contact with each member and Local Authority which arrange block insurance directly.
Previously ASCC has provided ’safety cover’ for members to address any administrative gap between renewal date and payment. Please be advised this will no longer be available. It is necessary for Community Councils to have a policy in place for 1st May 2012 to provide continued insurance cover.
With immediate effect, the ASCC is not currently able to process requests for additional insurance coverage (for events). This is because of preparations underway for the closure of the ASCC insurance scheme at the end of April 2012.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE STANDARD INSURANCE COVER CURRENTLY BEING PROVIDED TO HUNDREDS OF CCs ACROSS SCOTLAND.
In the meantime, we urge CCs seeking insurance cover for events such as bonfire nights, firework displays, seasonal light ceremonies and so on to seek insurance from an insurance agent specialising in simple coverage solutions for single events.
We regret the inconvenience this will cause to the many CCs who undertake events in the autumn and winter, and emphasise this is the result of our enforced closure following a 40% cut in funding by the Scottish Government.
