Touchstone Underwriting: Everything you need to know
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Headquarters address |
5th Floor, Meridien House, 71 Clarendon Road, Watford WD17 1DS, United Kingdom |
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Year established |
2007 |
| Size (employees) | About 50 |
| Office locations | Watford, London, Chelmsford, Dumfries |
| Expertise | Hospitality & leisure, liability & construction, property & commercial, travel & tour |
| Key people |
Allan Roe (managing director), Amy Mead (underwriting claims manager |
About Touchstone Underwriting
Touchstone Underwriting Limited is an MGA regulated and authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), specialising in niche, hard-to-place risks, and general insurance. It holds key partnerships with major industry players, including AXA, Aviva, Allianz, and ABTA.
The business operates out of offices in Watford, Chelmsford, Dumfries and the City of London and underwrites on behalf of A-rated carriers for its brokers throughout the UK. To offer full support to its brokers, the business also has regional business development underwriters based in the South West & Wales, the North East and the North West and Scotland.
As well as offering scheme and DUA management, Touchstone Underwriting specialises in four key areas:
Touchstone Underwriting prides itself on its dedicated broker support team being on call whenever required which helps the business to build relationships with its brokers, and its IT platform which has been designed to optimise accuracy and efficiency.
The history of Touchstone Underwriting
Touchstone Underwriting, which also trades under the TUL and Touchstone brands, has been trading since 2007 and is continually looking to develop and evolve its business model to meet the needs of its brokers and clients. This MGA, which is part of the Seventeen Group, was granted Lloyd’s coverholder status in May 2017.
In 2017 and 2018, Touchstone Insurance was voted one of the nation’s top-rated MGAs in Insurance Business’s ‘Brokers on MGAs’ report.
Leadership at Touchstone Underwriting
Alan Roe – Managing director
Responsible for the overall performance of the business, Roe is ACII and FInstSMM accredited and has worked within the insurance sector for 40 years on both the retail and underwriting sides of the business. Roe has been MD at Touchstone Underwriting for 10 years and his aim is to make this business the underwriting agency of choice for brokers.
Amy Mead – Underwriting claims manager
Mead’s role involves managing the claims handling team at Touchstone Underwriting from FNOL to settlement and recovery. Mead has worked at Touchstone for more than a decade and was previously employed at Arnold Fisher as an account handler.
Culture at Touchstone Underwriting
Touchstone Underwriting is built on several core values which are instrumental to its continued development. Central to these is the importance of treating customers fairly. The business highlights the quality of its experienced underwriters and the accessibility of these staff who work across a wide range of products.
Other essential values for the MGA include:
Touchstone nominates a charity to sponsor and Insurance United Against Dementia has been chosen as this charity for three years running. To sponsor these events, the MGA takes part in and holds a number of fundraisers including various office events such as Elf Day and Cupcake Day.
Throughout 2020, the business will see two senior staff members undertake a cycle ride from London to Brighton, a Charity Golf Day, and several employees taking on the 100km Thames Path Challenge.
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