Decision details

Insurance Tender 2024-2029

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

This report sets out the recommended contract awards for the Councils Insurance programme for the following contracts: Property, Combined Liability, Leasehold Buildings, Directors & Officers, Terrorism, Motor, Crime , Personal Accident & Travel, School Journey insurances and associated Engineering Inspection services for contract commencement date of 1 April 2024

Decision:

1.    To note that Appendices 2 & 3 are not for publication on the basis that they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information) as set out in paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).

 

2.    To approve the contract awards set out in paragraph 38 of the report.

 

3.    To approve an increase to the self-insurance fund deductible limit for Combined Liability (Lot 2) from £100,000 to £350,000. The financial rationale is detailed in the report at paragraph 11 and Appendix 2.

 

4.    To note that in summary however, the annual premium of the bid is reduced by £164K with an anticipated increase in the self-funding provision of circa £75K and therefore net additional saving on bid of £90K noting that given variances in claims experience year on year this needs to be considered over the contract period.

 

5.    To note that Lots 1 (Property Insurance) and Lot 9 (Residential Leasehold Buildings insurance) are not to be awarded at this time and as detailed on the report are subject to a further tender process as detailed in this report at paragraphs 32 to 36.

 

6.    To approve a delegated authority to the Strategic Director of Finance in conjunction with the Cabinet Member for Finance and Reform to subsequently approve the award of Lots 1 and 9, noting they need to be in place prior to 1st April 2024.

 

Report author: Ray Chitty

Publication date: 13/02/2024

Date of decision: 12/02/2024

Decided at meeting: 12/02/2024 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/02/2024

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