Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
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
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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