Parish Council Insurance designed by Parish Councils for Parish Councils

In the autumn of 2006 following a conversation with his father-in-law, Peter Came saw an opportunity to provide Parish Councils with a commercial insurance policy that was inclusive of all the covers that Parish Councils should have - regardless of size. Peter's parents had both served as Councillors on their local Parish Council during their lives and his father-in-law has been on his local Parish Council for over 45 years. The fundamental objective for Peter was to ensure that people doing the right thing for their local communities should be insured when doing so.

Given the highly litigious society in which we live these days, it was Peter's view that it was time the insurance market provided a policy that covered all the areas which could affect the Parish Council, its Officers, Employees or Volunteers. Whether acting as a Parish Councillor, an Employee or as a Volunteer, people should expect to be covered should the unexpected happen to them whilst on Parish Council's business.

For many years over 90% of the Parish Council insurance has been arranged by two insurance companies and annual premiums have increased year-on-year regardless of claims made. The insurance cover provided seemed to depend on the knowledge of the Parish Clerk. Personal service and independent advice was limited.

Came & Company's key objective was to provide an inclusive policy which provides the main insurance covers required by Parish Councils as standard and to build a strong relationship based on professional advice and quality personal service with all Parish Council clients.

Determined to offer better quality with a British insurance company, Peter was delighted when Aviva agreed to underwrite a bespoke policy for Came & Company. With significant support from the Hampshire Association of Local Councils a pilot scheme was launched in Hampshire in 2007. The success of this scheme led to the policy being enhanced and developed and the Came & Company National Parish Council Scheme was launched in 2008 with great success. 2012 will see further growth as more Parish Councils realise that they do have a choice and convert to Aviva through Came and Company Parish Council Insurance.

Remember when buying insurance "It's the cover that counts!"