Insurance

Guidance on insurance services for schools and finding guidance and support in our secure area

We provide insurance and risk management services to help and support schools with insurance.

All schools can buy in these services through our insurance programme or, if they are an academy, our academy insurance framework.

Academy insurance framework

Academies are responsible for arranging their insurance and we're able to arrange insurance for academies through our academy insurance framework. 

Our framework offers the following benefits:

  • advice and guidance and advice on all general insurance queries
  • checking and issuing of policy documents
  • assistance with claims administration and liaison insurers to ensure swift settlement
  • advice on operational risk management
  • access to dedicated academy specific pages on Essex Schools Infolink 
  • free access to the INEQE safeguarding app - contact us for more information
  • £250,000 legal expenses cover through specialists DAS
  • free legal advice via various helplines and other facilities
  • DAS counselling facility for all employees with confidential telephone counselling service including for immediate employee family members who are over 18 and permanently live with them

Secure area information

All our insurance information is available in our secure area.

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Contact us

If you have any questions or need help and support with school insurance, contact our Insurance Team:

Telephone: 0333 013 9819

Email: insurance@essex.gov.uk