Insurance Services

Insurance information and requirements

Departmental Administrators are required to comply with the following:

• All forthcoming plans, events or purchases which involve risk to the University and all incidences, situations and possibilities which could give rise to an insurance claim must always be notified to the Insurance Officer.
  • Examples of new risk exposures are categorised below.
• All claims must be notified to the Insurance Officer in accordance with the claim procedures outlined on these web pages.

Incidents that may lead to a claim

The Insurance Officer must be notified of any incident or circumstance that may lead to a claim by or against the University.

Third party claims received

If you receive any communication regarding a claim from a third party or their representative you must forward it to the Insurance Officer without delay. No attempt should be made to respond to the claim, although you may acknowledge its receipt and state that it has been forwarded to the Insurance Officer for attention. You can also read more about our Liability Insurance.

Changes to cover

UEL is required to inform its insurers of any significant changes to the level of cover required and the scale and nature of the University's activities. It is therefore imperative that the Insurance Officer is advised of any changes to the following:

Property

• Proposals for major building projects likely to exceed £1,000,000 in value
• The handover or acquisition of new buildings; disposal or demolition of existing buildings
• Any building becoming empty, disused or unoccupied
• The acquisition or disposal of moveable assets resulting in a net change in replacement cost exceeding £250,000
• Removals between University buildings resulting in a net change in replacement cost exceeding £250,000
• Any changes in the use of premises not owned by the University.
• New vehicles purchased by the University.

Activities

• Significant changes to the nature or scale of activities undertaken. This could apply to, for example, the introduction of novel distance learning, franchising arrangements by the University or operations in new countries.
• All trips abroad taken by members of staff or students must be recorded and information passed to the Insurance Officer. See more on our Travel pages.

Subsidiary undertakings

• New subsidiary undertakings
• Changes in the overall control of existing undertakings.

Contact

Insurance Officer
Email: insurance@uel.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8223 6606

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