Small print matters*

*It’s never a big deal, until it’s a big deal.

Insurance Broking. Done Properly.

It takes business understanding and specialist knowledge to put in place an insurance portfolio that genuinely protects your business. Because we focus on the small print and what it could mean for your business, you will get the right level of cover, at the right price, with no nasty surprises when you need to make a claim.

What We Do

It’s not about selling insurance. It’s about doing the right thing.

It’s being there with you on a Saturday morning after a fire. It’s representing you during insurer / loss adjustor visits. It’s getting deep into the detail to ensure your business is properly protected.

As a Chartered Insurance Broker, we take the time to get to know you and the specific risks you face. Your dedicated team will be there with you at every step from program design, to delivery and pricing, to ongoing risk management advice and fighting your corner on claims.

What We Do

We've been finding the best cover at the best possible price for our clients for over 30 years. We offer a full insurance broking and risk management service for you.

Insurance Audits

Pricing and Placement

Business Combined

Mergers and Acquisitions

Risk Analysis and Management

Global Insurance Programmes

Sectors

We focus on using our knowledge and skills to find insurance cover tailored to the unique requirements of your business. Our team have specialist expertise in a number of sectors, but we work across all business classes of insurance.

Aviation

Care

Construction

Crime and Cybercrime

Leisure

Food

Manufacturing

Motor Fleet and Logistics

Property Owners

Technology and Software

Castlemead Blog

Covid-19

Castlemead is here to help, business continues as normal with the whole team working from home and can be contacted in the normal way. We may have spoken to you individually over the last week or two but the Covid-19 pandemic continues to present new challenges for us...

WEAF Annual Conference 2018

WEAF Annual Conference 2018 WEAF Annual Conference 2018 – The Challenge of Change - Key Takeaways Last Tuesday I headed up to Bristol for the annual WEAF dinner, followed by the conference on Wednesday. It was great to catch up with clients and colleagues in the...

Top 5 tips for mitigating Supply Chain risk in food and drink businesses

Top 5 tips for mitigating Supply Chain risk in food and drink businesses Being in the food and drink business is tough. Margins, as ever, are under pressure with both increasing commodity costs and currency pressures. Typically, we see food businesses are squeezed...

Does a long-term insurance agreement really offer you the best deal?

Does a long-term insurance agreement really offer you the best deal? The insurance industry has spent the last decade persuading clients to enter long-term agreements (LTAs). Generally, these are for 3 years. But I have to question whether this is to the advantage of...

Is the Insurance Act 2015 giving insurers a get-out clause for claims?

Is the Insurance Act 2015 giving insurers a get-out clause for claims? The Insurance Act is ostensibly designed to protect insurance customers, making insurance clearer and fairer. However, there have been some recent cases where policyholders have had a claim refused...

Don’t let a subrogation waiver compromise your business: What Directors need to know

Don’t let a subrogation waiver compromise your business Don’t let a subrogation waiver compromise your business: What Directors need to know Directors are ultimately responsible for the financial health of the organisation they represent. When I review insurance terms...