Academy insurance
Academy insurance
For reliable, excellent value academy insurance for your school or multi academy trust, look no further than Zurich Municipal. We are a trusted provider of insurance for academies across the UK.
You can come to us for tailored academies insurance, as well as risk management guidance and a specialist claims support. As well as protecting your school, your staff, student and assets, we can also provide cover for school trips, engineering (including inspections) and motor. As our customer, you’ll also benefit from a number of value-added services at no additional cost, including:
- A digital safeguarding system
- Legal service helpline (provided by ARAG Law)
- Access to our Zurich Risk Advisor app
- Services to help you prevent damage from flood and fire
To make future financial planning easier, we can provide long-term cover arrangements. This gives you greater certainty when it comes to managing your budget. By choosing Zurich Municipal as your academy school insurance provider, you can focus on your key priority - delivering the best education possible to your pupils.
Zurich Municipal academy insurance: key benefits
Choosing academy insurance is about much more than simply finding the right policy at the right price. You also want cover that delivers a range of additional benefits and provide value for money.
At Zurich Municipal, our insurance for academies helps protect you if something goes wrong. In addition, we provide ongoing support between renewals. And if you need to claim on your policy, our specialist claims teams will be here to make sure the process is as smooth as possible.
Professional service
We take the stress out of making academy insurance claims. Our experts will process your claim from start to finish, ensuring it runs smoothly and minimising any disruption to your academy, students and staff.
Specialist claims support
We are here when you need us most. Zurich Municipal’s dedicated claims specialists will help you get your academy up and running as quickly and efficiently as possible following major incidents such as floods or fires.
Understanding your needs
To make sure our team has a clear understanding of your academy’s precise cover needs, we will establish a one-to-one partnership with you.
Reducing risk
We will work with you to establish the risks facing your academy, and our experts will provide information and guidance to help you reduce or remove these dangers.
Are you a local-authority-maintained school?
Need insurance for a school that isn’t an academy, such as a local-authority-maintained school? We can help. Don’t hesitate to contact our team today.
Academy insurance - frequently asked questions
What is academy insurance?
So, what do you know about academy insurance? Two of the most fundamental points to understand about this insurance cover are the purpose it serves and how it can benefit your organisation. In short, academy insurance is there to protect your organisation from the specific financial risks you face, for example repairing damage to your property or liability claims from students, teachers or visitors. Tailored to meet the needs of your academy, it can put you on a more secure financial footing, give you added peace of mind and ensure you can continue to deliver an education to your pupils, even if disaster strikes.
What is RPA insurance?
RPA stands for Risk Protection Arrangement and is provided by the Department for Education as an alternative to insurance available to academies and other schools. Take a look at our academies brochure to find out how RPA insurance cover differs from Zurich Municipal academy insurance.
What does academy insurance include?
There are many different types of academy insurances available, including academy public liability insurance, material damage cover, business interruption insurance, employers’ liability protection, professional negligence cover, governors’ liability insurance and much more.
What insurance does my academy need?
The types of insurance cover that you need as an academy trust may differ from other similar educational institutions. To ensure you get a policy that fits your specific requirements, you should work closely with your cover provider. They will be able to help you identify the dangers you face and the cover options that can help to protect you from these risks.
How much does academy insurance cost?
When academy insurance underwriters decide on the cost of policies, they take a range of factors into account. For an insurance quote for your academy trust, simply contact our team today.
How can I demonstrate my academy insurance is best value?
We understand how important it is to demonstrate best value for your academy or multi academy trust insurance. You can read more about how to demonstrate that your insurance is providing good value for money by reading This could be the most important insurance guide for your academy on News and Insight.
How does Zurich Municipal academy insurance compare to the RPA?
You can see details of the cover we provide and a comparison with the RPA in our academies brochure.
School insurance customers also have access to these services:
Access the Safer Schools ecosystem
The Safer Schools ecosystem provides safeguarding resources from the convenience of a tablet or smartphone, to help protect the safety of your pupils online.
Flood warnings from Previsico
Through Previsico, we offer customers a live surface water flood alert service. This solution provides warnings for insured properties at risk of imminent flooding via email notification, allowing you to take targeted action.
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