HCC Underwriting Agency Ltd (HCCUA) commenced underwriting on 1 December, 2003, specialising in Third Party Liability Employers’ Liability and Contractors’ All Risks insurance.

In December, 2005, HCCUA holding company, HCC Holdings Group Limited was acquired by HCC Insurance Holdings, Inc. (NYSE symbol: HCC).

HCC is an international insurance holding company and a leading specialty insurance group since 1974, based in Houston, Texas with offices across the USA and in Bermuda, England and Spain. HCC is rated AA (Very Strong) by Standard & Poor’s and A+ (Superior) by A. M. Best Company.
For more information, visit HCC’s website by clicking here.

HCCUA has premium underwriting capacity of £54 million.

Depending on the class(es) of insurance covered by your policy and its inception date, the security on your HCCUA policy will be provided by one or more A rated insurance providers. For further details of HCCUA's Policy Security, please download the following pdf document:
Policy Security Overview (90kb)

HCCUA can only accept business via the intermediary of an FSA regulated broker. If you are a company interested in approaching us for coverage, you should contact your insurance broker.

The Liability & Contractor's All Risks underwriting team is led by Paul Baynham who is supported by a strong team of specialist underwriters. The underwriting teams have been assembled to provide brokers with a wide range of expertise.

Click on 'the HCCUA team' for further details.

HCCIS, formerly Illium Insurance Services Ltd, is a Lloyd’s approved coverholder and is authorised to write business on behalf of Syndicate 4141 under a Binding Authority agreement.

HCCIS is an Appointed Representative of HCC Underwriting Agency Ltd. which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

HCCIS deals with both Lloyd’s accredited and non-Lloyd’s brokers throughout the whole of the UK. The Managing Director is Julian Goodall, ACII who is based in Newcastle and supported by two underwriters - Helen McKenna in the Newcastle office, responsible for business in the North of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and Chris Ashmead in the Bridgend office, responsible for the Midlands, the South of England and Wales. Chris is also a director of HCCIS.

HCCIS’s aim is to provide provincial markets with direct access to Syndicate 4141’s products and underwriting expertise and to deliver a quality of service that exceeds expectations.

For further information, please contact:

Julian Goodall Managing Director HCC Insurance Services Ltd. Level 6 Cale Cross House 156 Pilgrim Street Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 6SU Tel/Fax: 0191 261 9346 E-Mail: jgoodall@hccual.com

Chris Ashmead Director HCC Insurance Services Ltd PO Box 201 Bridgend CF31 9BX Tel: 0165 686 8012 E-Mail: cashmead@hccual.com

Please click here to download our Target Trades - Regional Brokers (3423kb)

The reputation and success of HCCUA is dependent on the satisfaction gained by our policyholders when dealing with us.

HCCUAS committed to ensuring that it treats its customers fairly by delivering high quality products and services which meet their reasonable expectations throughout the ‘product life-cycle’. At the core of HCCUA’s management framework is its culture and a recognition that our employees and representatives are key to delivering a positive customer experience.

Should you as our Customer be dissatisfied with HCCUA's service you should in the first instance contact David Feldman, Compliance Officer & Company Secretary (nominated for the Young Compliance Officer of the Year award), Walsingham House, 35 Seething Lane, London EC3N 4AH,  Call 020 7680 3008 or e-mail dfeldman@hccual.com