Ascent's Property Team has established itself as a well respected insurance and risk management broking and consultancy provider in the London Market. We combine extensive industry expertise with skills and knowledge drawn from other areas of the Commercial Property world.

Our specialists are ready to address all your risk management and insurance needs. In summary, we will:

·         Identify those risks which would impact upon the value of your assets and your income

·         Analyse and quantify those risks that are either uninsurable or uninsured to facilitate their cost-effective management

·         Share our market knowledge and provide professional advice

·         Design and organise cost effective insurance solutions

·         Provide an ongoing professional service bespoke to your needs with a view to exceeding your expectations

Our clients are drawn from the private and public sectors and include:

·         Institutional property funds

·         Pension funds

·         Managing agents

·         Chartered surveyors

·         Private trusts

·         Solicitors

·         Construction companies

Putting together insurance solutions either for single properties or for property portfolios can be a time consuming and complex task requiring a specialist’s knowledge of the insurance industry and of the products available for each class.  A substantial part of this exercise revolves around the selection of those underwriters able to provide the most appropriate cover at a competitive price in order to meet each client’s specific requirements.

As Commercial Property insurance brokers and consultants we offer a complete range of insurance and risk management services to property owners. We possess the professional capabilities required to help you identify all the risks associated to each one of your properties

Property portfolios present a broad span of risk profiles as they include “high” as well as “low” risk premises; this diversity outlines the alternative investment strategies followed by different portfolio owners as well as the need for these portfolios to be professionally managed. We understand the complete range of risks posed to various types of properties and, have the ability to outline insurance and risk management solutions,  We have the ability to secure the support of a prestigious panel of insurers from the London Company Market subject to appropriate levels of protection competitively priced.

As part of our consultancy role, we work alongside our clients in the design of a risk register for each portfolio. Throughout this process we analyse and quantify those insurable and uninsurable exposures  to create a cost effective insurance and risk management proposition. In doing so, we consistently outline suitable solutions in line with the terms of the relevant leases and their contractual requirements. We take care to secure that the policy wording chosen for each portfolio provides the broadest cover in to meet the requirements stated on the lease.

An effective claims service is critical to the nature of our business. We strive to deliver consistent support to our customers at times of need so that the settlement of losses is resolved in as short a time as possible. Relatively minor losses are handled expediently by our dedicated in-house Claims Unit ensuring that all necessary forms and statutory documentation are delivered promptly, thereby minimising time span between the original declaration of any given incident and its final settlement. On the case of larger losses, our Claims Unit actively assists our customers throughout the process to ensure the settlement is effective and efficient.

We address those statutory ancillary requirements imposed upon property owners, such as statutory plant inspections, insurance cover for accidental damage or loss of the machinery and plant, health and safety assessments and EN80/81.

We have broad access to the London Company Market, resting upon the valuable support of the most prestigious specialists for this class, amongst which AXA, Zurich Insurance, Royal Sun Alliance, Aviva and Allianz. We also have the professional resources to outline and implement captive and alternative risks transfer solutions.

Ascent can look after your Commercial Property Insurance needs effectively, providing integral support thus eliminating the burden of insurance, helping you achieve peace of mind.

International Capabilities and Reach

The dynamics of the Commercial Property business have been subject to a consistent level of territorial diversification in recent times. We have been one of the first insurance broking specialists in the London Market to acknowledge this trend having accompanied the needs of our clients along this process. Our national representatives in France, The Netherlands and Germany have been instrumental to this drive as they provide a consistent level of support to our clients in these countries.  In those territories where we are not directly represented, we have set up partnerships with well respected national intermediaries who look after the needs of our clients on our behalf.

We have the capabilities required to conduct a detailed assessment of the insurance law and practice in those territories where our customers conduct their operations, being therefore able to outline insurance and reinsurance solutions best suited to our customers’ needs on each territory. 

The following is a list of our wholly owned offices outside of the United Kingdom;

The Netherlands;

Ascent International BV

Adelaartlaan 88 
5665 CR Geldrop
Netherlands

Tel: 00 31 402801834

Germany;

Ascent Insurance Brokers Ltd. – Niederlassung Deutschland

Christophorusweg 11 A

14476 Groß Glienicke

Tel:  00 49 033201 45838

Belgium

Canada

Czech Republic

Denmark
Finland
France

Hungary

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Ukraine

The extent of these agreements can be tailor made to suit the needs of our customers. We confidently point our that we have the professional acumen required to outline and implement insurance, reinsurance and risk management solutions for our customers almost anywhere in the world. Rather than putting a territorial limitation to the extent of our involvement, we accompany the territorial growth of our clients’ operations.