WHAT WE DO

Our Services

Risk management surveys cover fire, theft, special perils, business interruption, employer’s liability, public liability and products liability. Our core services are:

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Property owner surveys

Property owner surveys

Establish the details of a building's construction, condition and occupancy.

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Property and material damage surveys

Property and material damage surveys

Establish the details of a building’s construction, condition and occupancy. Consider trade contents and stock.

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Commercial combined surveys

Commercial combined surveys

Establish the details of a building’s construction, condition and occupancy. Consider trade contents and stock. Analyse employer’s, public and product liability hazards and management.

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Liability surveys

Liability surveys

Analyse employer’s operational factors and hazards; consider hazard management and employee training. Examine public liability hazards and management. Investigate products hazards, management and design.

Established in 1988

Independent Insurance Surveys was established in 1988 as a partnership and has been trading as a limited company since 1997

We are property and liability (also known as casualty) risk management surveyors. We act for insurers (companies and Lloyd’s syndicates), underwriting agencies, wholesale brokers, retail brokers and policyholders.

We are able to carry out risk management surveys across the whole of the UK, Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland and continental Europe. Independent Insurance Surveys is based in Chelmsford, near London.

Our network of risk management surveyors are based across the UK.

How insurers, underwriting agencies, brokers and policyholders can all get the most out of the risk management process:

We provide understanding of the risk

providing the information required to enable the risk to be correctly rated and suitable terms applied. It also reduces the scope for argument if a loss occurs.

We are a fresh pair of eyes

this might allow for unexpected risks to be discovered and dealt with.

We can investigate specific underwriting concerns such as

a lack of clear, key risk information;
a poor claims history that requires investigation; and
where there are specific geographical issues, for example pinpointing an exact location to enable accurate rating of flood risk.

We can help to reduce the likelihood and severity of a loss

saving money, disruption, fines, bad publicity and even prison.

We can flag up breaches of policy conditions

allowing opportunity to remedy or alter, or sometimes even to delete inappropriate policy conditions.

We offer guidance on cover and sums insured

enabling the policyholder to have the most suitable cover and/or identifying situations where the sums insured may be inaccurate.

We are able to carry out risk management surveys across the whole of the UK,

Isle of Man, Channel Islands, Republic of Ireland and continental Europe. Independent Insurance Surveys is based in Chelmsford, Essex. We are particularly well located to cover London and the south east as well as overseas, but our risk management surveyors are based across the UK.