Ecclesiastical

Central Regional Office

Contact details
Telephone number - 0845 605 0209 
Fax number - 0845 605 0246 
Email address - central@ecclesiastical.com

Office address
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc 
9 Colmore Row 
Birmingham
B3 2BJ

The Birmingham based Central Regional Centre is based in the heart of the financial district and is ideally located to service the whole of central England. 

The team in Birmingham prides itself in it's underwriting knowledge and discipline, coupled with its drive to form close relationships with customers. 

The surveying team is both home and office based, with its central support within our Head Office, who provide invaluable support to the Regional Centre.  The Claims team is also based within the Gloucester Head Office and was a finalist in the 2006 British Insurance Awards.

 

Meet our team


Tina O'Reilly

Regional Director

Tina has 18 years’ experience in the insurance industry. She started her career at Commercial Union as a management trainee, subsequently...


Di Jones

Office Manager

Di has worked for Ecclesiastical for 6 years as Management Secretary for the Regional Manager and underwriting...


David Williams

Team Underwriting Manager

David’s background is predominantly commercial insurance underwriting gained in a number of roles, though he does have over 3 years experien...


Tony Fletcher

Regional Development Manager

Tony left college in 1986 and like most did not intend to go into Insurance but started applying for any job that looked like it involved...


Derek Bradshaw

Regional Development Manager

Derek joined Ecclesiastical in August 2008 and became Regional Development Manager in October 2008. ...


Caroline Evans

Team Underwriting Manager

Caroline is the new team manager for the East team in the Central Regional...


Matt Westwood

Development Underwriter

Matt started working in insurance in 1992 with R&SA in their personal lines division, then left to attend...


Mike Dimbleby

Development Underwriter

Mike has over 30 years in the insurance industry both with insurers and brokers and has been with Ecclesiastical for the last 4...


Reg Fellows

Senior Underwriter

Reg is Senior Underwriter at our Central Regional Office. ...


Paul Rickards

Senior Underwriter

He started his insurance career with Eagle Star in 1987 and since has worked at Provincial, Axa, NFU Ltd, NFU Bonus and now Ecclesiastical...


Martin Shepperson

Senior Underwriter

Having joined the insurance industry in 1998, Martin has gained a broad range of experience in the general commercial market, working for bo...


Mark Thomas

Senior Underwriter

Mark began his insurance career with Commercial Union in 1979 where he stayed until 2005. After just over two years with Layton Blackham...


James Palmer

Senior Underwriter

After spending a short period of time in the engineering industry, and having failed to be spotted as a rising star in the world of...


Louise Cresser

Senior Underwriter

Louise has been with Ecclesiastical for over 12 years coming straight from college and yes, she does sometimes feel like part of the...


Michelle West

Senior Underwriter

Michelle has worked in the industry for more years than she is prepared to admit – her career covering the likes of NIG, Axa and...


Kath Forrester

Senior Underwriter

Kath has worked for Ecclesiastical for 18 years. Prior to this she worked for Avon Insurance and Iron...


Elisabeth Sheppard

Underwriter

Elisabeth worked at Norwich Union for 4 yrs prior to joining Ecclesiastical, where she has worked for nearly 2 years as a Commercial...


Paul Mills

Senior Underwriter

Paul’s background is from core commercial property and liability underwriting, having worked at Eagle Star, Zurich and AXA gaining 18 years ...


Ben Kesseler

Underwriter

Ben started working in the insurance industry in 2000 at a general brokers doing small business for contractors, manufacturers and property...


Gareth Barnfield

Underwriter

Gareth started his career in insurance five years ago with Legal and General, and after a long, arduous and perilous journey, has finally...


Collette Wooldridge

Underwriter

Collette worked at Norwich Union for 6 years prior to joining Ecclesiastical where she has worked for 4 years underwriting household and com...


Bharti Patel

Underwriter

Bharti started working at Norwich Union in Leicester in...


Claudette Hamilton

Underwriter

Claudette enjoyed a few years within retail and customer service roles before entering the world of...


David Hayes

Underwriter

David has been in insurance for around 6 years, starting at Norwich Union dealing with Age Concern. ...


Andrew Mahoney

Underwriter

Andrew started his insurance career at the in-house brokers for a multinational construction company, with responsibility for placing CAR co...

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