How can you transform communities every day by working with Ecclesiastical? with Mark Hews from Benefact Group

Summary: We are proud to be part of the Benefact Group – a charity owned, international family of financial services companies that gives all available profits to charity and good causes.

We’re not driven by making a profit, but by how much we can give away to a good causes making us a different type of insurer. In this episode, we discuss the recent achievements of the Group, and our future aspirations, namely, to give £250 million to charity by 2025, and to become the largest charity donor in the UK.

Quote: “There's so many insurers, despite whatever they say, where the important thing for them is to make a profit and they're incentivised to pay the least amount possible to a customer. When you're owned by a charity, you take a completely different approach.”

Resources: 

Ecclesiastical – most trusted insurer for 15th time

The Benefact Group – Movement For Good

The Benefact Group – Giving map

Mark Hews LinkedIn profile

Adrian Saunders LinkedIn profile

Run time: 14.36

About the guest:

Mark Hews is Group CEO for the Benefact Group, the parent company of Ecclesiastical Insurance. Comprised of 30 brands across three different divisions, Benefact aims to be ‘a different kind of business’, prioritising philanthropic donations over the acquisition of higher profits.

About the host:

Adrian Saunders, Commercial Director at Ecclesiastical is responsible for delivering Ecclesiastical’s UK intermediated business. Before joining Ecclesiastical, Adrian held senior roles at Marsh, Zurich and Hiscox. Away from insurance, Adrian is a self-confessed cycling addict. Combining his passions for charity giving and cycling, he previously raised funds for charity by completing London Ride100 three times and cycling across Vietnam and Cambodia.

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