UIA (Insurance)
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UIA Limited is a mutual insurance company in the United Kingdom
, providing general insurance
products to members of the trade union movement and other not-for-profit organisations. It is a member of the Association of British Insurers, the Financial Ombudsman Service
and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
. UIA (Insurance Services) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary.
UIA was registered in 1890 under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 as The Poor Law and Local Government Officers' Mutual Guarantee Association Ltd. In 1929, this became The National and Local Government Officers' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd. (Logomia) and, in 1969, NALGO Insurance Association Ltd. (NIA). The present name was adopted in 1993.
The Introducer Appointed Representatives permitted to assist in insurance contract arrangements with UIA include UNISON
— the Public Service Union (successor to NALGO), Unite — the Union, the Communication Workers' Union
(CWU), National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
(NASUWT), Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
(USDAW), Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
(BFAWU), National Association of Probation Officers
(NAPO), Fire Brigades Union
(FBU), National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
(RMT) and charity, the Ramblers' Association.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, providing general insurance
General insurance
General insurance or non-life insurance policies, including automobile and homeowners policies, provide payments depending on the loss from a particular financial event. General insurance typically comprises any insurance that is not determined to be life insurance. It is called property and...
products to members of the trade union movement and other not-for-profit organisations. It is a member of the Association of British Insurers, the Financial Ombudsman Service
Financial Ombudsman Service
The United Kingdom's Financial Ombudsman Service is an ombudsman established in 2001 as a result of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 to help settle disputes between consumers and UK-based businesses providing financial services, such as banks, building societies, insurance companies,...
and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority
Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority is a quasi-judicial body responsible for the regulation of the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its board is appointed by the Treasury and the organisation is structured as a company limited by guarantee and owned by the UK government. Its main...
. UIA (Insurance Services) Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary.
UIA was registered in 1890 under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1876 as The Poor Law and Local Government Officers' Mutual Guarantee Association Ltd. In 1929, this became The National and Local Government Officers' Mutual Insurance Association Ltd. (Logomia) and, in 1969, NALGO Insurance Association Ltd. (NIA). The present name was adopted in 1993.
The Introducer Appointed Representatives permitted to assist in insurance contract arrangements with UIA include UNISON
UNISON
UNISON is the largest trade union in the United Kingdom with over 1.3 million members.The union was formed in 1993 when three public sector trade unions, the National and Local Government Officers Association , the National Union of Public Employees and the Confederation of Health Service...
— the Public Service Union (successor to NALGO), Unite — the Union, the Communication Workers' Union
Communication Workers Union (UK)
The Communication Workers Union is the main trade union in the United Kingdom for people working for telephone, cable, DSL and postal delivery companies, with 215,000 members....
(CWU), National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers
The NASUWT is a trade union representing teachers, including headteachers, throughout the United Kingdom....
(NASUWT), Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers
The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers is a trade union in the United Kingdom. Consisting of over 405,000 members, USDAW is the UK's fourth largest and fastest growing trade union. Membership has increased by more than 17% in the last five years and by nearly a third in the last decade...
(USDAW), Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
Bakers, Food and Allied Workers Union
The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers' Union is a trade union in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1847 in Manchester, it is a trade-based union of workers in the food industry....
(BFAWU), National Association of Probation Officers
National Association of Probation Officers
The National Association of Probation Officers is the trade union that represents probation officers and Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service reporters in the United Kingdom.NAPO was formed in 1912...
(NAPO), Fire Brigades Union
Fire Brigades Union
The Fire Brigades Union is a trade union in the United Kingdom for wholetime Firefighters , Retained Duty System and Emergency Control Room staff...
(FBU), National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers is a trade union in the United Kingdom which unionises transport workers. It has more than 80,000 members, and its current general secretary is Bob Crow...
(RMT) and charity, the Ramblers' Association.