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Jan Evans outside County Insurance's Head Office in Crewe, Cheshire
Proud insureFLEET would like to say a big “Well Done!” to fleet insurance advisor, Jan Evans for completing the Snowdonia Marathon on 29th October 2011!
Jan works in the insureFLEET, company car and business fleet insurance department within County Insurance. In the daytime Jan offers the cheapest company car insurance and fleet insurance to businesses and in her spare time trains for marathons!
The Snowdonia Marathon, her most recent and greatest challenge to date, was 26.2 miles around Snowdon and involved a 1200ft climb and then decent.
Jan and friend Neil crossing the line!
“Around 5 years ago I lost my Dad to prostate cancer (the most common form of cancer in men) so I wanted to run the marathon to raise money for the Prostate Cancer Charity”. I have raised nearly £1,000 so I’m really pleased!”
Jason Mullenny, insureFLEET’s Fleet Insurance Department Manager, commented “All of the fleet insurance team were pleased to support and sponsor Jan and we were absolutely delighted to hear that she had achieved her goal!”
Do you need fleet insurance? Call one of our experienced fleet insurance team (including Jan!) on 0800 980 3141 or click here for a fleet insurance quote.
THIS WEEK has been very exciting for insureFLEET (providers of great value fleet insurance)! ITV and The BBC came to our head office in Crewe to film news stories!
Insurance4your, our car and home insurance department are proud sponsors of Nantwich Town Football Club (Evo Stick Premier League) who are impressively through to the first round of the FA Cup!! One of their top players, Mat Bailey, also works for County Insurance‘s insureFLEET, (business fleet and company car insurance department) as a fleet insurance advisor.
In the build up to NTFC’s big game against MK Dons on Saturday (12th November), ITV and The BBC were interested to know how Mat balances his career at County Insurance and being a professional footballer.
Mat has taken the sensible decision to plan for his life after football by starting to work for County Insurance as an insurance advisor. It’s his first ever job.
“It’s been a big change for me but one that I’m really enjoying” says Mat. “Adapting to life in an office after being a full-time professional footballer has been an eye opener but the team at County Insurance are genuinely brilliant and it’s been much easier than I expected!”
“I’m really enjoying it and for me it’s the best of both worlds at the moment. I am learning an important and long lasting skill being a fleet insurance advisor and hope to complete my Cert CII qualifications. It’s a varied role and quite fast-paced. It’s great to get customers the best deal on their company car insurance and business fleet insurance. At the same time I am still a semi-professional footballer, playing for a great club like Nantwich who have a strong team and experienced manager in Jimmy Quinn”
Mat scored one of the goals and was also “Man of the Match” in the game that put NTFC through to the FA Cup first round in their 3-2 victory over Northwich Victoria last week.
County Insurance’s Tim Crighton (Director) comments “We are very proud of Mat and the team’s achievement! We’re looking forward to travelling down to Milton Keynes to watch them play this important match.”
Tim continues with saying “Mat has done a great job for us, so we’re pleased to support him in his sporting career. As he’s played at a top level, he’s completely used to the importance of teamwork; you can certainly see this in the office environment. He has integrated into the team perfectly, has an upbeat personality and brings a winning mentality to his role within County Insurance. He is very bright, which has probably aided his sporting development too.”
So what would happen if a bigger sporting opportunity came along? “We would support Mat 100% if he had the opportunity to play at the highest level. He would leave with our best wishes and we’d keep the door open for him if he ever wanted to return. We admire him as he is doing the sensible thing in building a career in a respected industry for after his football days. However, if he gets an opportunity to climb the sporting ladder even further, we’d be delighted for him”.
The story will be aired at 6pm on Friday (11th November) on ITV Granada and 6.30pm on BBC Northwest.
Need fleet insurance, company car insurance or commercial vehicle insurance? Call us on 0800 980 3141 and speak to our expert fleet insurance team, which includes Mat! Alternatively, complete an online fleet insurance quote form.
Jonny Kettle (Left) and Mat Bailey (Right) outside County Insurance (insureFLEET) Head Office in Crewe
insureFLEET (www.insurefleet.com), company car insurance and business fleet insurance brokers (part of County Insurance Consultants), has not one but TWO top sportsmen employed as insurance advisors! Rarely would a company of 65 staff be able to boast both a professional footballer, who has been named man of the match on a televised FA Cup game on ITV1 and a top rising cricketer, who has just been voted player of the year across the entire Cheshire County Premier League scoring over 1000 runs in the process!
Mat Bailey is an insurance advisor and also plays for Evo Stik Premier League team Nantwich Town who are flying high at the moment having won 8 of their last 9 games and are in the FA cup qualifying round 4; only one win away from the FA Cup round 1. Insurance4your, which is the personal insurance brand of County Insurance are also the first team sponsor of Nantwich Town.
Jonny Kettle is the opening batsman and wicket keeper for both Nantwich Cricket Club and Cheshire County 1st X1. He scored over 1000 runs and claimed 53 dismissals, for the best side in Cheshire, Nantwich Cricket Club, winning player of the season across the whole league in the process.
Jonny and Mat - Used to teamwork in their sports, now work as a team at County Insurance
Here is a little more information about them both and why they have had such an impact at County Insurance and the insureFLEET team……and how they see insurance as part of their future careers.
Mat Bailey (25) has been a professional footballer since the age of 16 and has played for Crewe, Stockport and Northwich Victoria at league level as a central defender. The highlight of his career to date was Northwich Victoria’s FA Cup run when he was man of the match in the live ITV1 televised game beating Charlton 1-0. He also scored a goal in round 2, vs Lincoln City, which was televised live as well.
Mat has taken the sensible decision to plan for his life after football by starting to work for County Insurance as an advisor. It’s his first ever job. “It’s been a big change for me but one that I’m really enjoying” says Mat. “Adapting to life in an office after being a full-time professional footballer has been an eye opener but the team at County are genuinely brilliant and it’s been much easier than I expected!”
“I’m really enjoying it and for me it’s the best of both worlds at the moment. I am learning an important and long lasting skill being an insurance advisor and hope to complete my Cert CII qualifications. Business fleet insurance is definitely far more interesting than I thought it would be! At the same time I am still a semi-professional footballer, playing for a great club like Nantwich who have a strong team and experienced manager in Jimmy Quinn”
Nantwich Town are facing one of their biggest games for years on October 29th with a home tie against Nuneaton Town. The prize for the winner is a place in the FA Cup 1st round. Mat is no stranger to this, having played in both round 1 and round 2; he is hungry for more! It’s no co-incidence that since Mat joined Nantwich they’ve seen an upturn in results, with a recent 8 wins out of 9 games. Mat’s leadership and defensive skills make the defence an altogether meaner unit.
Mat Bailey on the forthcoming big game says, “I have played against Nuneaton Town a couple of times recently and if we play to our potential we have a really good chance”
Jimmy Quinn, ex Northern Ireland legend and Nantwich Town manager comments “Mat has made a big difference to the club since he joined. He is a professional who has been there and done it, yet is still only 25 so has a lot to give. He has really strengthened what is now shaping up to be a very good team. He’s a bright lad as well, so I’m not surprised that he is doing well in his second career. It’s the first time one of my star players has also worked for our first team sponsor!!”
Jonny Kettle (21) has had a fantastic season as opening batsman and wicket keeper for Nantwich Cricket Club and Cheshire 1st X1. Nantwich won the Cheshire County ECB Premier League for the second year in a row and Jonny weighed in with 1070 runs, averaged 66.88 runs and got five 50’s and four centuries – his highest score 150 not out. He also claimed 53 dismissals – a league record.
Added to this he represented Cheshire in the MCCA Championship and KO competitions, scoring nearly 500 runs and claiming 22 dismissals.
Jonny has been with County Insurance as an insurance advisor for nearly six months now and is enjoying balancing his job with his cricketing commitments.
“County Insurance are really understanding and allow me to take time off for any 4 or 5 day Championship games” explains Jonny. “The job is very varied and busy, which suits me perfectly as I’m used to a fast pace with my cricket and the two seem to be balancing well. I really enjoy getting people the best deal on their insurance!”
Jonny and Mat - try to achieve a balance between their careers at County Insurance and their sporting futures
Dave Clapp, Managing Director of County Insurance, gives his take on the two sportsmen and insurance advisors. “Mat and Jonny have done a great job for us, so we’re pleased to support them in their sporting careers. Both of them have played at a top level and are completely used to the importance of teamwork; you can certainly see this in the office environment. They have integrated into the team perfectly, have upbeat personalities and bring a winning mentality to their roles. They are also both very bright, which has probably aided their sporting development too.”
“It’s impressive as they show full commitment at work, despite the training and matches they play at evenings and weekends, while the rest of us put our feet up!”
So what would happen if a bigger sporting opportunity came along? “I would support Mat or Jonny 100% if they had the opportunity to play at the highest level. They would leave with our best wishes and I would keep the door open for them if they ever wanted to return. I admire them both as they are doing the sensible thing in building a career in a respected industry for after their football and cricketing days. However, if they get an opportunity to climb the sporting ladder even further I’d be delighted for them”.
Why not call for a company car insurance or fleet insurance quote on: (Freephone) 0800 980 3141 and you may be served by Jonny or Mat! Alternatively, click here for a fleet insurance quote online.
Jonny and Mat get some practice in outside work at County Insurance's Head Office in Crewe
insurance4your - Proud Sponsors of Nantwich Town FC
We at insureFLEET (providers of cheap fleet insurance), are delighted to announce that our sister company insurance4your has continued its first team shirt sponsorship of Nantwich Town FC for a second season.
Insurance4your – the online personal insurance brand of County Insurance Consultants (who also own insureFLEET) – provide private car, van and home insurance quotes online.
Nantwich Town play in the Evo Stik League and have recently employed the services of experienced league manager Jimmy Quinn.
Tim Crighton, Marketing Director at County Insurance Consultants, explains the rationale behind the sponsorship. “Last year was the first time we have ever sponsored a football team and it was largely unchartered territory for us. It just felt like it was a good thing to do in terms of giving a little back to the local community but with the bonus of increasing our brand awareness.”
Tim continues “We’ve been delighted how well it has gone so far. From a personal point of view we have been made very welcome at the club and are now friends with a number of the directors and staff there. From a commercial point of view it’s apparent to us that our brand recognition has increased. We can see the benefits in a number of ways including an increase in organic search website visits and also a pleasing amount of phone calls from the unique phone number we offer in all club advertising campaigns”
“Our main objective is to offer the customer what we call ‘best of both worlds’ car or home insurance – the convenience and price advantages of buying online but with a local customer service team fully trained to deal with any questions or claims. We hear a lot of complaints from customers who buy insurance online but then get lousy customer service. In our view, insurance is far too important to consumers to warrant poor service”
“The new strip is modern and eye-catching so hopefully increased sales of this will boost awareness of our brand further, alongside any good F.A. cup run!”
Jon Gold, the Nantwich Town Chairman, adds “We’re absolutely delighted that Insurance4your have continued their valuable support. Their support really helps the club push forward and it’s really pleasing that they come to all home games, meaning it’s much more than just pure financial support. They, like us, see it as a partnership and hopefully all Nantwich Town supporters will recognise that too and use their services.”
For more information on private car, van or home insurance from insurance4your call 0800 980 3265 or visit www.insurance4your.co.uk
As you might imagine, our fleet insurance team get asked a variety of questions when supplying a fleet insurance quote, so we thought we’d use this blog to tell you the most common questions. And answers of course!
We’ll do a top ten – in the next 3 blogs – so here is the first three for you.
1) How many vehicles do I need for a fleet insurance quote?
A – 3 is the minimum you need to obtain a fleet insurance quote. Please note that they don’t have to be the same sort of vehicles, you could have a car, a van and a truck all on one fleet insurance policy
2) How many drivers can I have on the fleet insurance policy?
A – the choice is yours. We can specify “any driver” policies for you if that suits the needs of your business – its cheaper if you specify driver age so an “any driver over 30″ policy is normally cheaper than an “any driver over 21″ due to the reduction in perceived risk. You can also have named drivers who are permitted to drive any vehicle on the policy
3) Can I have a monthly fleet insurance policy?
A – No. We can only provide an anuual fleet insurance policy BUT you can pay monthly with just a 25% deposit. All fleet insurance quotes we provide are an annual rate, but we can break it down to monthly amounts very easily for you and payment by direct debit is fine
Part 2 of the top 10 most frequent questions coming soon….!
Dave Clapp (MD) and Lesley Garratt (Operations Director) from insureFLEET accepting the award from Heidi Cowen – Lloyds TSB
In a highly contested and fought out category, insureFleet were proud to be announced as Professional Service Provider of the Year, by East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce at their recent award ceremony.
We are delighted to have won such a prestigious award against some very stiff competition. In the highly competitive insurance industry, the big brands and supermarkets have made choosing your insurance very price-focused. We pride ourselves in being competitively-priced whilst also offering first class customer service throughout your policy lifecycle.
There is the option get an online quote, 24/7 at your convenience or call our experienced team to discuss your specific requirements. We also welcome you to our offices based at Crewe, Southport and Chester if you would prefer to speak to one of our experts in person.
All of our staff are thoroughly trained and have achieved, or are working towards, professional insurance qualifications. We answer all queries quickly and efficiently and provide support during stressful times such as claims and replacement vehicles.
We would like to thank East Cheshire Chamber of Commerce, all of our team of staff for their hard work and of course our valued customers.
Click here for an online fleet insurance quote or call our expert team on 0800 142 2810.
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our new branch at Regus House on Chester Business Park! Due to expansion and the demand for cheap fleet insurance supported by excellent customer sevice, we have had to open new offices (in addition to our base in Crewe) and recruit further fleet insurance specialists.
Managing Director Dave Clapp said “We’re delighted to open a new branch to help support our continued growth which has been at a rate of over 30% every year for the last seven years.”
“With our history in the North West, we see Chester as an ideal location to further our expansion with the catchment area of thriving businesses needing insurance solutions.”
“In the current challenging trading climate, we at insureFLEET have worked hard to increase our provider portfolio to get exclusive access to great rates for our customers. We support this with excellent service and our industry leading renewal rates of over 80% are testament to this.”
“We are very proud to be able to increase our employee numbers and welcome further local talent to our team.”
Click here for an online fleet insurance quote, call our expert team on 01244 893730 or visit our new branch at Regus House, Herons Way, Chester Business Park, Chester, CH4 9QR.
Whilst most “wheels” insurance premiums are rising – especially single vehicle premiums – we at insureFLEET are still pleasantly surprised that fleet insurance premiums are on the whole standing firm.
In our experience, fleet insurance underwriters are still keen for new business so are therefore offering reduced rates to preferential partners such as ourselves.
So this Christmas and New Year, why not see how much you could save by taking a 1st time fleet policy or asking us to look at your fleet insurance renewal? Aside the obvious savings benefit, you’ll take much less time managing your fleet insurance with just one policy, any driver and simple additions/deletions from your policy.
For an online fleet insurance quote click here or call our experts on 0800 142 2810
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