Endsleigh Insurance

Endsleigh Insurance is a Cheltenham-based UK insurance intermediary specialising in the student, education and graduate markets. It is the preferred insurer for several unions and professional associations.

The Endsleigh group consists of several parts including Endsleigh Insurance, Endsleigh Financial (EFIT) and Endsleigh Business (EBIS) Endsleigh Insurance offers a range of insurance products from car, home, travel and student insurance to landlords, public liability and tenant's cover. Endsleigh Financial offers free financial advice for people seeking mortgages, pensions or life assurance polices, and Endsleigh Business offers businesses and companies professional insurance coverage. Endsleigh Insurance also has other trading names, such as '17to40' insurance, and 'Women on Wheels', which are both online car insurance websites aimed and specific niche markets. Endsleigh claims to have over 500,000 customers.

Endsleigh is currently the only official and approved insurer of The National Union of Students and is owned in full by Zurich Insurance which also runs its UK operations from Cheltenham. In early 2009, managing director Mike Alcock moved to Zurich insurance to become head of UK distribution, paving the way for Ian Passmore to become the current Managing Director.