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A PACKAGE FOR PRINTERS

THAT HAS COME FULL CIRCLE

WITH THE RELAUNCH OF THE

BPIF INSURANCE SCHEME

tuart Rootham, MD of something that I know can BPIF members have access » A team of expert in-house
SAston Lark, looks back on deliver competitive and to a range of business Claims Advisers (who
the intricacies of starting a comprehensive solutions for insurance products understand the print
specialist insurance offering the wide and ever-evolving designed specifically for industry) ready to help
for the print industry, the range of business risks that the printing industry, which and assist you at the time
relationship with the BPIF, BPIF members face. feature exclusive benefits you need it the most. We
and his aims for the scheme The insurance market including: will not leave you to deal
moving forward. is particularly challenging directly with a faceless
I first developed a at the moment, with most » Premium savings, insurer claims service
specialist insurance for insurers seeking to raise exclusive to BPIF members
the print industry back in premiums. Therefore, it’s » A policy that covers the For more information,
1997 under the brand of more important than ever specific needs of the print speak to Aston Lark on
PICI (Printing and Imaging that all businesses properly industry, covering claims 03301 247 137 or email
Centres Insurance). We review their business such as Printers Errors [email protected]
developed a successful insurance programme in & Omissions, Breach of
following, but it took me over good time ahead of renewal. Copyright & Bookbinding Aston Lark Limited
ten years to finally win the I hope that as many BPIF » A professional insurance Registered in England
coveted endorsement of the members as possible will broking service that and Wales No: 02831010.
BPIF. support the new insurance advises you on the Registered office: Ibex
I remained involved with scheme and give us the suitability of your House, 42–47 Minories,
the BPIF insurance scheme opportunity to demonstrate insurance. We will not let London EC3N 1DY. Aston
until I left PICI in 2016 to join how we can improve their printers purchase their Lark Limited is authorised
Aston Lark with the ambition insurance protection and insurance (which is a and regulated by the
of building it to become the deliver competitive terms. complex purchase) without Financial Conduct Authority.
UK’s leading independent I am excited to be building providing advice on the
Chartered Insurance Broker. ‘BPIF Insurance 2.0’. I’m product and what it covers
When the BPIF got in not sure the saying ‘feels
contact with me earlier like insurance is coming
this year to say that they home’ works quite as well
felt the previous insurance as ‘football’s coming home’
scheme had stalled and did in the mid-90s, but I look
was not delivering enough forward to us helping as
for members and could be many members as possible
improved, it was a challenge over the coming year
I could not resist. and renewing my strong
I knew that the team we relationship with the BPIF
had built at Aston Lark team, which continues to
had great capability to work tirelessly to support
develop specialist insurance the industry.
schemes, and that we
could build a compelling
proposition.
It is challenging to find
ways to improve something
you first created yourself,
but I think the team has
done a great job in designing

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