Special rates for Home, Travel and Pet Insurance
UIA Insurance provide great value, low cost insurance for members and retired members of Unison and their families.

Home Insurance

• 15% on-line discount
• Additional 5% discount by combining contents and buildings insurance
• Spread the cost with monthly instalments

Travel Insurance

• 10% on-line discount
• Single trip or annual cover available
• Discounts for single parents and under 4’s are free

Pet Insurance

• Competitive cover for cats and dogs
• Range of cover levels available from bronze to gold
• Includes cover for ongoing conditions

Visit www.unisoninsurance.co.uk for a quote or immediate cover or alternatively call UIA on 0800 66 88 55 

As a mutual insurer, UIA reinvests any surplus in order to keep premiums low. Our underlying principles mean that members can be sure of a consistently fair and honest approach.

Unison is an Introducer Appointed Representative of UIA (Insurance) Ltd and UIA (Insurance Services) Ltd, which are both authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. Travel insurance is underwritten by Fortis Insurance Ltd. UIA Pet Insurance is arranged by Thornside Pet Healthcare Insurance and is underwritten by Amtrust International and administered by BDML Connect Ltd. All these companies are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.

Who are UIA?

UIA is a mutual insurance company with over 100 years' experience of providing great value, high quality insurance to members of selected trade unions and other not-for-profit organisations. Our services are also available to the general public hoping to benefit from our competitive premiums and wide cover on home insurance, travel insurance, pet insurance and car insurance. Being mutual means we are owned by our policyholders; which enables us to keep premiums low, provide excellent products and employ highly trained staff.

Insurance with principles
Our approach has inspired the trust of our customers and the people we work with. It is what every one of our customers expects from us, and what we expect from ourselves. But how does this translate into our everyday business practices?

Putting principles to work at UIA

• Our service - personal service with excellence. Our customer service team always give customers the time they need on the phone; there is no pressure on them to keep calls short and they can deal with any enquiry, from underwriting to claims to account queries.
• Our products - answering our customers' needs, exceeding their expectations
• Our partners - sharing a principled approach to business. We only work with partners and suppliers who have similar values to us.
• Our staff - bringing our values and beliefs to life. We offer tailored training and learning programmes and encourage staff to develop new skills to achieve their full potential.
• Our community - the importance of looking outward. We support many different initiatives including the NASUWT Young Activist of the Year Award through to UIAs own Charitable Foundation.
• Our governance - being accountable to our customers and regulators. We will always work closely with partners to promote our industry and the markets within which we operate. We always act responsibly and in a manner that is accountable to our customers and regulators.

History of UIA

We are proud to have been associated with Britain's trade union movement for more than a century:
 
1890
Friday 3rd October 1890 saw the registration, under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act, 1876, of The Poor Law and Local Government Officers' Mutual Guarantee Association, Limited - the predecessor of NALGO.

1905
The organisation takes root when the National Association of Local Government Officers (NALGO) introduces a Benevolent and Orphans fund for members, and then a Provident Society in 1914 to provide sickness benefits and life assurance.

1926
Name changed to 'The National and Local Government Officers' Mutual Insurance Association, Limited'.

1930
NALGO merges with the National Poor Law Officers Association. The latter had already launched the Local Government Mutual Insurance Association (known as Logomia) in 1890. By 1930 Logomia has a share capital of circa £100,000 with all shares held by members.

1952
The name of the union is changed to 'National & Local Government Officers Association'. Logomia remains as the insurance division of the Association.

1969
Logomia becomes the NALGO Insurance Association Ltd. In the early 1980s the name is simplified to NIA.

1993
NALGO merges with NUPE and COHSE to form UNISON. Although all three unions have their own insurance providers, NIA wins the right to provide insurance to all the members of the newly formed union. NIA is renamed 'UIA (Insurance) Ltd'.

Some frequently asked questions about UIA:

What does UIA do?
We provide insurance to members of the trade union movement and other not-for-profit organisations. We are known as a 'specialist mutual affinity insurer' and we have over 100 years' experience in this field.

Are UIA's products available to the families of its members?
Yes, they are available to a member's partner/spouse and children.

You say that UIA is a 'mutual' company. What does that mean?
As a mutual company we are owned by our policyholders and do not have shareholders. So, instead of profits going to shareholders or directors, they are reinvested into the company, so we can keep premiums low and service standards high. This means that our members get insurance products that are excellent value.

How big is UIA?
We have grown significantly in recent years and now employ more than 100 employees in our modern office in Stevenage, Hertfordshire. During this period of growth, we have taken care to retain the overriding value we have always shared with the not-for-profit organisations that we serve: to put the individual first. To do this we have to offer a consistently high standard of service and customer care, and we regularly invest in state-of-the-art technology - particularly at our call centre - that helps our friendly advisers to respond quickly and efficiently to claims and enquiries.

What are the benefits of becoming a partner of UIA?
Becoming a UIA partner will provide added benefit to your members in the shape of very competitive insurance products, which in turn will help your recruitment and retention initiatives. It can also generate significant extra revenue for your organisation.

How does an organisation become a UIA partner?
Start by visiting the Partners section of this website.