Specialist Underwriting

Bespoke, flexible and above all, affordable insurance

Specialist Underwriting for Antique, Antique Centre, Museum, Fine Art Dealer & Auctioneer Insurances

Working with our selected insurer partners

Any business owner would be concerned about the risks that face their business, but when dealing with Art, Antiques and items that may not be replaceable, at any cost, it is important to have insurance that is capable of fulfilling your expectations.

This is why we work with several leading insurers, to arrange specialist products for these trades. It enables you, as a broker, to arrange the correct cover for your client and combine their commercial insurances onto one policy, with one renewal date and one premium.

What we Write

Our products are aimed at medium to large sized business, on the trades listed below and we can underwrite to high TSI limits.

Our products can cover a wide range of businesses including:

Antique Dealers (working from a business premises, or from home)
Antique and Fine Art Auctioneers
Antique Centres
Art in Business Premises
Auctioneers
HNW Collectors of Fine Art
Galleries
Jewellery & Watches combined with Art (minimum sum insured £100,000)
Museums
Restorers
Wine in Bond

High Level of Service

We deal promptly with enquiries, although we require an agency/TOBA in place to bind cover. Our policies provide a range of covers. These can include:

Stock
Goods in Transit
Exhibition Cover
Defective Title
Contents
Business Interruption
Buildings
Employers, Public and Products Liability
Personal Accident-Assault
Auctioneers Professional Indemnity (Professional Indemnity only available to Auctioneers)

Craftsman working in workshop on antique furniture piece

Cover design of insurance wording document

Close-up of the spines of old antique books

Get in touch

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01306 740 555

Ask to speak Andy Cole or John Wakefield during business hours - 9am - 5pm

Correspondence address

Connoisseur Underwriting
South House, 21-37 South Street
Dorking, Surrey RH4 2JZ

Anthony Wakefield and Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) No. 307545. Registered Office: 4 Guildford Road, Westcott, Dorking, Surrey RH4 3NR. Registered in England No 175 6254. Connoisseur Policies Limited (Company number: 03174402) is a wholly owned Subsidiary and Appointed Representative of Anthony Wakefield & Company Limited. “Connoisseur” is a Registered Trademark of Connoisseur Policies Limited and policies designed by this Company are only available from it or via its parent.