Risk Control Technologies Announces Partnership With Ecclesiastical Insurance Group in the UK and Ireland

TORONTO and GLOUCESTER, England, May 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

Risk Control Technologies Inc., an industry-leading provider of loss control and risk management software solutions for insurers, is delighted to announce today that the UK and Ireland operations of Ecclesiastical Insurance has elected to partner with Risk Control Technologies to enhance its customer and underwriting risk management propositions.  

Founded in 1887, Ecclesiastical is a specialist insurer of charities, the education and faith sectors, heritage buildings, fine art and property investors. This announcement also marks the expansion of the Risk Control Technologies client base into the UK and Europe.

"Our expertise in Risk Management, Survey and Valuations has been a key differentiator for Ecclesiastical for a century. Our partnership with Risk Control Technologies represents a major investment and expansion of our existing 10 year relationship with our Canadian business for the Group. This integrated technology platform will enable the business to deliver loss and risk insights to our customers and business partners via multiple channels, driving real business intelligence from the risk and exposure data," said Mark Matthews, Risk Management Director for Ecclesiastical in the UK. "This partnership will also enable the deployment of new technologies to our fifty Surveyors and Consultants in the field, further streamlining our processes and enhanced customer experience."

Risk Control Technologies' client base is a community of elite, loss control focused insurance carriers that are looking to expand and enhance their loss control operations.

Risk Control Technologies not only provides a platform for carriers to streamline their operations and create efficiencies, but brings like-minded loss control insurers together with Risk Control Technologies' internal experts to continually develop industry best practices and new ways of evolving loss control.

One of the key capabilities Ecclesiastical seeks to gain from the Risk Control Technologies solution revolves around the enablement of robust data-mining and reporting. The solution will offer Ecclesiastical the ability to capture, manage and optimise key risk information which will be combined to better determine service levels, loss control trends and bring additional focus to targeting and identification of key accounts.

"We are very excited to have Ecclesiastical on board as a client and partner," said David Hanley of Risk Control Technologies, "With a strong existing client base in Canada, the United States and a small footprint in Latin America, the UK and Europe will be a major focus for us moving forward."

About Ecclesiastical 

Owned by a registered charity, Allchurches Trust, Ecclesiastical is a unique financial services organisation. With its main operations and headquarters in the UK, Ecclesiastical also operates in Australia, Canada and Ireland. Ecclesiastical is a specialist insurer of charities, the education and faith sectors, heritage buildings and fine art. Founded in 1887 to provide insurance for the Anglican Church, the company now offers a wide range of commercial insurances, as well as home insurance, selling through brokers and directly. Ecclesiastical also offers a range of ethically screened investment funds through its award-winning investment management business, Ecclesiastical Investment Management. Ecclesiastical is one of UK's Top Company Donors to Charity according to the 2013/2014 UK Guide to Company Giving.

Ecclesiastical's Group vision, launched in January 2014, states that the Group intends to give £50m to charity between 2014 and 2016. In 2014 alone the company donated a total of £23.5m towards the £50m goal. For more information, visit http://www.ecclesiastical.com.

About Risk Control Technologies Inc. 

Risk Control Technologies Inc. provides insurance carriers a unique combination of high tech loss control software and industry expertise. This powerful combination allows teams to achieve their overall risk management objectives through the use of both technology and industry best practices. Today, Risk Control Technologies' community of loss control leaders includes some of the most progressive loss control focused carriers in the world.  For more information, visit http://www.riskcontroltech.com.

Media Inquiries:

David Da Costa
Risk Control Technologies Inc.
+1(416)-900-6658 ext. 316
ddacosta@riskcontroltech.com