18/07/2005

ISS Damage Control in the UK has won a prestigious British Insurance Award after introducing a pioneering scheme with UK fire and rescue authorities.

BBC Presenter Jeremy Paxman presented Shaun Doherty, Managing Director, with the Claims Initiative of the Year Award at a ceremony at the Royal Albert Hall, London attended by 2,000 people from the industry.

Mr Paxman said ISS Damage Control's initiative would reduce the cost of fire and flood claims while enhancing service to policyholders.

The British Insurance Awards are the highest accolade awarded by the insurance industry and ISS Damage Control had to beat off stiff competition from Axa Insurance, Crawford and Company and The Flood Repairs Forum who were all nominated.

ISS Damage Control has formed partnerships with fire authorities across the UK to provide recovery services to businesses and householders who have been victims of fire and flood.

Managing Director Shaun Doherty said: "This initiative is both a major cost saving benefit to insurers by restoring buildings and equipment which may otherwise be destroyed, but more importantly perhaps helps business to survive and carry on as normal as quickly as possible following their disaster, which in turn leads to livelihoods being saved, which is a major benefit to the communities in which these business' are located."

Seamus Grealish, ISS Board director and responsible for ISS Damage Control, added: "This is a tremendous win for which the whole Group should be proud and I congratulate Shaun and his team for introducing such an effective initiative."