Insurance Collaboration Case Study (Dec 09) District Councils

In 2008 five Worcestershire District Councils came together to jointly tender their insurance requirements, they were later joined by a further two authorities to form a seven authority insurance cluster to go into the market. This insurance cluster formed part of a regional pilot project to seek to obtain best value on insurance and to stimulate the marketplace. The decision to focus on insurance was following consultation with district authorities as to what spend areas they would like to see Improvement and Efficiency West Midlands make changes and provide them with greater influence over the supply market.