Historic Ireland Insurance
Specialist insurance for castles, historic houses, stately homes, gardens and more.
Tailored cover, specialist expertise
We understand the complexities and unique nature of the challenges those working in a heritage building can face and so you can have confidence when dealing with Ecclesiastical.
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Our Historic Ireland Insurance is only available through a broker. Speak to your broker for more details about our specialist range of insurance products.
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In insurance terms, a building valuation is an assessment of the cost of reinstatement of a building. It can be difficult to calculate this value as there are many considerations including; architects fees, restoring original features, debris clearance and other specialist considerations. Therefore, it is often necessary to obtain a specialist surveyor to provide a reinstatement valuation.
For heritage and listed buildings, specialist support and valuations are required due to their unique characteristics. It is therefore crucial to ensure that your insurance covers the full reinstatement value, particularly in the event of a major fire or other incident that necessitates a complete rebuild.
Subject to certain criteria, Ecclesiastical can provide you with a buildings reinstatement valuation at no extra cost by our in-house team of specialist surveyors.
Yes. Ecclesiastical is one of Ireland’s leading insurers of protected structures and we are involved in insuring many of Ireland's most significant historic buildings.
Protected Structure is a structure that a planning authority considers to be of special interest from an architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social, or technical point of view and is included in its Record of Protected Structures (RPS). It may be a building or part of a building which is of significance because of its architectural or artistic quality, or its setting, or because of its association with commercial, cultural, economic, industrial, military, political, social or religious history.
Every planning authority is obliged to have an RPS that includes structures of special interest in its area. The RPS forms part of the Development Plan. The legislation for protected structures is contained in the Planning and Development Act 2000. Part IV of the Act deals with architectural heritage.
Public liability insurance provides coverage for legal defence costs, damages, and associated legal expenses in the event that a member of the public suffers injury or property damage linked to your business activities or property ownership. While this type of cover is not legally required, claims can be expensive. Insurance is therefore strongly recommended to protect against both the financial and reputational consequences of a claim.
Ecclesiastical, through its team of specialist Fine Art underwriters, offers tailored Fine Art insurance solutions for your organisation. This can be arranged either as a stand-alone policy or integrated into your existing insurance product. For further details, please speak with your insurance broker.