Apricot Insurance

Apricot Insurance Services Limited, an independent insurance broker, was established in 2011. The firm operates from its registered office located at Floor 2, Blackstaff Studios, 8-10 Amelia Street, Belfast, BT2 7GS, in Northern Ireland. From this base, Apricot Insurance Services Limited extends its insurance services to both personal and business customers across the entirety of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. The company specializes in a broad spectrum of insurance products, including car, home, van, landlord, and commercial insurance offerings.

The company is directly authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), holding registration number #564655. This regulatory oversight ensures adherence to established financial conduct standards. Furthermore, Apricot Insurance Services Limited is a member of the British Insurance Brokers' Association (BIBA). For added customer assurance, all policies arranged by the firm are covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

The company maintains its registration as a data controller under the Data Protection Act 1998, with registration number Z2697972. Apricot Insurance Services Limited provides a comprehensive range of insurance solutions. For personal lines, this includes standard car insurance, learner driver insurance, convicted driver insurance, import car insurance, temporary car insurance, and temporary learner driver insurance. Home insurance offerings encompass standard home insurance, unoccupied home insurance, holiday home insurance, and flood risk home insurance.

Van insurance options include temporary van insurance and short-term hire and reward van insurance. Other personal insurance products extend to motorbike insurance, caravan insurance, holiday home insurance, boat insurance, and horsebox insurance. For business clients, the firm offers landlord insurance, Airbnb insurance, motor trade insurance, office insurance, directors and officers insurance, pub insurance, restaurant insurance, public liability insurance, salon insurance, and shop insurance. Business motoring insurance solutions cover food delivery insurance, courier insurance, minibus insurance, motor fleet insurance, taxi insurance, coach insurance, tractor insurance, goods in transit insurance, and limo insurance.

The firm's operational model incorporates an online quote system that allows customers to search for insurance options from a panel of UK insurers. While quotes can be generated online, the completion of a policy purchase typically requires customers to contact the company by phone. Apricot Insurance Services Limited offers various payment options, including credit/debit card payments or Direct Debit arrangements spread over 10 months. The company emphasizes its commitment to customer service, provided by a UK-based team that possesses over 35 years of combined experience specifically in car insurance.

This team aims to provide high levels of professionalism and industry knowledge to assist customers with their inquiries and policy requirements. Apricot Insurance Services Limited does not exclusively focus on Purpose-Built Student Accommodation (PBSA) insurance. Instead, the company operates as a broad-spectrum insurance broker, offering a wide array of personal and commercial insurance products as detailed previously. Their extensive product portfolio caters to a diverse client base across various sectors, rather than concentrating solely on student housing insurance needs.

The firm's services are designed to address a wide range of insurance requirements for individuals and businesses throughout the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Apricot Insurance Services Limited is privately and independently owned. com. However, the firm states that these connections do not influence the operation or control of Apricot Insurance Services Limited, as the companies function as separate businesses.

The company maintains that its pricing model is consistent across all comparison sites it partners with, ensuring that quotations are based on factors such as price and policy features, and customers receive the same price regardless of the comparison site used to generate the quote.