Birmingham insurer chosen by heavy transportation firm

Mar 17 2009 by Tom Scotney, Birmingham Post

Heavy transportation firm Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE) has appointed Birmingham International Airport insurers Aon to manage its insurance programme and provide strategic advice on risk matters.

ALE is one of a few specialist global providers of transportation services for large and heavy items such as ship and oil sections and large generating plant.

The insurance broker will be responsible for placing cover on a worldwide basis. The team will deliver broking and servicing expertise coupled with technical knowledge in a broad range of areas.

Rob Lambie, contracts manager from ALE, commented: “The Aon team came across as highly competent, working well together as a team. With a strong focus on partnership during the review process, we felt that they demonstrated a fresh and vibrant approach which, together with their status as a leading broker and their worldwide presence, identified them as the broker best positioned to maximise placement of ALE’s insurance portfolio.”

Lisa Bartlett, branch director at Aon in Birmingham, added: “ALE offers a worldwide service for the transportation, handling and installation of heavy indivisible items. It is a successful business which allows us to demonstrate our capabilities worldwide.”

Birmingham International appointed Aon to manage its insurance programme and provide strategic advice on risk matters. at the end of last year.