Capital Providers

Every KennCo product is backed by top-class insurance capital. These are the carriers and partners behind the schemes you place with us, together with their regulatory detail.

Who underwrites what

Private Motor Unique

Arch / Aviva

Private Motor Choice

AXA

Household

ERGO

Travel

MAWDY (Mapfre)

Professional Indemnity

Beazley / ERGO / Newline

Capital panel

Our capital providers at a glance

Each carrier below backs a specific part of the KennCo product range.
  • MIS Underwriting Limited (MISU)

    KennCo Legal Expenses and Breakdown Insurance, underwritten by AmTrust International Underwriters DAC.

  • Arch Insurance

    KennCo Private Motor Unique. Rated A+ by Fitch, A.M. Best and S&P.

  • AXA

    KennCo Private Motor Choice, Motor Trade and Commercial Vehicle insurance.

  • Beazley

    KennCo Professional Indemnity, Cyber & Medical Malpractice insurance.

  • ERGO

    KennCo Household, Commercial and Professional Indemnity.

  • Newline Group

    KennCo Professional Indemnity.

  • Mapfre Asistencia

    KennCo Travel Insurance.

  • Aviva

    KennCo Private Motor Unique. Financial rating AA (Stable).

MIS Underwriting Limited (MISU)

Legal expenses & breakdown

MISU specialise in the provision of Legal Expenses Insurance throughout the Island of Ireland, and are one of the leading legal expenses and assistance services providers in the Republic of Ireland.

MISU strive to provide a high level of service to our business partners and their customers. Their staff are fully trained and compliant with Continuous Professional Development and certificated to the highest standards.

MISU are registered as an insurance intermediary to undertake insurance distribution under the European Union (Insurance Distribution) Regulations, 2018 (IDR) in respect of General Insurance, registration no: C190040.

Underwrites: KennCo Legal Expenses and Breakdown Insurance, underwritten by AmTrust International Underwriters DAC.

Arch Insurance

Arch Insurance (EU) dac

Arch Insurance (EU) dac is registered in the Republic of Ireland (No. 505420). Registered Office: 2nd Floor, Block 3 The Oval, 160 Shelbourne Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

With over ten years of operating history, Arch’s track record remains solid. Arch is rated A+ by Fitch, A.M. Best and S&P.

Arch’s mission is to provide its insureds with superb coverage and claims handling through careful and diligent underwriting of risks and business-friendly solutions. Arch Insurance (EU) dac are regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Underwrites: KennCo Private Motor Unique. Rated A+ by Fitch, A.M. Best and S&P.

AXA

AXA Insurance dac

AXA are one of the top three insurance groups in the world and one of Ireland’s largest and oldest insurance companies. They hold an “AA stable” financial rating and employ 175,000 staff worldwide, offering financial protection to more than 67 million people.

AXA Insurance Limited, registered in Ireland number 136155. Registered Office Wolfe Tone House, Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1. AXA Insurance dac is a private company limited by shares and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Underwrites: KennCo Private Motor Choice, Motor Trade and Commercial Vehicle insurance.

Beazley

Beazley Underwriting Services Limited

Beazley are a specialist insurer with three decades of experience in providing clients with the highest standards of underwriting and claims service worldwide. All Beazley insurance businesses are rated A (Excellent) by A.M. Best.

Beazley is a participant in the Lloyd’s market, the largest and oldest insurance market in the world, giving access to a wide range of insurance and reinsurance business worldwide.

Beazley Underwriting Services Limited (Company Registration Number: 04043270) is registered in England and Wales, Registered Office Plantation Place South, 60 Great Tower Street, London EC3R 5AD, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (Firm Reference Number: 309153).

Underwrites: KennCo Professional Indemnity, Cyber & Medical Malpractice insurance.

ERGO

ERGO Versicherung AG

ERGO is one of the major insurance groups in Germany and Europe, represented in over 30 countries and concentrating on Europe and Asia. ERGO is part of Munich Re, one of the leading reinsurers and risk carriers worldwide, and is rated A+ by S&P and A+ by AM Best.

ERGO Versicherung AG is a German insurance company headquartered at Victoriaplatz 2, 40477 Düsseldorf, Germany. Registered No. HRB36466. UK Branch registered in England and Wales Registration No. BR016401, Registered Office Plantation Place, 30 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3AJ.

ERGO Versicherung AG, UK Branch is authorised by Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht and subject to limited regulation by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority.

Underwrites: KennCo Household, Commercial and Professional Indemnity.

Newline Group

Newline Insurance Company Limited

Newline Insurance Company Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., a US-based multi-national holding company providing property and casualty reinsurance and specialty insurance worldwide through operating subsidiaries and branch networks.

Formed in 2006, Newline is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority to write insurance throughout the European Community and facultative reinsurance in most other jurisdictions worldwide.

Registered office: Corn Exchange, 55 Mark Lane, London EC3R 7NE, England.

Underwrites: KennCo Professional Indemnity.

Mapfre Asistencia

Compania Internacional De Seguros Y Reaseguros, S.A. (MAWDY)

Compania Internacional De Seguros Y Reaseguros, S.A., trading as MAWDY, is authorised by Direccion General de Seguros y Fondos de Pensiones del Ministerio de Economia y Hacienda in Spain and is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland for conduct of business rules.

Company Registration Number 903874.

Underwrites: KennCo Travel Insurance.

Aviva

Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC

Aviva are the UK’s leading diversified insurer, operating in the UK, Ireland and Canada with international investments in India and China. They have been taking care of people for more than 325 years and, in 2024, paid £29.3 billion in claims and benefits to customers.

Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. It is one of Ireland’s leading insurers, offering a comprehensive range of insurance products, with a financial rating of AA (Stable).

Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC underwrites KennCo Private Motor Unique and has a performance-based profit share arrangement in place with KennCo for this portfolio.

Underwrites: KennCo Private Motor Unique. Financial rating AA (Stable).