Hastings Group is a fast growing, agile, digitally focused general insurance provider providing services to the UK car, van, bike and home insurance market. Big enough to compete but small enough to grow, the Group has strong relationships with all major price comparison websites, a cost effective digital marketing model and a focus on customer retention.

Hastings provides refreshingly straightforward products and services to UK car, bike, van and home insurance customers.

A multi-award winning business, Hastings has over 2.7 million customers and over 3,400 colleagues. 

The Group operates as an integrated insurance provider with two businesses. The Group’s Retail business, Hastings Insurance Services Limited, is responsible for the end customer pricing, fraud management, product design, distribution and management of the underlying customer relationships. The Group’s Underwriting business, Advantage Insurance Company Limited, engages in risk selection, underlying technical pricing, reserving and claims handling.

Retail is supported by, and benefits from, Underwriting’s prudent approach to risk and reserving and also benefits from the Group’s panel of insurance partners who provide additional underwriting capacity. The Group’s integrated model deliberately separates underlying product manufacturing from its distribution.

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Hastings Direct

Adam Malcolm

Pamela Middleton

Jatin Patel

Julie Taylor

Laura Leake

Tom Gumbrell

David Walker

Sasha Jory

Simon Legg

The Procurement and Strategic Sourcing Team at Hastings Direct focuses on optimizing the procurement processes for insurance products and services, ensuring cost-effectiveness and strategic alignment with the company's goals. This team collaborates with various stakeholders, including retail and underwriting divisions, to identify and establish partnerships with key suppliers, manage vendor relationships, and drive initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. They play a vital role in supporting Hastings' growth by leveraging market insights to inform purchasing decisions and strategic partnerships.

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