CHIS – Our History

The Care Home Insurance Service (CHIS) started in 1997 providing insurance and risk related services to small care related businesses, predominantly those that are owner managed.

We were established as and continue to operate a family based firm, very similar to many of our care clients. We continue to pride ourselves on providing prompt and efficient service to all our clients. Our team see their role as being more than just 9 to 5 office employment, its closer to a way of life. CHIS started operating from a small office in Seaford, East Sussex. We have since expanded to two locations; one in Brighton, East Sussex, and the other in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.

By mid-2007 we have some 1,850 clients with 2,300 care related businesses. We represent a premium spend to the insurance market of almost £5M, so carry reasonable weight within the insurance community and are able to execute some fantastic deals – combination of cover, price and service – on behalf of our clients.

We are regarded by the insurance community as being at the forefront of the insurance arrangements for care businesses. Most care providers to whom we are not currently their broker regard CHIS as their preferred alternative provider.