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Brit Insurance new ECB Sponsor
ECB Media Release
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced Brit Insurance is to become the principal Team Sponsor of England Cricket in a partnership that will start in January 2010 and last for an initial four year period.
As part of this agreement the Brit Insurance logo will feature on all playing and training apparel worn by the England Men?s and Women?s Cricket Teams as well as the England Lions and England Disability Teams.
Brit Insurance will also receive a comprehensive range of sponsorship assets that includes advertising in grounds (perimeter / tri-visions / big screen / programme ads), Team image rights and access to members of England Cricket Teams for commercial and marketing usage.
David Collier, ECB Chief Executive, added: ?We are delighted to welcome Brit Insurance as the new principal sponsor of the England Cricket Teams. With an established brand and excellent reputation within the sport we are looking forward to working closely with them over the coming four years. I would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Vodafone who for the past 12 years has been a fantastic supporter of cricket in this country.?
Dane Douetil, Chief Executive of Brit Insurance said ?We are delighted to become the principal sponsor of the England team ? it is a logical next step in our brand development strategy. Brit Insurance is already a well known name in cricket, those who follow the sport will already know us and will have seen our commitment to the game over the past six years.?
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I think anything that makes sure continued funding in this global economic crisis is great. And with Brit Insurance it is a great thing for England..
Brit Insurance Information
Brit Insurance is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance, offering Protection for Business. The Chief Executive Officer is Dane Douetil CBE. The company is listed on the London Stock Market FTSE 250 Index and is one of the largest listed general insurers in the UK.
Financial highlights at 31.12.2008
• ?4.6 billion total assets
• ?1.4 billion premium income (gross written premium)
• ?89.2million profit before tax
Brit Insurance has offices across the UK in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Reading. Overseas offices include Chicago and Tokyo as well as representatives in Copenhagen and Sydney.
Currently headquartered in London, in early 2009 Brit announced their intention, subject to regulatory approval, to relocate their domicile to the Netherlands.
Brit Insurance offer 70+ types of insurance cover to businesses in over 80 territories across the world in the major ‘property’, ‘casualty’ and ‘motor’ classes. They provide insurance cover on land, sea and in the air: from a small shop in the UK to oil rigs in Texas; from container ships to yachts, to satellites in orbit.
Brit Insurance’s Existing Support of Cricket
? Sponsor of Surrey CCC and the Brit Insurance Oval since 2004
? Official Insurance Partner to the Test Match grounds since 2007
? Sponsor of Sky Sport’s coverage of domestic Test cricket since 2008
? Senior Commercial Partner of the PCA
? Supporter of the Cricket Writers Club since 2005
? Support for a range of charitable and community initiatives.
ECB Media Release
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) today announced Brit Insurance is to become the principal Team Sponsor of England Cricket in a partnership that will start in January 2010 and last for an initial four year period.
As part of this agreement the Brit Insurance logo will feature on all playing and training apparel worn by the England Men?s and Women?s Cricket Teams as well as the England Lions and England Disability Teams.
Brit Insurance will also receive a comprehensive range of sponsorship assets that includes advertising in grounds (perimeter / tri-visions / big screen / programme ads), Team image rights and access to members of England Cricket Teams for commercial and marketing usage.
David Collier, ECB Chief Executive, added: ?We are delighted to welcome Brit Insurance as the new principal sponsor of the England Cricket Teams. With an established brand and excellent reputation within the sport we are looking forward to working closely with them over the coming four years. I would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to Vodafone who for the past 12 years has been a fantastic supporter of cricket in this country.?
Dane Douetil, Chief Executive of Brit Insurance said ?We are delighted to become the principal sponsor of the England team ? it is a logical next step in our brand development strategy. Brit Insurance is already a well known name in cricket, those who follow the sport will already know us and will have seen our commitment to the game over the past six years.?
merksfi added 2 Minutes and 56 Seconds later...
I think anything that makes sure continued funding in this global economic crisis is great. And with Brit Insurance it is a great thing for England..
Brit Insurance Information
Brit Insurance is an international general insurance and reinsurance group specialising in commercial insurance, offering Protection for Business. The Chief Executive Officer is Dane Douetil CBE. The company is listed on the London Stock Market FTSE 250 Index and is one of the largest listed general insurers in the UK.
Financial highlights at 31.12.2008
• ?4.6 billion total assets
• ?1.4 billion premium income (gross written premium)
• ?89.2million profit before tax
Brit Insurance has offices across the UK in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Reading. Overseas offices include Chicago and Tokyo as well as representatives in Copenhagen and Sydney.
Currently headquartered in London, in early 2009 Brit announced their intention, subject to regulatory approval, to relocate their domicile to the Netherlands.
Brit Insurance offer 70+ types of insurance cover to businesses in over 80 territories across the world in the major ‘property’, ‘casualty’ and ‘motor’ classes. They provide insurance cover on land, sea and in the air: from a small shop in the UK to oil rigs in Texas; from container ships to yachts, to satellites in orbit.
Brit Insurance’s Existing Support of Cricket
? Sponsor of Surrey CCC and the Brit Insurance Oval since 2004
? Official Insurance Partner to the Test Match grounds since 2007
? Sponsor of Sky Sport’s coverage of domestic Test cricket since 2008
? Senior Commercial Partner of the PCA
? Supporter of the Cricket Writers Club since 2005
? Support for a range of charitable and community initiatives.
