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Complex risk.
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A specialist commercial insurance broker for hard-to-place, high-risk trades. We combine 30+ years of sector experience with genuine risk management. We are not just placing cover.

Beacon Risk Solutions Specialist broking & risk management · London & nationwide
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Who we are

Genuine risk management, not just cover.

High-risk businesses are often underserved by the standard insurance market. If you have been declined, non-renewed, or simply do not get the tailored service your sector requires, we are here to help. We combine 30+ years of deep sector experience with a direct, transparent approach so you get insurance that actually fits how your business operates.

30+
Years of sector experience
7
Specialist trades
100%
Independent. No panel. No parent.
FCA
Appointed representative

We understand your trade. We speak your language.

At a glance

Built around your risk.

Placement and risk management under one roof, delivered by people who survey the risk themselves rather than reading it off a proposal form.

01

Placement & risk, joined up

Broking, risk management and risk improvement delivered as one continuous service. Not three disconnected exercises.

02

Evidence, not assumptions

Our surveyors go on site. The findings inform both the risk presentation and the improvement plan which is what moves terms.

03

Solutions where others decline

Declined and non-renewed risks are our starting point, not a reason to turn the enquiry away.

What we do

Three services, one approach.

Most brokers stop at placement. We treat broking, risk management and risk improvement as a single continuous process.

01

Broking Services

Full broking exercises, fixed-price programme reviews, risk placement, claims management and risk reviews that are built around how your business actually operates.

02

Risk Management

Liability and property surveys, fleet risk assessment and programme design, with placement and risk management deliberately aligned.

03

Risk Improvement

Practical action plans, follow-up support, portfolio-level improvement strategies and ongoing risk consultancy.

The Beacon method

From survey to signed terms.

A

Full Broking Exercise

A complete review and re-marketing of your programme: risk presentation, market strategy, negotiation and placement from first principles.

B

On-site Surveys

Liability and property risk surveys supporting accurate sums insured, realistic indemnity periods and better terms.

C

Action Plans That Get Worked

Prioritised, practical actions with clear owners and timescales which are then closed out and evidenced back to the market.

D

Claims Advocacy

Hands-on notification, negotiation and settlement, with your interests represented throughout.

Specialist areas

The trades we know.

Where standard markets step back. These are the high-risk trades where understanding the operation is the difference between a decline and a workable programme.

Roofing and cladding
01

Roofing & Cladding

Work at height, hot works and contract liability are exposures many insurers decline without ever looking at the controls in place.

Recycling and waste
02

Recycling & Waste

Fire-exposed processing and storage with a historically difficult loss history, placed by people who understand the process.

Property owners
03

Property Owners

Tenanted, mixed-use and vacant portfolios, where occupancy and condition drive both price and conditions of cover.

Building contractors
04

Building Contractors

Contract works and liability across sub-contracted trades, structured around how the work is actually delivered.

Manufacturing
05

Manufacturing

Process, machinery and business interruption exposures needing specialist underwriting and realistic indemnity periods.

Warehousing
06

Warehousing

Storage height, sprinkler adequacy and stock accumulation are the details that decide whether a risk is written at all.

Haulage
07

Haulage

Fleet, goods in transit and driver risk management, where demonstrable controls directly move the premium.

However it is classed

Declined elsewhere?

If you have been declined, non-renewed or priced out, that is our starting point and not a reason to turn the enquiry away.

Classes we place

Core commercial classes.

The classes we place day in, day out. If your risk sits across several of them, or outside them entirely, that is exactly the conversation we want to have.

01

Property

Material damage and business interruption for complex, high-value and hard-to-place property, with wordings that reflect how the site actually operates.

02

Liability

Employers', public and products liability programmes underpinned by real survey evidence and the controls that drive the exposure.

03

Casualty

Broader casualty programmes that need careful structure, considered wording and genuine market conviction to place well.

04

Commercial Combined

Property, liability, money and business interruption in one coherent programme; not a bundle of disconnected sections.

05

Specialist Motor / Fleet

Motor fleet and specialist motor risks designed around driver management, telematics and claims experience.

06

Hard-to-Place & Bespoke

Declined risks, complex multi-site programmes and tailored wordings that close the gaps an off-the-shelf form leaves open.

What we stand for

Why clients choose us.

A different approach to high-risk trades that is grounded in the operation, not the proposal form.

01

Plain-English advice

Expert guidance without the jargon. You will always know what is covered, what is not, and why.

02

Risk management, not just placement

We work on the risk itself, not only the price. Reducing exposure is what genuinely changes terms.

03

We know your trade

Deep sector experience means nothing is lost in translation between your operation and the underwriter.

04

We do not walk away

We work to secure solutions in the places where other brokers give up.

Coverage

Where we operate.

Beacon works with clients across the United Kingdom, with survey capability nationwide and a London base for market access.

UK

Nationwide surveys

On-site survey and service coverage from London & the South East to Scotland and Northern Ireland.

7

Core classes placed

From property and liability through to specialist motor fleet, under one roof.

%

100% independent

We place where the appetite fits, not where a network agreement points us.

Speak to us

Ready for a clearer
view of your risk?

Tell us about your business and your programme, and a specialist broker will come back to you.

Office

Beacon Risk Solutions · c/o ES Risks Ltd
17 Bevis Marks
London
EC3A 7LN

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