The Insurance and Risk Management team carries out a range of functions for Dundee City Council and a number of Outside Bodies.
The team are responsible for:
- ensuring that the Council’s assets are adequately and effectively insured through a combination of commercial insurance and a self insurance programme;
- arranging insurance for Dundee City Council to meet its legal liabilities;
- provision of advice and guidance to departments on insurance and operational risk management issues;
- promotion and instigation of departmental risk management initiatives;
- dealing with all insurance claims made against Dundee City Council and pursuing recovery of costs against third parties who have caused damage to Council property;
- arranging insurance for a number of Outside Bodies and administering all claims for each of these organisations;
If you wish to make a liability claim against Dundee City Council you can do so by following the Public Liability Claim Process online.
Contact can be made with the Insurance and Risk Management team at:
- Address: Dundee House, 50 North Lindsay Street, Dundee, DD1 1QE
- Email: riskmanagement@dundeecity.gov.uk
- Tel: 01382 433326/ 433899/ 433604
Home Contents Insurance
As your housing provider, Dundee City Council insures the building and anything we provide. You’re responsible for insuring your own belongings (your home contents), such as furniture, carpets and electrical items.
Why might you want contents insurance?
If something unexpected happens (for example a leak, fire, theft or accidental damage), replacing your belongings can be expensive. Contents insurance can help you cover the cost of replacing your items.
We have access to a product that has been designed for tenants home contents insurance. This is provided by Ecclesiastical Insurance Office Plc (Ecclesiastical) and called - Simple Home Contents.
How do you get a quote?
You can find out more information about this insurance policy and get a quote online by visiting Tenants Home Contents Insurance
If you’d prefer to speak to someone you can also call 0333 038 4156.
The cost of insurance depends on things like your postcode, your circumstances and the level of cover you choose.
Remember this is optional, and you can choose to use a different provider, or have no contents insurance at all.
To find out more, please visit Tenants Home Contents Insurance
New Provider
If you had insurance arranged with this product before 01/04/2026, this will have been with Aviva.
From this date all new and renewing policies will be with Ecclesiastical. Their partner URIS run the servicing of the insurance, which means URIS will give you a quote, take your payments and support you if you have any questions or need to make a claim.
Ecclesiastical Insurance Office plc (EIO) Reg. No. 24869. Registered in England at Benefact House, 2000 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park, Brockworth, Gloucester, GL3 4AW, United Kingdom. EIO is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Firm Reference Number 113848.