Case Study: Ecclesiastical achieves stronger underwriting, optimized reinsurance and Solvency II compliance with SAS

Improving data quality to strengthen decision making around underwriting, reinsurance and risk selection

Ecclesiastical Insurance, a major UK insurer owned by a registered charity, needed to strengthen data quality to support underwriting, reinsurance and risk selection while meeting Solvency II and other regulatory requirements. Poor or inconsistent data was creating the risk of costly mis‑decisions, compliance failures and reputational damage, so the business launched a targeted data‑governance and quality improvement programme.

By deploying the SAS Data Management platform with business‑defined rules, profiling, fuzzy matching and Cognos dashboards, Ecclesiastical rapidly found and fixed data issues, supplemented records with external sources and established ongoing governance and stewardship. The programme delivered more accurate forecasting and risk assessment, reduced claims leakage and reinsurance costs, ensured Solvency II readiness, and strengthened decision‑making that protects millions of pounds and the company’s reputation.

Ecclesiastical

Nigel Light

Business Intelligence Analyst