Technical services specialist Campden BRI has joined forces with insurance provider JLT Speciality Ltd (JLT) to develop a strategic partnership offering innovative services for food and drink companies.

JLT was appointed Campden BRI’s insurance provider in 2011. It has a dedicated food and drink practice, which provides focused industry specific insurance and risk-management solutions including property and business interruption, public and product liability, and product contamination and recall, all underpinned with global support.

Jon Miller, associate at JLT, said: “We were delighted to be appointed by Campden BRI after initial discussion in early 2011. We quickly realised that we could also use our respective expertise for the benefit of sector.”

Ian Edwards, practice head, food & drink, JLT, said: “This will start with a series of business interruption workshops in 2012. These half-day events, which will be held in

Nottingham, Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester are an excellent way to update food and drink companies on an important area of risk and insurance.”

Bertrand Emond, head of membership & training at Campden BRI said: “Campden BRI's wealth of expertise and experience in food production, processing, safety assurance, legislation, and analysis and testing - as well as our extensive pilot plant and laboratory facilities - perfectly complement the expertise that JLT can provide in risk and insurance. We are looking forward to using our partnership to deliver practical services and commercial benefits to our members and to other clients from the food and drink supply chain.”