CSIS, The Insurance Society

The Civil Service Insurance Society (CSIS) is a “Not for Profit” organisation, regulated by the Financial Services Authority as an insurance intermediary, which offers insurance products to Civil and Public Servants across the United Kingdom. 

Founded in 1890 within the War Office, CSIS originally provided access to life assurance for Civil Servants at special rates. All surplus income was donated to a dedicated charity, known as the Civil Service Widows’ and Orphans’ Fund, to support the widows and dependants of deceased policyholders. The charity is now known as the CSiS Charity Fund.

Over time the services and products offered by CSIS have changed but its original purpose of providing access to good quality, affordable insurance products continues to this day. And as its surpluses have increased and the money transferred to the charity has risen, the charity has been able to extend its grant giving to a wide range of good causes including making donations to a range of civil and public sector charities, returning the money to the communities where it was raised. .
CSIS is a Society without shareholders or owners, and can therefore maximise the donations to its sister charity.
All serving, former or retired Civil Servants are eligible for CSIS insurance products, as well as those from former public sector organisations such as BT and the Post Office.  CSIS offers discounted Home and Motor insurance as well as Travel, Pet and Life Insurance, underwritten by leading insurers, but does not provide financial advice. Full details can be found on its web site at www.csis.co.uk.

CSIS seeks a long term relationship with its policyholders and maintains its commitment to professional service from its trained and well qualified UK based team. The telephone number is 0845 6077444 and the e-mail address for enquiries is info@csis.co.uk.

The President of both CSIS and CSiS Charity Fund is Sir Gus O’Donnell, Head of the Home Civil Service, who describes the relationship between CSIS and CSIS Charity Fund as a “virtuous circle” in support of the relief of need, hardship and distress amongst the public service communities.