The Housing Associations Mutual Insurance Association is the leading provider of professional indemnity insurance to the in-house design and technical departments of housing associations.  HAMIA also insures independent practices that were formerly in-house where they continue predominantly to provide services in the social housing and care sectors.

What is HAMIA insurance?

HAMIA provides professional indemnity insurance to:

  • Architects
  • Surveyors
  • Clerks of works
  • Site inspectors
  • Employer’s agents
  • Development agents
  • Other building and maintenance professionals

The minimum limit of indemnity is £250,000 plus defence costs.  The maximum is £2,000,000.

Why choose HAMIA?

HAMIA is a not-for-profit organisation owned by its members and run by its members for the exclusive benefit of its members:

  • HAMIA provides comprehensive insurance cover specifically tailored to meet its members’ requirements.  This includes first party cover for losses suffered by housing associations as a result of the negligence of their employees.
  • HAMIA uses investment income generated by its reserves to subsidise premiums, ensuring that the cover is very competitively priced.
  • HAMIA’s Managers employ experienced in-house lawyers  to handle claims, ensuring members benefit from high quality professional advice and support when faced with claims.
  • HAMIA’s Board consists of Directors who have lifelong associations with the housing association movement and who are committed to ensuring that the cover and service provided by HAMIA meets members’ needs.

Chauncy Maples - Lake Malawi's Clinic

Chauncy Maples is the oldest floating ship in Africa. Built in Glasgow in 1899 she was carried in pieces to Lake Malawi in Central Africa. The Government of Malawi is renovating her back into a mobile clinic bringing basic healthcare to 500,000 lakeside people. More info.

Please help us raise the £2m (US$3m) that will make this happen.

Our thanks to
  • ITF Seafarers' Trust - Special Founder
  • Resolve Marine Group - Supporter
  • The Swire Charitable Trust - Supporter
  • The Sammermar Trust - Supporter
  • Smit Salvage - Supporter
  • Fairsky Shipping & Trading - Supporter
  • Harley & Lela Franco - Supporter
  • Harley Marine Services - Supporter
  • V Ships - Benefactor
  • Witherby Publishing Group - Supporter

Chauncy News

Renovation starts in earnest for Chauncy Maples.

Read about the developments in 2012 here

RAISED TO DATE: £1,191,000
STILL NEEDED: £809,000