Features included as standard within our 2026 policy
At Harrington Bates, we offer cover for the absence types most likely to affect our schools’ staff.
It is easy to ignore less prevalent absence types for the simple reason that they occur less frequently. However, the length of these absences is often significantly longer, which can cause a huge strain on a school’s staffing budget. To address this, we offer a wide-reaching policy which recognises such absence types and includes cover for them as standard. Whether your staff are absent due to adoption, bereavement or jury service, we’ve got you covered.
What’s more, unlike many providers we don’t apply additional excess periods for these absences, providing your school with greater value and more money when you claim.
Taking out a policy with us will ensure that your school will benefit from the following policy features, included as standard:
• Accidents
• Compassionate leave
• Bereavement and bereavement reaction leave
• Cover for phased returns
• Cover for paternity and adoption leave
• Cover for maternities conceived before your policy start date
• Cover for pregnancy related sickness up to 24 weeks
• No chronic conditions exclusions
• Jury Service
• Stranded staff, LEA/Union duties and death in service
• A personalised client portal to log your claims
• Choose your own daily benefit and waiting period
• Option of an annual, continuous or multi-year policy
• Policies from AA/Stable rated insurer, Zurich UK
• Self certification of absence; no need for claims paperwork!
• Client focused claims process designed to pay out
• The fastest claims payment time in the industry: 5 days!
• All claims payments made by BACS.
• Specialist health and wellbeing support service
• 24-hour counselling helpline
• Unlimited occupational health assessments
• Counselling
• Physiotherapy
• Unlimited pre-placement screenings
• Stress coaching
• Menopause support therapy