September 2003
dot2dot nursery insurance launched
With the tagline ‘nursery insurance in safe hands’
September 2003
1st Strategic Partner – Specialist Safeguarding Solicitor
We discovered that there was a lack of support for nurseries in the event of a safeguarding claim so we teamed up with Clyde & Co to provide expert support and guidance.
November 2003
Over 100 new clients
Delighted that 140 nurseries have signed up with dot2dot nursery insurance in such a short time after launching the brand.
December 2003
Achieved £100,000 Gross Written Premium
In our first quarter dot2dot have achieved over £100,000 gross written premium.
September 2004
1st Paperchain Newsletter
We launched our annual newsletter Paperchain so share news with clients. In this first edition we outened the story so far our latest partnerships and launched a competition to name our bear.
November 2004
We attended our first NMT awards
Teh awards had been launched in 2002 so we were delighted to be apart of a new awards programme honouring the amazing work of the sector we work with.
December 2004
Name our Teddy
We launched a competition to name our teddy bear. we had lots on entrried and fianlly settled on Stanley
February 2005
1st Featured in the NMT Magazine
In 2005 our relationship with the NMT Magazine continued to grow as we had our first A featured in the pages of this leading industry publication.
May 2005
Our 1st Exhibition
Jackie attended The Early Years & Primary Teaching Exhibition .
July 2005
We were runners up at the 2005 Insurance Age Awards
November 2005
Our 1st NMT Editorial
‘Is your nursery adequately protected against loss?’ is featured in the magazine.
January 2007
We changed the insurer backing dot2dot to Zurich
December 2007
Our 1st dot2dot wallplanner
An instant hit our wallplanner is a client favourite.
January 2012
We launched updates to our dot2dot policy wording
Improvements included the inclusion of Directors & Officers Liability cover, Engineering breakdown and Employee Dishonesty.
September 2015
January 2015
Selecetd Aviva as our new insurer to back the dot2dot nursery insurance scheme.
As the UK largest general insurer, they are a great fit for dot2dot.
January 2016
Jenny Hyde promoted to Scheme Manager
After joining dot2dot after university Jenny has worked her way up to now managing the dot2dot scheme.
August 2017
We launched the new dot2dot website
Our new website gave customers access to our blogs and strategic partners.
November 2019
We Won!!
Stanmore Insurance, the home of the dot2dot nursery insurance scheme is named Schemes Broker of the Year
May 2018
dot2dot featured in ITN ‘De-Risking the Future’
dot2dot and our client Kids Allowed were featured in a dedicated ITN production for the BIBA 2018 Conference
September 2018
1/1/2019
Jenny promoted to Associate Director
Jenny Hyde becomes Associate Director of Stanmore Insurance / dot2dot nursery insurance
March 2020
National Insurance Awards 2020
Stanmore/ dot2dot win Schemes Broker of the year 2020
June 2020
dot2dot on ITV News
As lockdown measures are eased, some children in the North West are back at nursery. dot2dot feature in the report.
September 2020
December 2020
Engage Award Winner
Stanmore / dot2dot wins Best Use of Voice of the Customer
October 2021
March 2022
National Insurance Awards Winner 2022
Stanmore / dot2dot named National Insurance Awards – Schemes Broker of the Year 2022
October 2022
October 2023
July 2024
Stanley’s 21st
dot2dot 21st birthday competition launched
September 2024
21st Competition Winners
Huge congratulations to dot2dot 21st birthday charity donation public vote winners Brightest Star & Reuben’s Retreat, who both received £5000. All charities who were put forward were also awarded a £250 cash donation.
September 2024
dot2dot celebrates 21 years
October 2024
