Hospitality

Trust leads to more trust

James Hallam is an independent Lloyd’s broker with a dedicated team of experienced insurance professionals who care about protecting your business.

Trust leads to more trust

James Hallam is an independent Lloyd’s broker with a dedicated team of experienced insurance professionals who care about protecting your business.

Hospitality
insurance

We have supplied dedicated insurance and risk management solutions to the UK hospitality industry since 1982. We act for hotels, restaurants, private member clubs and serviced apartments and currently have over 1000 establishments on our books. We provide integrated risk management within our services via our in-house risk consultants. They help identify risk and work with you to eliminate, mitigate or manage your risk. Our services reach far beyond traditional insurance services.

You understand your business. We understand insurance.

Nobody understands hospitality quite like you. That is why we will take the time to get to know you, your people, your business, and the various risks you face. Once we fully understand you, we will tailor a specialist insurance programme that meets your needs.

We will help you get the best value for money from your insurance advising you on effective risk management, which will help you make significant savings on the cost of your premiums. We will help your business stay resilient in the fast-moving, ever-changing hospitality sector.

Core areas of cover

  • Material Damage
  • Business Interruption
  • Public Liability
  • Employer’s Liability
  • Cyber
  • Customer car parking
  • Directors and Officers
  • Crime
  • Personal Accident and Travel
  • Engineering
  • Legal Expenses
  • Crisis Management Cover

Trusted partners to the hospitality industry

We are committed to making a difference to the hospitality industry, so as well as helping businesses through our unique insurance and risk management offering, we support the sector and its charities. Team members have taken part in numerous Springboard treks around the world and cycled for Hospitality Action and the Masterinnholders in and outside the UK. We support the Independent Hotel Show as its headline sponsor, are the preferred supplier to POB Hotels and invest in hospitality professionals by arranging networking lunches up and down the country.

We are here to help.
Call us on 0207 977 7856 or email david.noble@jameshallam.co.uk

Meet your team leaders

David Noble

Director of Hospitality and Travel
M: 07818 036566
Email David

Nettie Sibree Lait

Divisional Director
M: 07795 564651
Email Nettie

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David Noble

Director of Hospitality and Travel

David has been the Director of Hospitality and Travel since 2009.

Starting his insurance career at Landau Manson in 1989, David became a Director in 1998 and its Managing Director in 2006. In 2009, he facilitated its successful sale to the Seventeen Group and is a main board Director of James Hallam.

Passionate about the hospitality sector, David was as a trustee of the Springboard Charity for 10 years, helping disadvantaged people into careers into hospitality, attracting talent and promoting the industry as great place to work. He has further supported the likes of Hospitality Action and Master Innholders by undertaking activities such as treks to China, Nepal and Peru and cycling to the Cotswolds, Paris and Champagne raising significant monies for charity.

David believes in continuous learning and setting goals in both his business and personal life. This was developed from his time as a member of the Academy of Chief Executives.

M: 07818 036566
david.noble@jameshallam.co.uk

Vito Sepe

Client Director

Vito has worked for James Hallam Travel and Tour for over 30 years and was instrumental in the setup of travel schemes following the introduction of package travel regulations in 1992. He provides consultancy to ABTA, AITO, ITT and ABTOI and is a keen supporter of the Family Holiday Association and ABTA Lifeline.

M: 07929 754132
vito.sepe@jameshallam.co.uk

Nettie Sibree Lait

Divisional Director

Nettie joined David Noble at Landau Manson in 1992 as a Claims Handler and has continued her career working in various different roles, either alongside or for David for over 30 years. Following the sale of Landau Manson to James Hallam in 2009, Nettie worked as a Senior Account Executive in the Corporate Client Division before returning to David’s team as Client Advisor Team Leader in 2021.

In 2023 Nettie was promoted to Divisional Director in order to support David’s vision and investment in the Hospitality and Travel Sector, along with ensuring the team’s commitment in the provision of an unparalleled service to our Clients.

M: 07795 564651
nettie.sibree-lait@jameshallam.co.uk