Endsleigh Insurance is a Cheltenham-based UK insurance intermediary specialising in the student, education, graduate and sport markets. It is the preferred insurer for several unions and professional associations. Endsleigh is currently the only official and approved insurer of The National Union of Students and is owned in full by Zurich Insurance which also runs its UK operations from Cheltenham. In early 2009, managing director Mike Alcock moved to Zurich insurance to become head of UK distribution, paving the way for Ian Passmore to become the current Managing Director.