Aviva/Open GI real
time rating O
pen GI has integrated its motor quote engine with
Aviva’s web-based rating engine in order to provide more competitive real-time rates to brokers. Roll-out on motor began in May, with household scheduled for later in the year.
The rates are available
exclusively to software houses via Aviva’s PowerPoint product range.
To activate the rates, which
build on Aviva’s experience of the direct channel, Aviva will utilise real-time information to give customers pricing based on their individual risk. All brokers need to do is input risk information within the Open GI quote engine and quotes are returned in real- time via a web service call to Aviva’s rating engine.
MA Insurance’s Master Tradesman and Offices & Surgeries products are now live with SSP.
MMAproducts on SSP M
MMA comments that making these products available via the SSP platform is part of the company’s drive to ensure brokers are being offered the quickest and easiest ways of working with the insurer. The addition of these products also enhances MMA’s commercial lines offering available via electronic trading.
The Commercial Director of MMA, Derek Plummer, says, “The Aviva’s Head of Broker
Personal Lines, Sam Hudson, says, “This development is all about making our personal lines pricing for brokers as competitive as possible and learning from the direct channel. Real time rating for brokers via software houses is a significant step forward. “We were keen to work with Open GI as they are one of the
biggest software houses in the UK. With 40% of the broker market using the system every day to generate quotes, it offers a massive opportunity. There are hundreds of broking sites which could immediately benefit from these rates so we want to do all we can to make the quote process as user friendly as possible.”
common trading platform from SSP offers quicker and easier placing for these micro SME products and a guaranteed full quote detailing all covers and terms. “We hope to add further SME package products, such as our Property Owners and Shops products to the platform in the near future. As a broker insurer, we are delighted to be rolling these products out to SSP brokers, one of the largest distribution channels in the UK market.”
QuestGates completes Capitadeal L
oss adjuster QuestGates has announced the completion of the final stage of its acquisitions from Teceris, part of the Capita Group, announced in February this year. The transfer and integration of the Birmingham- based claims handling unit into the existing QuestGates team has now taken place. Chris Hall, Managing Director of QuestGates,
ome & Legacy has agreed a deal with Westinsure Group to provide additional mid and high net worth expertise to its network of insurance brokers. It will provide Westinsure members with access to the HNW specialist’s range of household and motor products, including Ultra Home and Ultra Motor policies.
Mark Wooldridge, Director of Sales and Marketing at Home & Legacy, says, “ Westinsure is one of the largest and fastest
HNW deal for Westinsure H
growing network organisations in the broking sector and we are delighted to be joining their insurer panel. This development will allow us to further expand our distribution footprint and help us to profitably grow our business.”
He adds, “Our dynamic panel arrangement guarantees Westinsure brokers a competitive price for each policy, helping them to retain and grow business in the lower- mid to ultra HNW markets.”
comments, “I am delighted to announce the completion of this acquisition, which marks a significant step forward in our business plan for 2010. It further strengthens our proposition to the market and reinforces our focus on specialist lines and services, as it make QuestGates one of the leading suppliers of liability claim solutions in the UK today.”
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