Cavere Intermediary and Ageas Collaborate to Launch New Home Insurance Policy

Cavere Intermediary, the technology driven GI Provider backed by some of the UK’s leading A-rated insurance brands, is delighted to announce that from June 2019 intermediaries will be able to access its upgraded Home Insurance Policy underwritten by Ageas Insurance Ltd. Unlike standard policies, with common wordings, typically offered by GI provider panels, this policy has been designed to provide the very best and most comprehensive insurance, with higher cover levels and claim limits, at a competitive premium.

As part of Cavere Intermediary’s ongoing commitment to improve its products and services, this new home insurance policy delivers some major changes to its current Ageas product. Already a Defaqto 5 star rated product, the upgrade reflects both Cavere and Ageas’s desire to go above and beyond to deliver the very best in terms of service, quality and value. Likewise, in an effort to set the benchmark for policy wording standards, it’s been redefined using market leading research techniques making it simple to read and understand – setting a new standard in clarity and quality.

Unlike some home insurance policies currently available in the market Cavere Intermediary offers:

· Maximum claim limit for contents of £100,000

· 60 days un-occupancy cover as opposed to the standard of 30

· Cover for valuables within the home increased to 30%

· Maximum item limit for amount for contents in the open of £500

· The maximum claim amount for garden cover has increased to £1,500

· Bicycle cover up to £1,000 or if specified up to £2,500 per bike to a max of £20,000

Speaking about the launch Paul Thompson, Managing Director at Cavere Intermediary, commented: “We are delighted to bring this product to market in partnership with Ageas. Like us, Ageas have always taken a strong leading position when it comes to delivering the highest possible levels of comprehensive home insurance cover, at a competitive price and in a way that sets the bar for policy treating customers fairly. We believe that getting right first time solutions for each customer and their individual needs and risks requires an innovative approach – this product ensures the best possible value for money when compared with standard offerings offered by GI panels.”

He continues: “This is an example of what can be achieved by having a truly Insurtech approach. Using our proprietary Magenta technology we have a deeper understanding of customer needs, and can deliver significant money saving efficiencies which help to ensure quality cover at a price point that makes sense – as it stands today most of our competitors fall short on offering the levels of cover we are now delivering.”

Chris Dobson, Distribution and Development Director likewise commented: “Ageas have been extremely impressed with the speed, agility and expertise that Cavere have demonstrated when developing this upgraded Household product. Cavere’s attention to detail and long-term focus will be reassuring for any of its broad range of customers.”

Launched in January 2019, Cavere Intermediary provides brokers and intermediaries with premium General Insurance (GI) products. Its product range currently includes home insurance, landlords’ and tenants’ insurance, personal accident, travel and non-standard insurance cover.

For further information please contact: Kelly Prior at Spotlight Consulting: kelly@spotlightconsulting.co.uk or 07730 572878

About Cavere Intermediary

Cavere Intermediary, part of the Cavere Group and trading style of Cavere Ltd, provides a range of wholesale General Insurance products for Brokers and Intermediaries. All Cavere Intermediary policies are highly rated and backed by leading insurers.

Cavere Intermediary leads through technology innovation, and championing creative ideas and solutions that enable its partners to differentiate their proposition in the marketplace.

Based in York, Cavere Intermediary is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

CLS Strengthens Business Development Team with Two New Appointments

CLS Risk Solutions, a leading MGA for legal indemnity and transactional property risk solutions, has announced the appointments of a new Business Development Director and Business Development Manager.

Amanda Armitage has been appointed Business Development Director. She joins from the broker Light & Legal Indemnity Solutions, where she was an Associate Director. Before that, she was a Business Development Manager for the UK and Europe at Stewart Title. She has 17 years of sales and business development experience, specialising in the complex legal indemnities market for the past 10 years. She joins CLS with a deep knowledge of the products and risks involved and an outstanding network of broker relationships.

Amanda comments: “Having previously been a CLS customer, I can testify to the expertise of its underwriters and the robustness of the products; my goal is to provide brokers with a level of service that is consummate with that expertise. All of our brokers need to be made aware and kept informed of the diverse products that we are able to provide to support the full life cycle of a property transaction, and how we can help them to diversify, maximise their income potential and stand out to their clients in an ever competitive environment.”

Michael Grimwood, Cert CII, has been appointed Business Development Manager. He joins from Zurich where he had various roles across business development and underwriting. His 10 year career to date includes broking, underwriting and business development roles for both large brokers and insurers including AXA, LV= and Towergate. Michael is a well-known and well respected Business Development Manager in the London and Regional markets.

Michael comments: “Having seen the Real Estate market through different lenses for many years, I believe CLS offers something unique to the market with untapped opportunity for brokers. The potential of our complex market has been ignored for too long by brokers who haven’t been exposed to these products. CLS has innovation, expertise and entrepreneurialism in buckets; combined with the experience and knowledge I’ve gained from my career to date I’m looking forward to working more collaboratively with brokers and putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.”

CLS RS removes uncertainty from property transactions and development projects by combining data, legal knowledge, technology and insurance capacity to create products and solutions for the UK and European property markets. It is a line of insurance with typically attractive broker commission rates. Interest has exploded in it in recent years with both the retail and commercial property market booms and a heightened awareness of the product capabilities.

Most of the top brokers work with CLS RS and have specialist divisions offering these lines of insurance, including Marsh, AON, and Willis Towers Watson. The business development team will work to develop a much better understanding amongst brokers of the capability and types of insurance products available across the whole property and real estate development lifecycle. The MGA is on target for 40% GWP growth in the UK by 2021.

These latest appointments follow the announcement last month of Tom O’Connor’s appointment as CEO of CLS.

Tom O’Connor, CEO of CLS Risk Solutions, comments: “I’m delighted to welcome Amanda and Michael on board. As well as helping us to achieve our ambitious growth targets, the Business Development team will ensure all of our existing clients receive first class service levels. We are the leaders in the market for complex property risk solutions, but products including Environmental Indemnities, Legal & Structural Indemnities, Public Law and Rights of Light, to name a few, are areas of insurance that are little known and even less understood in the wider market.

“We have first rate capacity, innovation and expertise at our fingertips, and brokers have the client relationships and distribution capability. Our Business Development team will work with brokers to ensure we have the right collaborative approach, to make the most of these exciting opportunities together.”

CLS RS will be exhibiting at BIBA for the first time this year. Michael and Amanda will both be on stand G50 to meet brokers and talk about the potential in property transaction risks and indemnities.

For further information please contact: SJ Wrigley at Spotlight Consulting on 07909546104 or at sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk

About CLS Risk Solutions

CLS Risk Solutions is a Top 5* leading MGA creating and providing risk solutions for real estate development projects and transactions. Established in 2010, it is part of the successful CLS group with a turnover of circa £40m, employing 110 staff, with 7 businesses in 5 offices.

Its products include Legal Indemnities, Structural indemnities, Rights of Light Indemnities, Environmental Indemnities and Judicial Review/Planning Law Indemnities. Each product enables the client to define, quantify and transfer risk that is otherwise capable of frustrating the acquisition, funding, development or disposal of a real estate asset. CLS RS has an established reputation for innovation, expertise and service.

The CLS group includes seven interdependent businesses working in close collaboration:

– CLS Property Insight: a leading supplier of searches, insurance and data services to the UK property legal market

– CLS Data: Innovative solutions and products for the lender and surveying market

– Future Climate Info: Environmental Information market leader through progressive environmental data aggregation and supply

– Conveychoice: a legal services panel manager

– CLS Risk Solutions UK: a leading MGA for bespoke legal indemnity and transactional property risk solutions

– CLS Risk Solutions Europe: legal indemnities for renewable energy projects and real estate transactions in Europe

– CLS Group Services: One-stop service company for the CLS group companies and their commercial partners

*Intelligent Insurer MGA League Table 2017 (£20-50m bracket)

Berkeley Alexander bolsters BDM and Customer Services Teams

General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has announced the appointment of an additional senior Customer Services Adviser (CS) and the promotion of a CS to a Business Development Manager (BDM).

Fiona Mair has been appointed as a Customer Services Adviser and comes to Berkeley Alexander with 13 years’ experience in customer services in the insurance industry. She joins from Safeguard Insurance where she spent 9 years as a Customer Services Associate, having previously spent 3 years as Claims Adviser with Aviva. She has relocated from Bradford to join the Berkeley Alexander team.

Mark Hutchings, Managing Director, Berkeley Alexander, comments: “I’m delighted to welcome Fiona to our growing team. We continue to attract and retain some of the best talent. Her appointment strengthens our commitment to support our intermediary partners around the UK with the very best products and services.”

In addition, Shannon Wait has been promoted to a telephone BDM. She joined Berkeley Alexander in October 2018 as a Customer Service Adviser, following an initial career as Cabin Crew with Norwegian Air.

Mark Hutchings continues: “Shannon quickly impressed us with her personality and experience of providing first class customer service. In her first few months, her phone manner and ability to build partnerships with brokers and advisers made it clear she would be good fit for a business development role. We invest heavily in our staff, so we’re always delighted when we’re able to promote from within and show clear opportunities for career progression.”

For further information please contact:

SJ Wrigley at Spotlight Consulting: sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk 07909546104

About Berkeley Alexander Ltd:

Berkeley Alexander Ltd is a general insurance provider, offering IFAs and mortgage brokers a wide range of personal and commercial lines of insurance. Drawing on a large number of insurers, it is known for its comprehensive range of competitively-priced products and for its innovative approach to distributor partnerships.

SchemeServe Makes Two new Appointments and Further Recruitment Planned

SchemeServe, a leading provider of technology solutions for insurers and intermediaries, has today announced the appointments of an additional UX Developer and a Scheme Tailor.

Andrew Swan has been appointed Scheme Tailor. A web Developer with nearly 10 years’ experience in the insurance industry working for companies including Equity and IGO4 Partners, Andrew uniquely combines insurance knowledge with excellent Developer skills. He joins latterly from Colchester Borough Council.

Natale Catella has been appointed UX Developer, joining SchemeServe’s existing team of Developers to create stunning tailored front end and back end schemes software for brokers, MGAs and insurers. Natale joins from Cygnus where he was a front end Developer.

Colin Kippin, Director and Head of Tailors, SchemeServe, comments: “Andrew’s combined insurance and Developer knowledge is perfect for the Scheme Tailor role. He understands what brokers need and he speaks the same language. Combine that with solid web developer skills and it makes for a very talented designer and developer for online insurance schemes business. I’m delighted to welcome both Andrew and Natale to the team.”

SchemeServe continues to grow its headcount to stay ahead of broker and insurer demand for innovative cloud-based insurance software solutions, particularly for delegated authority schemes business. It is also currently recruiting for two further Scheme Tailor positions.

Using exciting new technologies, its Developer and Scheme Tailor teams work with clients to understand their Scheme requirements and get their product live in just a matter of days to weeks.

They help develop and shape the Schemes, making recommendations on marketing and finding inventive solutions to complex mathematical algorithms to help clients build a brand and website befitting their product.

 

For further information please contact: SJ Wrigley at Spotlight Consulting: sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk or 07909 546104

SchemeServe is a leading cloud based provider of software to the insurance industry which has grown to operate more than 200 schemes and £150m of gross written premium per annum. SchemeServe is a white-labelled administration, distribution and underwriting SaaS solution for those operating delegated authority schemes business in both personal and commercial lines.

The company’s ‘Scheme Tailors’ are all experienced insurance professionals and using SchemeServe they work with brokers to design bespoke white labelled solutions for customers in double quick time.

The SchemeServe philosophy is Remarkable Schemes Made Simple.

CLS appoints new CEO and on target for 40% GWP growth by 2021

CLS Risk Solutions, a leading MGA for legal indemnity and transactional property risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Tom O’Connor as CEO of the CLS group, including CLS Risk Solutions (CLS RS).

CLS RS removes uncertainty from property transactions and development projects by combining data, legal knowledge, technology and insurance capacity to create products and solutions for the UK and European property markets. It is a line of insurance with typically attractive broker commission rates, and interest in it has exploded in recent years with both the retail and commercial property market booms and a heightened awareness of the products’ capabilities.

All of the top brokers work with CLS RS and have specialist divisions offering these lines of insurance.

Tom O’Connor comes across to insurance with an illustrious 25 year long career spent mainly in asset management. He joins from Perdurance Asset Management where he was COO for the last five years, responsible for running the business. During his time there he and three colleagues founded and launched a large European equity hedge fund, raising $600m. Prior to that he was COO for Altis Partners, a $1.6bn systematic managed futures hedge fund. He has been appointed CEO of CLS to revise and manage the strategy, to drive growth in its specialist markets and develop new opportunities, particularly harnessing the power of data and capitalising on the collaborative strength that the CLS group has to offer.

Matt Le Breton, Chairman of CLS comments: “I’m delighted to welcome Tom on board. We have ambitious growth targets that will see CLS RS continue to grow fast in the next 36 months. The innovative property risks solutions that CLS has brought to the market are still relatively new, with some products more mature than others, but it has been a high growth area in Western Europe for insurers and brokers over the past decade and that growth is set to continue.

“The future potential is very exciting; in addition to our established portfolio, we have innovative new products entering the market, particularly in the area of data insight. Tom’s appointment will set a clear strategy for the group going forward that will capitalise on these new wave innovations to drive growth both for our broker partners and across the CLS group.”

Tom O’Connor comments: “We have a fantastic opportunity in this business. CLS RS already has an enviable reputation in the market, and amongst the top brokers it works with, for innovation and expertise. We are the leaders in the market for complex property risk solutions, but it’s an area of insurance that is little known and even less understood in the wider market – it has been a sleeping giant in many respects. The growth potential is huge across the product areas including Environmental, Legal & Structural Indemnities, Public Law and Rights of Light, but there is work to be done to raise awareness amongst brokers about the capabilities of these products.

“We have first rate capacity, innovation and expertise at our fingertips, and brokers have the client relationships and distribution capability. With the right collaborative approach, we aim to wake up this sleeping giant. Exciting times ahead.”

CLS RS will be exhibiting at BIBA for the first time this year and will be on stand G50 to speak to brokers about the potential in property transaction risks and indemnities.

 

For further information please contact: SJ Wrigley at Spotlight Consulting on 07909546104 or at sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk

About CLS Risk Solutions

CLS Risk Solutions is a Top 5* leading MGA creating and providing risk solutions for real estate development projects and transactions. Established in 2010, it is part of the successful CLS group of companies with a turnover of circa £40m, employing 110 staff, with 7 businesses in 5 offices.

Its products include Legal Indemnities, Structural indemnities, Rights of Light Indemnities, Environmental Indemnities and Judicial Review/Planning Law Indemnities. Each product enables the client to define, quantify and transfer risk that is otherwise capable of frustrating the acquisition, funding, development or disposal of a real estate asset. CLS RS has an established reputation for innovation, expertise and service.

The CLS group includes seven interdependent businesses working in close collaboration:

– CLS Property Insight: a leading supplier of searches, insurance and data services to the UK property legal market

– CLS Data: Innovative solutions and products for the lender and surveying market

– Future Climate Info: Environmental Information market leader through progressive environmental data aggregation and supply

– Conveychoice: a legal services panel manager

– CLS Risk Solutions UK: a leading MGA for bespoke legal indemnity and transactional property risk solutions

– CLS Risk Solutions Europe: legal indemnities for renewable energy projects and real estate transactions in Europe

– CLS Group Services: One-stop service company for the CLS group of companies and their commercial partners

LV= Partners with Berkeley Alexander

General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander (BA), has today announced its partnership with LV=, the UK’s third largest personal lines insurer, to add the LV= Clear Home Essentials, Advanced and Complete range of products to its panel.

The LV= Clear Home range is aimed at a broad spectrum of the market. It offers significant levels of cover as standard and some of the key policy benefits of the Clear range include:

* Buildings cover up to £1,500,000

* Contents cover up to £150,000

* Increased contents cover for weddings, civil partnerships and religious festivals

* Cover for theft from outbuildings

* Student belongings cover up to £3,000 which will protect family members if they are away studying at college or university

* Cover for up to 60 days when the property is unoccupied

* Accidental damage (including damage by pets)

* Matching sets and suites cover – will replace a whole set if they can’t replace the damaged item

* Counselling fees up to £1,500 – should your customers need any emotional support in difficult times.

Mark Hutchings, Managing Director of Berkeley Alexander, said: “I’m delighted to welcome LV= to the panel. LV= is an insurer that prides itself on its award-winning service, strong intermediary relationships and tailored offerings. It always going the extra mile for its customers and the Clear policy range is no exception – it offers a choice of quality policies that makes it attractive for a broad cross section of the market. Through our panel, brokers have access to one of the widest choices of GI policies available anywhere in this sector of the market to suit every level of customer need and budget.”

Jon Santer, Home Underwriting Manager at LV=, comments: “We’re happy to be able to offer our products via Berkeley Alexander and look forward to working closely together to grow our book together.”

For further information please contact: SJ Wrigley, Spotlight Consulting: sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk 07909546104

About Berkeley Alexander Ltd:

Berkeley Alexander Ltd is a general insurance provider, offering IFAs and mortgage brokers a wide range of personal and commercial lines of insurance. Drawing on a large number of insurers, it’s known for its broad range of competitively-priced products; and for its innovative approach to distributor partnerships.

SchemeServe continues headcount expansion & appoints Developer Manager

Delegated Authority Schemes Business Growth

SchemeServe, a leading provider of technology solutions for insurers and intermediaries, has today announced the appointment of Simon Cowling as Head of Engineering and UX. Simon has been recruited to lead SchemeServe’s expanding team of IT Developers.

SchemeServe has more than doubled its headcount in 12 months due to the continued demand from the industry for innovative cloud-based insurance software solutions, particularly for delegated authority schemes business.

John Price, COO of SchemeServe, comments: “The insurance industry is increasingly recognising that it needs to modernise. No longer just the preserve of big players with sizable IT budgets, robust innovation must be made accessible across the sector. It’s no surprise that the efficiencies and accessibility of cloud based solutions have more recently been accepted into the mainstream and our growth at SchemeServe is testament to that.

“We’ve reached the size where we need an experienced Manager who can focus on the bigger picture and manage our team of Developers so they can concentrate on what they do best. I’m delighted to welcome Simon on board. He has extensive experience running a software team but is also himself a designer. He combines excellent technical, managerial and design skills all in one neat package.”

Simon Cowling joins SchemeServe from Cre8ion where he was Digital Head. Prior to that he spent 11 years with Carmel as a web developer and multimedia editor. He has more than 10 years’ experience as a software manager overseeing front and back end development including designing website/system structure, customer experience journey and front end design.

John Price continues: “The collective experience of our underwriters and software developers has created an intuitive Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that enables clients to launch bespoke insurance products in a matter of days and at a fraction of the cost of the big software houses, without sacrificing on flexibility, customisation or user experience. Technology and people are at the heart of what we do, so hiring and retaining strong talent like Simon is central to the ongoing success of our business.”

For further information please contact: SJ Wrigley at Spotlight Consulting: sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk or 07909 546104

About SchemeServe

SchemeServe is a leading cloud based provider of software to the insurance industry which has grown to operate more than 200 schemes and £150m of gross written premium per annum. SchemeServe is a white-labelled administration, distribution and underwriting SaaS solution for those operating delegated authority schemes business in both personal and commercial lines.

The company’s ‘Scheme Tailors’ are all experienced insurance professionals and using SchemeServe they work with brokers to design bespoke white labelled solutions for customers in double quick time.

The SchemeServe philosophy is Remarkable Schemes Made Simple

Berkeley Alexander Reports Strong Growth

General insurance provider, Berkeley Alexander, has reported strong growth for 2018. Results to the end of December reveal a 40% increase in new introductions in the last quarter alone, up 60% on the same period last year. The number of new brokers joining Berkeley Alexander rose too by 11% in Q4. Intermediary online quotes to its system have also continued to rise at a rate of 25% month on month.

Speaking about the results, Geoff Hall, Chairman at Berkeley Alexander commented:  “Against the backdrop of a highly competitive environment, we are delighted to report these results.  The business has gone from strength to strength this year, with continued investment in our online quote and buy system and most importantly in our people.  We’ve successfully recruited some outstanding individuals who continue to drive forward new initiatives and work hard every day to exceed client expectations.”

Last year Berkeley Alexander recruited Dave Probert to the team to spearhead the launch of a new HNW Division as well as making a number of Business Development appointments.  It also secured the return of Mark Hutchings as Managing Director.  It launched a new sourcing system that halved the quote time, made it easier to compare product features, and gave advisers more help with the latest FCA compliance, and also launched a new range of compliance proof GI add-on products at the end of 2018. It continues to offer one of the largest online quote and buy panels in the market.

Geoff continues: “We have a truly unique proposition which is proving very popular in the market.  Our mix of delivering streamlined online sales backed up with a personal service, is keeping us one step ahead of the competition and the market.  We are tapping into high growth markets like HNW and growing both our distribution and customer base.  As always, we will not stop there and will invest further across all areas of our business to ensure we continue to be the adviser’s general insurance provider of choice.”

 

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For further information please contact:

 

SJ Wrigley, Spotlight Consulting:                    sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk  07909546104

 

About Berkeley Alexander Ltd:

 

Berkeley Alexander Ltd is a general insurance provider, offering IFAs and mortgage brokers a wide range of personal and commercial lines of insurance.  Drawing on a large number of insurers, it’s known for its broad range of competitively-priced products; and for its innovative approach to distributor partnerships.

 

 

Instant Underwriting Launches New Liability Product with SchemeServe

Lloyd’s Coverholder, Instant Underwriting has today launched its new wholesale Liability scheme aimed at tradesman, premises based businesses and land owners.

The products combine Public & Products Liability as standard with optional extensions for Employers’ Liability and Tools cover. The new combined liability product is available through Instant Underwriting’s online underwriting portal in addition to the Retail, Leisure, Commercial Combined and Property Owners’ products launched last year on the platform, offering easy access to Lloyd’s insurers. All of the products and the platform have been developed by software provider SchemeServe.

Turul Brown, Managing Director, Instant Underwriting, comments: “We are delighted to extend our portfolio of specialist schemes.  We’re very proud of our growth and the positive feedback from our brokers; it means we are delivering on our mission to put the user experience as our first priority.

With SchemeServe we have a platform that can manage all our products in one place with the level of flexibility we need to meet our high service standards.  We are a demanding client, but I’m delighted to say SchemeServe’s approach to ‘Obsessive Support’ has delivered time and again.”

SchemeServe, a leading cloud based provider of insurance software, provides an administration, distribution and underwriting platform for directly authorised schemes business. It has experienced rapid growth as a robust, simple and more cost effective alternative to traditional software houses.

John Price, COO of SchemeServe comments: “We’re delighted to help Instant Underwriting successfully bring new schemes to market.  We’ve been working closely with them to design and build the platform and deliver training.  Although we can operate remotely, in this case our Scheme Tailors (developers) have worked on site with them to get under the skin of their needs and deliver a truly personal bespoke service.  We are always ready and prepared to deliver what clients need quickly and at a fraction of the cost of other software houses, and it is this that ensures we always stand out from the crowd in an ever-competitive market.” 

 

For further information please contact:

SJ Wrigley at Spotlight Consulting: sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk or 07909 546104

 

About SchemeServe

SchemeServe is an award winning leading cloud based provider of software to the insurance industry which has grown to operate more than 200 schemes and £150m of gross written premium per annum.  ISO 9001 Certified, SchemeServe is a white-labelled administration, distribution and underwriting SaaS solution for those operating delegated authority schemes business in both personal and commercial lines.

The company’s ‘Scheme Tailors’ are all ex-underwriters and using SchemeServe they work with brokers to design bespoke white labelled solutions for customers in double quick time.

The SchemeServe philosophy is Remarkable Schemes Made Simple.

www.schemeserve.com

 

BIBA renews GAP Scheme with Jackson Lee Underwriting

The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) has renewed its GAP scheme with Jackson Lee Underwriting for a further three years, extending the relationship that began in 2012.

The GAP scheme, which is exclusive to BIBA members, covers most personal and commercial vehicles from motorcycles to 44-ton tractor units and fleets and will cover most uses including courier, driving instructors and taxis. The wording has also been enhanced to provide ‘Universal GAP’ insurance with just three exclusions. It was developed to offer a plain English policy wording that gives customers contract certainty. The Scheme has paid 100% of claims in the past three years.

The renewal will be of particular benefit to BIBA members given the recent reduction of GAP capacity in the UK. BIBA’s CEO Steve White commented: “Our members find this flagship scheme very valuable. It is easy to market; Jackson Lee provides a first class service and their customers find the cover to be extensive and reliable from secure A rated capacity. We’re delighted to be renewing the Scheme with Jackson Lee.”

BIBA members will also benefit from the continuation of the direct relationship with Jackson Lee’s underwriting team for referrals, advice, marketing support and either onsite or webinar-based training. Policies are transacted through Jackson Lee’s online quote and buy platform ABEL which produces quotes, binds policies, processes endorsements and manages the renewals.

Jackson Lee Underwriting was established in 1991 and has been offering GAP Insurance for over 27 years exclusively to insurance brokers. It also provides the BIBA approved Leisure Insurance Scheme, which includes Camera Equipment, Cycle, Fishing Equipment, Static Caravan and Touring Caravan.

Mark McLaren, Joint Managing Director, Jackson Lee Underwriting, said: “We’re proud and delighted to be renewing our specialist BIBA GAP Scheme. BIBA’s continued support is recognition of our commitment to the quality of our products and services and our long heritage and expertise in developing niche insurance. As we start the New Year, we look forward to engaging further with BIBA members to continue to meet their needs in 2019 and beyond.”

For further information on BIBA please contact:
Pam Quinn
Head of Communications 020 7397 0223 quinnp@biba.org.uk
Leighann Forsyth
Deputy Head of Communications 020 7397 0223 forsythl@biba.org.uk

For further information on Jackson Lee Underwriting please contact:
SJ Wrigley
Spotlight Consulting on 07909546104 or sj@spotlightconsulting.co.uk

About the British Insurance Brokers’ Association
The British Insurance Brokers’ Association (BIBA) is the UK’s leading general insurance intermediary organisation representing the interests of insurance brokers, intermediaries and their customers. BIBA membership includes just under 2,000 regulated firms.

General insurance brokers contribute 1% of GDP to the UK economy and BIBA brokers employ more than 100,000 staff.

52% of all general insurance is sold by an insurance broker and they arrange 78% of all commercial insurance business.

Insurance brokers put the client’s interests first, providing advice, access to suitable insurance protection and risk management.

BIBA helps more than 250,000 people a year to access insurance protection through its Find a Broker service, both online and via the telephone.

BIBA is the voice of the sector advising members, the regulators, consumer bodies and other stakeholders on key insurance issues.

About Jackson Lee Underwriting

Jackson Lee Underwriting is an MGA celebrating 27 years in business this year with offices in London, Devon and Warwickshire. It has been the BIBA approved GAP scheme provider since 2012 and specialises in bringing a broad range of innovative niche insurance products to the broker market.