August 2006

Swinton Business Signs Up Acturis To Deal With Increased Growth

Swinton Business, the commercial broking division of Swinton Group Ltd, has selected the Acturis Broking Platform after a competitive tender process

Swinton’s decision to seek a dedicated commercial broking system follows sustained growth in its commercial division since it was established in 2004. Swinton Business now employs over 80 staff and deals with very high volumes of SME business across a diverse range of market sectors.

Swinton Business will utilise Acturis’ many features to bring about benefits such as the ability to quickly compare products from up to nine specialist SME insurers across 13 classes of business and enable handlers to seamlessly manage the entire customer lifecycle from enquiry through to policy and subsequent renewal. It also will help reduce the repetitive input of data, streamline business processes and is set to significantly improve the division’s overall productivity and performance. Acturis will also be tailored to integrate with a number of Swinton Business’ existing reconciliation systems.

Paul Cassidy, Head of Information Systems Development at Swinton, comments, “We are sending a clear signal to the market with this development that Swinton is serious about commercial business and it is a core pillar of our future growth strategy. We have been delighted by the response and support from our Insurer partners regarding our plans.”

Paul adds, “Acturis was selected for 4 key reasons. Firstly the system’s proven capability to deal with both complex and also simpler auto-rated commercial business; secondly the ability of the Acturis system to effectively shield our Advisors from the various and complex fulfilment models that exist in the commercial space; thirdly the capability of the Acturis team to successfully deliver complicated projects to time and within budget consistently; and finally the fact that Acturis were able to demonstrate not only how the Acturis system could meet our needs but also how the Acturis organisation in a much broader sense, and much beyond the deployment of technology, could help us achieve our strategic goals and aspirations.”

Theo Duchen, co-CEO of Acturis, concludes, “Acturis is thrilled to add a broker of Swinton’s stature and reputation to our portfolio of customers. The potential within Swinton is enormous and we will be working very closely with our new partner to allow them to maximise the full potential of the Acturis Broking Platform and develop their business as a result.”

In early 2007 all 80 members of Swinton Business staff will go live on Acturis in what will be another major step forward in the development of Swinton’s expanding commercial business division.

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