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In-house insurance team launches

In-house insurance team launches

By Martin Schultheiss

Uinsure has launched its new insurance division, Uinsure Specialist, to handle non-standard and commercial referrals.

Uinsure is working with wide panel of insurers which include, Ageas, Covea, NIG, Zurich, RSA, Pen Underwriting, Q Underwriting, Midas, Prestige, AXA and Commercial Express to ensure clients with more specialist or complex insurance needs can access comprehensive and competitive products across a wide underwriting footprint.

Martin Schultheiss, chief commercial officer, said: “We’ve been piloting Uinsure Specialist since December 2020 with a number of our key partners’ clients. Uinsure Specialist moves us further forward in our mission to remove insurance complexity and deliver fair value in a digital age. It’s a great example of how technology can help to deliver much better experiences across a wider spectrum of insurance needs.”

A key focus for the new division will be to make sure that insurance risks which fall outside of Uinsure’s standard product range can be insured with the most efficient and frictionless experience possible. For example, properties undergoing building works, long term unoccupancies and a wide variety of non-standard construction types can now be referred by advisers through the Uinsure Adviser Platform.

In addition, commercial referrals for property portfolios, blocks of flats, commercial properties, liability cover for self-employed people, shops, offices and the vast majority of SMEs can all now be serviced by the new team.

Schulthiess added: “Advising on complex insurance needs can, in its very nature, be a difficult process. Using our technology, we’re able to streamline this once complex process so even advisers who have clients with unusual or traditionally difficult insurance needs will benefit, because of the service Sean and his team can now offer.”

Sean Thompson, specialist insurance director, heads up the new division that will handle all Non-Standard Home and Commercial insurance referrals submitted through the Uinsure Adviser Platform.

Sean, commented: “By launching the new service, we’re able to harness Uinsure’s industry-leading technology to simplify the referral process and the client experience, while ensuring we develop strong panels and products that match the mix of referrals we receive. The ten-month pilot has allowed us prove strong quote and conversion and we’re now very much looking forward to supporting advisers in a wider capacity.”

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Mental Health Charter

Mental Health Charter

The mental health and wellbeing of professionals in our industry is of vital importance and, as a result, at Uinsure we’ve joined the Mortgage Industry Mental Health Charter (MIMHC), which provides guidance, tips and a framework for businesses like ours to follow to help make sure our team are fully supported.

By joining the Charter, Uinsure has signified its commitment to develop mental health awareness among its employees but good mental health and support goes above giving people a platform to air their concerns. A healthy work life balance and good working conditions are fundamental in helping people truly enjoy their time at work and opportunities for personal development are key in encouraging people to grow.

The Charter also encourages open conversations about mental health so we thought we’d kick things off with some top tips on how to manage your own wellbeing from two of our own experts; HR Manager, Emma Higgins, who is also our representative for Mental Health, and Katie Warren, one of our Business Development managers who looks after South West and West Midlands.

Be available to both talk and listen

Conversations can change lives and a simple ‘are you OK?’ can encourage people to open up if they’re struggling. Spend time with people you feel comfortable talking to about your feelings, too.

Encourage communication

From checking in with your team-mates and keeping things collaborative. Appreciations and gratitude for jobs well done is great for motivation and boosting your own and others self esteem.

Take breaks

Breaks can improve productivity and overall work performance. Reclaim that lunch break to help you de-stress and re-charge. This could be an afternoon walk or lunch with your teammates.

Keep active and do something for yourself

Find time for your favourite hobbies. Exercise naturally releases endorphins – a walk may be better for you than having a nap in boosting your energy levels and fighting fatigue. Learning when to take a time out for some ‘me time’ so you can relax a touch is equally important.

Be in the present

Take time to be aware of yourself in the moment to gain a better perspective.

Get good sleep

It makes a massive difference to how we feel mentally and physically. The average adult needs 7-9 hours of sleep per day and if you’re not getting enough you may feel drowsy, irritable, less productive and it can even affect your skin.

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Uinsure Specialist enjoys successful launch

Uinsure Specialist enjoys successful launch

Despite only launching officially in September, Uinsure’s Specialist Division is already seeing conversion rates of over 50% as portfolio landlords across the country are choosing to simplify their insurances by obtaining a single Property Owners policy.

 

The policy allows landlords to have just one set of documents, one admin fee, one renewal date, one direct debit and the ability to add/remove properties in future, with huge time saving benefits.

 

As the properties are rated collectively, this is also leading to cheaper overall premiums for the vast majority of applicants.

 

And the ease of application coupled with the attractive proposition has meant the Specialist Division has got off to a strong start, as Specialist Insurance Director, Sean Thompson, explains; “We’re seeing exceptionally high conversion rates and the volume of enquiries we’re seeing is growing strongly.

 

“The feedback across the board has been great, it’s clear that the team are able to make a clear and positive difference to the way landlords are purchasing insurance and we’re very much living up to the brand ethos of removing the complexity from insurance.”

 

If you haven’t referred to our Specialist Division yet, you can use the Refer a Client on the Uinsure Platform and Portfolio enquiries can be sent to the team using the Commercial referral option.

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