ARB utilise Kewill InsuranceXchange to launch new Products
30 August 2006
Sale, UK - ARB Insurance Limited (ARB) is an Irish Company based in Dublin and is the largest Wholesale Underwriter in Ireland. ARB prides itself on being innovative and creative in offering solutions to what would typically be regarded as non-standard or high private car risks for drivers over 21 years old via it’s agency base of nearly 300 intermediaries.
ARB is looking to enjoy further business efficiencies with straight through processing by launching its first motor product written via EDI between their intermediaries back office systems, including Relay and Misys, direct to ARB. This could have meant a significant internal investment on people and technology if done in-house, however ARB was keen to deploy their resources on core competencies such as underwriting, rather than establish an in-house EDI team. ARB turned to the Industry leader in outsourced business execution solutions for the UK insurance market - Kewill.
Cathal O’Brien, Managing Director, from ARB stated, "Developing an in-house solution to launch these new products could have added significant people and technology costs to the business effectively delaying the launch or potentially stopping it completely. Outsourcing to an experienced partner became an option we had to explore and through this review we were recommended to Kewill. The solution Kewill will deliver is tried and tested with other companies in our industry and can enable us to generate new business faster, positively impacting the business this year."
Debbie Baker, Business Unit Director – Insurance, Kewill Solutions commented, "Our Kewill InsuranceXchange solution, hosted by Kewill and operated on behalf of ARB, will reside in one of Kewill’s specialist technology centres, which ensures constant monitoring, support and maintenance of the solution. This will have no impact on ARB’s resources allowing them to focus on other business critical projects."
Jacquie Boast, Managing Director, Kewill Solutions said "Kewill specialises in delivering scalable business solutions to address the real day-to-day business issues of collecting, transforming and delivering information electronically in order to minimise costs and increase business process efficiency. The insurance sector in particular requires streamlined information flow to ensure accurate information is sent and received in a timely manner to be able to comply with industry regulations and compliance requirements. ARB’s requirements fitted perfectly with Kewill's ethos – 'more business, more effectively, more efficiently' – never has this been more appropriate than in today’s insurance market."
Kewill has significant insurance industry experience, developed over decades, through investment in both its people and systems. This ensures that it deliver’s a complete suite of business execution solutions for insurers, brokers and industry solution providers alike. Kewill enables all players in the market to connect, convert, control and collaborate therefore enabling them to do ‘more business, more cost effectively’.
About ARB
A.R.B., is an Irish Company based in Dublin and is the largest Wholesale Underwriter in Ireland. ARB Underwriting Ltd is regulated by the Financial Regulator as a Multi Agency Intermediary, acting as a Product Producer. We are an exciting and innovative Company that have developed markets abroad to enable Irish Brokers place alternative risks for their clients.
A.R.B. is made up of a team of highly experienced people who offer a continuously improving level of service and quality in underwriting. Alongside Private Motor Car Insurance, A.R.B. offers other motor products i.e. PSV Motor Insurance and Commercial Motor Insurance. We also offer a range of Commercial Insurance products at competitive premiums and in all aspects of risk.
About Kewill Systems Plc
Kewill Systems Plc. is a leading international company dedicated to the development and provision of software and services to manage complex business to business supply chains.
With over 34 years' experience in the supply chain space, Kewill Systems is a long-time innovator of Supply Chain Execution software focusing on order management, transportation management, international trade logistics, Ecommerce and visibility solutions for global trading communities.
Over 55,000 customers have trusted Kewill Systems Plc for the management of their supply chain information including household names such as 3663, A.N. Deringer, Bhs, Brakes, DHL, Debenhams, Fedex, General Motors, General Electric, Glasgow City Council, Hastings Direct, Insurecom, JD Williams, Littlewoods, Marks & Spencer, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Panalpina, Philips, Polaris, Pratt & Whitney, Nisa Today’s, Sainsbury's, Texas Instruments, The Bodyshop, TNT, Toys R Us and UPS.
To find out more please contact:
Anne Staunton Tel: +44 (0) 845 056 0534 E-mail: anne.staunton@peak-marketing.co.uk
Nicky Godfrey Tel: +44 (0) 845 056 0534 E-mail: nicky.godfrey@peak-marketing.com