Kewill enables Highway Insurance to move to a common communication platform
30 May 2008
GUILDFORD, UK – Kewill (LSE: KWL) a leading provider of global solutions for the dynamic supply network, today announces a multi-year contract with Highway Insurance (Highway) - a personal lines insurer committed to providing technical and service excellence. Distributing its products exclusively through the intermediary channel, Highway has more than 650,000 customers, representing total premium income of £260 million in 2008.
Highway launched the project to implement a streamlined electronic communication platform using Kewill InsuranceXchange (KIX) due to experiencing a series of difficulties when communicating with its business partners. Using its existing systems, the company found there was a lack of system to system visibility and therefore a lack of management information which was crucial to its business efficiency objectives. In addition multiple hours were being spent re-keying.
KIX is now set to collect, transform and deliver data in a format that can be received regardless of what back office systems are being used by Highway’s business partners.
Stuart Cantwell, Head of Underwriting Services at Highway Insurance adds:
“Kewill was recommended to Highway as having extensive knowledge of the insurance industry and the complexity of its communication requirements. KIX has already assisted in improving our processes and delivered a more efficient way to communicate with our business partners, removing some of the challenges we previously faced.”
Debbie Baker, Insurance Unit Director, Kewill said:
“The system Highway now has in place is scalable, flexible and provides a future proof solution to accommodate the company’s goals.”
For further information please contact
Nicky Godfrey
Peak Marketing & Communication Services
0845 456 0534
nicky.godfrey@peak-marketing.co.uk
About Highway Insurance
Established more than 50 years ago as a motor insurance specialist, Highway has consistently focused its business on relationships with insurance brokers and other intermediaries. In 2003, Highway exited Lloyd’s and now underwrites both standard and specialist motor insurance exclusively through Highway Insurance Company Limited.
Today, Highway is the Insurer of Choice for motor and is one of the UK’s most profitable motor insurers. The company employs over 400 staff and operates from four locations in the UK. Commitment to long-term partnerships is fundamental to its success. Working closely with their 2,500 intermediaries Highway provides competitively priced, well serviced, efficiently distributed solutions.
About Kewill
Kewill Systems Plc is a leading provider of global solutions for the dynamic supply network. The dynamic supply network enables enhanced responsiveness to customers through flexible connectivity between partners and systems, providing improved visibility and effective compliance, bridging the gap from a traditional rigid supply chain.
With over 35 years experience in the supply chain space, Kewill is a long-time innovator of software focusing on business integration, order management, transportation management, international trade logistics, service logistics and visibility solutions for global trading communities.
Kewill’s domain expertise in the insurance sector specialises in the collection, transformation and delivery of information electronically between insurers, brokers and their software house partners. Our solutions minimise costs, increase business efficiency and reduce the risks associated with the delivery of accurate information, securely and to deadlines, supports regulatory and industry standards such as ACORD, Polaris and compliance requirements.
Kewill has implemented over 40,000 systems worldwide and our global customer base which entrusts us with the management of their supply network information includes Allianz, ARB, BHS, Glasgow City Council, Group Direct, Hastings Direct, JD Williams, KGM Insurance, MMA, Nintendo, RAC Auto Windscreens, Sabre, Sainsbury’s, Southern Rock and Towergate Insurance.