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Southern Rock Insurance Poised for Growth with Kewill

20 November 2007

Guildford, UK, 20th November 2007 – Kewill has today announced that it is to provide Southern Rock Insurance Ltd with a new streamlined electronic communication platform.  Southern Rock, an associated company of Group Direct which writes motor insurance business in the UK and Northern Ireland, has signed a long term deal to utilise Kewill InsuranceXchange (KIX) as a fully hosted, managed solution to augment its electronic communication and trading platform.

Southern Rock is currently undertaking a significant project with the objective of delivering its own general insurance processing system with claims handling capabilities. Positioned strategically for future EU and worldwide growth, Southern Rock recognised that the ability to communicate and trade electronically was vital.

KIX from Kewill delivers a technology agnostic communication platform converting and transferring data between business partners regardless of the back office systems they deploy.  The KIX solution meets Southern Rock’s objectives of increasing the speed and efficiency of data transmission.

Michael Lee, Managing Director of Southern Rock said:

“It was crucial for Southern Rock to find a company that could accommodate and adapt to the ever increasing technology demands that we are encountering as the company grows.  Kewill was highly recommended as an established service provider and demonstrated that they could support our strategic aims with flexibility and precision.”

Debbie Baker, Insurance Business Unit Director, Kewill said:

“Southern Rock’s fully managed, outsourced KIX solution will be rolled out over the next two months and become an integral part of Southern Rock’s business infrastructure.  This exciting partnership demonstrates Kewill’s ability to provide future proof solutions to the market.”

Contact information:
Anne Staunton/Nicky Godfrey
Peak Marketing & Communication Services
0845 456 0534
anne.staunton@peak-marketing.co.uk / nicky.godfrey@peak-marketing.co.uk

About Kewill Systems Plc
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, and supports regulatory standards and compliance requirements. 

Kewill has implemented over 40,000 systems worldwide and our global customer base has trusted us for the management of their supply network information including Allianz, ARB, BHS, Glasgow City Council, Group Direct, Hastings Direct, JD Williams, MMA, Nintendo, Nisa Today’s, Sainsbury’s and Towergate Insurance.

About Southern Rock
Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited (SRICL) is an associated company of Group Direct. SRICL is a key player in the motor insurance business within the UK and Northern Ireland, with a promising future for development in the EU and Worldwide.

Southern Rock based in Gibraltar where it is regulated by the Financial Services Commission.

Southern Rock core business comes from the product distribution of ‘eProducts’ which they sell directly via the internet. These products were created and administrated by eGroup Ltd, under licence from SRICL. Whilst they provide limited amounts of underwriting for the brokerage of Group Direct, they focus mainly on the sale of products such as ‘eBike’ and ‘eVan’ insuance.

Arron Banks is the Chief Executive, and Michael Lee is the Managing Director of Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited. Michael Lee, a chartered insurer, formerly filled the position of senior manager for Provident Insurance, with a career history including agency development, claims management and underwriting.

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