Wednesday 29 December 2010

NEW BROKER GROUP ON LINKED IN


Nice 1 have launched a private discussion and business networking group FOR INSURANCE BROKERS on Linked In.

Welcome to Broker Link, a place where invited UK Insurance Brokers, Intermediaries and selected providers can share information, opportunities and news about insurance broking in general.

Over the coming weeks we will send out invitations to selected UK insurance brokers and providers to get the ball rolling. Thereafter, it is intended that the brokers and providers should drive the group, exchanging opportunities, contacts, product and industry news and shared success stories.

The success of the group is up to you. If you need information about new products, feel free to start a discussion. If there are operational issues you want to discuss, feel free to post them on here to check out what your colleagues in the industry know and have exeprienced. You never know, the answer to your question may be minutes away.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Steve
Broker Link - Nice 1 Ltd

Friday 7 May 2010

EXCITING NEW PRODUCTS FOR UK INSURANCE BROKERS


Nice 1 Ltd, the providers of the popular Theft Protect policy, are delighted to announce that we have secured some really exciting new and innovative products that I think might be of interest to UK Insurance brokers.


We have attached our product brochure to this link, that provides a brief outline of 18 new products for brokers. Please feel free to download the brochure, have a look at the innovative products and contact us if any of them would be of interest to your customers. The brochure can also be obtained by clicking the link in the side bar to your right.

Here is a brief resume of the product range we can now offer:-

Lifestyle Protect - Income and Payment Protection Insurance – Accident, sickness, unemployment & life cover – standalone income replacement product.
Cash Protect - Single & monthly premium designed to cover monthly bills such as mobile phones, car insurance, gym membership.
• Excess Protect – A must for brokers requiring competitive rates. Designed to ensure customers are not left financially disadvantaged should they be unfortunate enough to have to pay an excess on one of a range of policies.
- Motor Excess Protect : Cars, motorbikes, owner/user taxis, driving instructors and motor homes, cover levels £300, £500 & £1000 excesses.
- Commercial Vehicle Excess Protect : Covers vehicles up to 3.5tonne and fleets up to 30 vehicles
- Tradesman Liability Excess Protect : Refunds excess under Tradesman Liability insurance policy.
- Home Excess Protect : Refunds excess after a claim under buildings & contents policies. Cover levels from £50 to £2500 per year. A perfect “add-on” for your home insurance customer.
• Lifestyle XS Protect – Covering any excess on motor/buildings & contents/travel/pet & medical … really good for brokers that hold more than one policy per customer, with cover options from £250 to £2000 per year.
• Multi Appliance Protect – Covers white & brown appliances for repair or replacement with no depreciation.
• Gadget Protect – Gross rated, excellent monthly and annual rates with 20% commission for the broker. Worldwide accidental damage, extended warranty & theft cover for mobile phones, laptops, MP3 players, Ipods, MP4 players, portable sat navs, cameras & games consoles. 3 & 5 item cover, monthly and annual rates.
• Home Emergency Protect – A range of home emergency cover for the cost of a tradesman to attend in the event of an emergency. Includes labour and cost of materials. Options include increasing levels of cover from £150 to £750 per call out and can be taken with or without an extension for central heating systems.
• Garden Protect – A stand alone policy providing £1500 or £2500 cover per year against theft or damage to the customers’ garden.
• Briefcase & Handbag Protect – Cover and assistance when a briefcase or handbag is lost or stolen, including contents & a wide range of support services included.
• Concierge Protect – Access to a personal assistant with countless uses – see the brochure for more information.
• Vet Protect – A uniquely simplified approach to pet insurance stripping out the non essentials, proving cover for vets fees only. No postcode rating or loading for breed of animal, with simplified age rating – under 5 and over 5 years old.
• Premium Waiver Protect - Protecting the customers’ monthly motor or buildings and contents insurance premiums. Can be sold as an option or included on a mandatory basis, providing up to 12 benefit payments of up to £250 per month should the customer be unable to work due to accident, sickness or unemployment. No exclusions making for a speedier sales process.
• Car Protect – Includes : car warranty, Gap & Multi Gap, Key Cover, Tyre Insurance, MOT Cover, Roadside assistance.
• Licence Protect – Providing benefits covering alternative travel costs if prevented from driving as a result of disqualification following the accumulation of 12 or more penalty points, disqualification for single offence speeding. Monthly benefits from £500 to £2000. Excludes drivers under 25, drivers with more than 8 points on licence, drivers who have held licence for less than 2 years, drivers convicted of alcohol or drug abuse offences.
• Mis-Fuel Protect – underwritten and supported by the AA’s fuel assist specialist service to drain, flush and replenish vehicle fuel systems on the spot after misfuelling.
• Scratch, Dent & Alloy Protect – Protection against day to day damage of vehicle bodywork and alloy wheels. Cover per claim between £250 & £1000 with aggregate limits between £500 & £3000. Particularly popular with customers acquiring a new vehicle.
• Total Loss Protect – Exciting this one… pays 25% of motor insurers settlement on top of that received from insurer, really cheap excellent benefits, no restrictions.
• Theft Protect – The pride of our stable. Theft protect provides a like for like replacement vehicle for up to 28 days in the event of a Theft or Write off incident. For brokers wishing to offer the service on a mandatory basis to all customers, we now have a guaranteed courtesy vehicle product providing a replacement in any eventuality where a courtesy car policy fails. Ask for details.

To see the product brochure now, click here

http://www.theftprotect.co.uk/library/brokers/Nice%201%20Product%20Pack%20May%202010.pdf

It may be useful to arrange a meeting to run through which of the products you think might work well for your business. Alternatively, feel free to contact us to discuss these exciting new products.
Nice 1 Limited – Providers of Theft Protect

e mail : enquiries@nice-1.co.uk

Thursday 21 January 2010

UK BROKERS WELCOME THEFT PROTECT


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In an increasingly competetive motor insurance marketplace, insurance professionals are welcoming Theft Protect, a simple online scheme that provides a like for like replacement vehicle to your customer for up to 28 days, in the event of a theft or write off incident.

Theft Protect is an excellent complimentary add on product for your insurance sales and with motor insurance expected to experience further challenge over the coming months, intermediaries are recognising the importance of maximising the opportunities of each customer, and of added value products the customer actually wants to buy.

With over a million vehicle related thefts and many thousands of vehicles written off every year, there has never been a better time to add Theft Protect to your product portfolio.

Every day we witness the relief and pleasure experiences by Theft Protect customers assisted by the service. To read a few of their experiences click here.

Theft Protect isn't just about providing replacement vehicles for customers in need. For brokers and consumers alike, we provide current information about all aspects of crime in the UK. Naturally, we are particularly keen to provide regular bulletins about car theft hotspots, the most vulnerable vehicles and vehicle security advice from the experts. Our exclusive contacts with the 43 police forces of England and Wales provides us with first hand knowledge of the current and growing "modus operandi" - or means by which criminals steal vehicles. The most popular growing trend by far is Car Key Burglary, where the offender will break into houses solely to steal car keys. We have conducted extensive research and produced a number of revealing reports on the subject. Click here to see a sample article.

IGNORE GOVERNMENT HYPE - WE HAVE THE FACTS!
CAR CRIME IS ON THE INCREASE - CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE . . . .

For more information about how Theft Protect can help your business . . . .

Telephone : 0844 414 2286
E Mail : steve.bennett@nice-1.co.uk
Website : http://www.theftprotect.co.uk/
Twitter : http://twitter.com/niceoneuk
LinkedIn : http://linkedin.com/in/theftprotect

Looking forward to speaking to you soon.

Steve Bennett

Nice 1 Limited
Providers of Theft Protect

Monday 18 January 2010

URGENT INFORMATION FOR UK INSURANCE BROKERS - DONT LOSE YOUR THEFT PROTECT FACILITY



HSBC Platform 24 to be replaced on 31st January 2010

Brokers who are users of the HSBC Platform 24 product portal will be aware that the facility is due to be replaced with "IM Online" on 31st January 2010.

The HSBC technical support staff will be working on the new site over the coming weeks and this will involve some product providers dealing directly with the broker to ensure serve levels are not interrupted.

Theft Protect is available to all brokers directly via our website http://www.theftprotect.co.uk/

All of the functionality of Theft Protect on Platform 24 is mirrored on the back office of our own site (as our site captures the data and delivers all of the documentation, management reporting and billing), so brokers are guaranteed seamless use of the facility. 

DISGUISED BY FUDGED CRIME FIGURES
CAR CRIME IS ON THE INCREASE!

As we are discovering, with the surge of brokers contacting us to access Theft Protect for their customers, there has never been a better time to ensure your customer is covered in the event of a theft or write off incident.

EXISTING BROKERS

For the convenience of brokers already selling Theft Protect, we have set each of your businesses up to immediately transfer over to our own portal, with passwords and all of your gross and net rates pre set into the system. We will e mail each brokers seperately to advise passwords.

NEW BROKERS

The process for selling Theft Protect immediately is simple. 
  • Front end is for consumer awareness only
  • For back office administration ....
  • Complete the registration page
  • Create a username and password
  • Click the online Terms of Business
  • Explore the functionality
  • View the default net rates
  • Edit the Gross rates to set your desired commission levels
  • Remember to set the Gross rate for "Fault Write Off" as this is an additional income opportunity
  • When adding a customer and selecting the required replacement vehicle and hire period, the system will auto populate the certificate from the tables you have edited.
  • 5% IPT will automatically be added to the gross producing a customer total price
  • Having completed the customer detail and selected the vehicle choice, click submit
  • A checklist will appear. If you are happy, click view certifcate.
  • The customer certificate and key facts will print automatically together
The system was designed with broker assistance and kept simple and fast for your convenience.

CUSTOMER BENEFITS
  • Immediate like-for like replacement vehicle for up to 28 days
  • Theft , Attempt Theft, Unauthorised Take, Vandalism & “Fault Write Off” cover
  • 10 passenger car (2 prestige), 3 cv, 3 motorcycle & 7 Private hire vehicle groups
  • Avoid exposure to car hire costs, typically £300 for 14 days hire of a Group A vehicle
  • Can be purchased in 1,2,3,4 or 5 year multiples
  • Stand alone, not tied to buying other products (Now generating significant interest for aggregator brokers)

To see the full customer AND broker benefits click here 


Brokers share their success stories and strategies with us. To see a few of these click here and for top tips click here


 

Every day we witness the relief and pleasure experiences by Theft Protect customers assisted by the service. To read a few of their experiences click here  

 
ADDED VALUE
 
Theft Protect isn't just about providing replacement vehicles for customers in need. For brokers and consumers alike, we provide current information about all aspects of crime in the UK. Naturally, we are particularly keen to provide regular bulletins about car theft hotspots, the most vulnerable vehicles and vehicle security advice from the experts. Our exclusive contacts with the 43 police forces of England and Wales provides us with first hand knowledge of the current and growing "modus operandi" - or means by which criminals steal vehicles. The most popular browing trend by far is Car Key Burglary, where the offender will break into houses solely to steal car keys. We have conducted extensive research and produced a number of revealing reports on the subject. Click here to see a sample article.
 
 
A useful free online toll is provided to check the secutiry level of vehicles. Click here to see it.
 
For brokers, we are happy to provide a bespoke reporting service that provides current crime information by post code to assist with your marketing efforts. Brokers report that this greatly assists their customer targetting.
 
You may also wish to visit our sister sites :-
BROKER SUPPORT
 
We like to share useful experiences and business benefits that we discover with our business partners.
 
Here are a few for you :-
  • Accelerate your business success with Linked In  Over 100 broker contacts have joined us on Linked In, the professional business networking site that actually works. Entirely free, it's a must for anyone serious about growing their business.
  • A thorough grasp of the internet is an essential pre requisite for brokers. We share some of our search engine optimization experience with you. Click here to view the article.
  • E Mail is rapidly becoming a successful means of maintaining contact with customers. We are pleased to introduce you to Chili Shot, an experienced team with excellent software to assist you with your customer management campaigns. Click here to learn more.
  • We love blogs! As you can see from these pages, blogging tools have greatly assisted us to grow our business and stay in touch with our cusromers and contacts. We are happy to help you get started with a few tips and pointers. Click here to find out more.
  • At the foot of this page, you will find free short tutorial videos on Linked In and successful business Twittering.
 CONTACT INFORMATION
 
So, if you are new to Theft Protect and would like some assistance setting up your online facility, have some questions you'd like to ask, feel free to ring us on the telephone number provided below, or e mail us at enquiries@nice-1.co.uk (Nice 1 Ltd administer and deliver the Theft Protect product).
 
If you are already selling Theft Protect and need some help moving over to our site from Platform 24, please do not hesitate to call us on :-
 
0844 414 2286

 

 Looking forward to working with you!

From the Team at Nice 1 Limited
Providers of Theft Protect

Telephone : 0844 414 2286

Write : Nice 1 Ltd, Nice 1 House, Broad Lanes, Bilston, West Midlands WV14 0RQ

Nice 1 Ltd are Authorised & Regulated By The Financial Services Authority. 
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This site is all about the UK Insurance broker and the challenges, issues and opportunities faced by you and your business.

Over the coming months, the site will be updated with your suggestions. Whilst hosted by the team at Nice 1 Ltd, who promote Theft Protect replacement vehicle insurance, the content is driven by you, your interests and requirements.

Regular posts will be issued from the site, with a particular bias toward motor insurance. News items, discussion topics and a broker forum are planned, with select membership so that you may post your views and observations freely.

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