Open GI is one of the largest suppliers of broker business solutions in the UK with a 40% market share of the broker channel supplying 27,000 brokers.
Open GI (previously part of the Misys Group) has been supplying systems to the broker market for the last 30 years and has a UK research & development team containing over a 100 people focused on updating solutions to incorporate new rates, integrate new insurers within existing systems or build in new functionality to their software.
Business Insight has an exclusive agreement with Open GI for the supply of rating engines for inclusion within Premium Insight and we believe that the rates supplied by Open GI are the most robust and representative of the UK broker channel.
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WeatherNet is a professional, non-government provider of on line weather data and one of the largest suppliers of claims validation information to the UK Insurance Market.
They are a recognised authority on UK weather and climate, and hold a comprehensive and constantly updated archive of weather information from their own exclusive network of urban based weather stations.
WeatherNet is a subsidiary of Cunningham Lindsey, the UK's largest loss adjusting & incident management company and was established in 1995 to provide postcoded weather information to UK insurers to help them verify claims for storm, freeze and flood.
WeatherNet maintains its own exclusive network of manned and automatic weather stations located throughout the UK's major urban areas - where the weather affects most people, most of the time.
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Polaris U.K. Ltd is fully owned and directed by the UK insurance industry to assist in the development and adoption of business and technology standards to improve customer service. It focuses on improving the efficiency and reducing the costs of transacting business involving insurers and intermediaries.
The company seeks to facilitate the introduction of an electronic marketplace in retail insurance products by:
- Working with the market to develop business process models for both point of sale (ie simpler business which can underwritten on an automated basis) and complex business (ie where an underwriter must analyse the risks and terms and conditions are individually determined).
- Developing standards as appropriate to support these methods of working and emerging new technologies (eg Internet/WAP technologies) to ensure that the benefits of e-commerce can be realised.
- Providing software for both product definition by insurers (ie ProductWriter) and rate provision for intermediaries at the point of sale (ie the Run Time Environment or RTE).
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Founded in 1835, the British Geological Survey (BGS) is the world's oldest national geological survey and the United Kingdom's premier centre for earth science information and expertise.
The BGS provides expert services and impartial advice in all areas of geoscience.
Their client base is drawn from the public and private sectors both in the UK and internationally.
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Ambiental is a leading international flood risk modelling consultancy based in the UK.
They produce ultra high detail flood risk data, flood maps, risk maps, perils data and reports for the land and property sectors, utilities and city council planning departments as well as the insurance market.
Ambiental has developed leading-edge technology products for river, tidal and surface water flood risk mapping and modelling. In independent tests against insurance claims information their models have shown to be very accurate and they have partnered with Business Insight to bring a market leading flood risk proposition to UK insurers.
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The Environment Agency is an Executive Non-departmental Public Body responsible to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and an Assembly Sponsored Public Body responsible to the National Assembly for Wales.
The principal aims of the Environment Agency are to protect and improve the environment, and to promote sustainable development.
It plays a central role in delivering the environmental priorities of central government and the Welsh Assembly Government through its functions and roles.
The Environment Agency is responsible for protecting and improving the environment of England and Wales.
It also has responsibility for protecting communities from the risk of flooding and managing water resources.
Business Insight is an appointed value added reseller of Environment Agency data.
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Geoplan is a business which started off creating and selling digital postcode boundaries back in 1984 and have now grown and developed to provide a range of products from maps to sophisticated software solutions.
They deliver world class geographic information solutions to improve business performance.
Their product range includes maps and directories, databases, mapping software, consultancy and bespoke solutions.
Combining creativity and a drive to get things done, their approach provides clarity, quality, reliability and consistency throughout.
Working alongside Royal Mail and Ordnance Survey ensures that Geoplan products are the most accurate, reliable and trusted on the market today.
Business Insight are a value added reseller of Geoplan data products.
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