Product news

Zurich repair deal
Property Solutions, has agreed a deal to supply property repair services to the Zurich Financial Services Group.

KeyChoice program
KeyChoice and the Insurance Training Consortium (ITC) have launched a new online compliance program to help brokers prepare for FSA compliance visits.

HSBC 25+ policy
HSBC Underwriting and KeyChoice are to start offering a comprehensive car product in Ireland from next year. The cover will be available to drivers over the age of 25 with no previous claims history.

ISO benchmark
Claims specialist Insurance Services Office has launched a claim diagnostic service for insurance companies to benchmark company-wide claims settlement practices and compare those with industry norms.

Strike Club rise
A 12.5% increase in advance call rates for the 2003/2004 policy year has been announced by the Strike Club, the marine mutual insurer. This increase is before adjustment for individual claims experience.

Service for young
Service Policies has unveiled plans to cater for young drivers and high performance cars for Abbey National.

Helphire award
Helphire Group has been awarded the Credit Hire and Repair Company of the Year 2003 award by the Institute of Transport Management.