Race for Life - Sunday, June 24 2007
11/07/2007 09:00:00 by Marketing
13 Direct Group ladies braved the inclement weather South Yorkshire has recently been experiencing for one common goal – to raise money and awareness for Cancer Research UK by taking part in this year’s Race for Life.
The staff from Direct Group’s Doncaster office all completed the 5k Town Fields course and as a result raised a total of £1525.00 in sponsorship money for this worthy cause.
Five Year Contract for Outsourced Solution
14/06/2007 09:00:00 by Marketing
Direct Group is delighted to announce that its recently formed Property Claims & Administration Service has been selected for a five year contract as the sole provider of a completely outsourced schemes solution to Royal & SunAlliance.
The scheme will deliver a completely web enabled solution to incorporate premium collection, policy administration and claims handling for a number of Royal and SunAlliance schemes including tenants’ and students’ contents and right to buy.
Derek Coles, Managing Director, Direct Group, said “Direct Group is delighted to have been selected by Royal & SunAlliance following a rigorous and competitive tender process that sought to identify a partner that met Royal & SunAlliance’s requirements for innovation and high standards of service delivery and performance.”
Derek added “Direct Group Property Services has delivered rapid growth since its launch and the move into property complements our unique position in the partnerships marketplace. Our expertise as an MGA gives us an enviable legacy of investment in our core operating systems and supporting infrastructure. As a result, we are able to deliver, at speed, a wide range of tailored insurance solutions to our partners through a wide range of insurance relationships.”
Field Advisors Pick Up New Cars
22/03/2007 18:05:01 by Marketing
It’s been another busy week here at Direct Group with the newly appointed property services field advisors stopping by at Doncaster’s Keepmoat stadium to pick up their new vehicles.
Direct Group Opens New Site
18/03/2007 09:00:00 by Marketing
Direct Group opened its new site in Halifax to service its expansion into property insurance administration and claims services. The property claims service arm will be headed by ex-GAB Robins affinity management director David Beaumont.
Managing director Derek Coles said "It was a natural extension for Direct Group to move into property based administration particularly in support of our insurer and lending clients' home and contents covers. We listened to our clients and saw an opportunity to deliver a service to meet their needs. As a result, we anticipate major growth for Direct Group in this area."
Mr Coles added "As part of our plans for growth we are delighted to announce David Beaumont has joined us. David brings with him a wealth of knowledge in the corporate schemes and affinities markets. We are continuing recruitment for our new site in Halifax and are delighted by the calibre of applicants received to-date."
If you would like further information on this please contact marketing@directgroup.co.uk
Direct Group Hosts FSA Training Day
30/01/2007 17:15:40 by Marketing
Direct Group recently hosted a successful FSA Training Day at the newly developed Doncaster Rovers Keepmoat Stadium.
The aim of the training session was to help firms work towards meeting the principles of Treating Customers Fairly (TCF). The day was specifically tailored to meet the requirements of Direct Group’s client base using relevant case studies.
Direct Group's account manager Robert Delaney who helped organise the event said "the aim of this event is to give our clients an opportunity to hear directly from the ‘horses mouth’ the FSA’s views on how to best to apply the principles of TCF. This day represents Direct Group's ongoing philosophy of constantly working alongside and looking to help it’s clients improve their business. We did not want to simply run an "FSA Training course" it had to be something that added value to our clients and their businesses, and the level of positive feedback evidences that we have done this."
Some feedback from the day:
"Course is extremely relevant, clearly aimed at getting participants to look at their business in a new way"
"Well done to Direct Group for staging the event"
"Best day of it's type I've been to so far"
All attendees said that they would attend a similar event if Direct Group were to organise one in the future.
If you would like further information on this please contact marketing@directgroup.co.uk
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