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06/11/2001
Open + Direct expand operations in insurance sector
Financial services firm Open + Direct has launched a new online service designed provide a range of solutions for the insurance brokerage sector throughout Ireland and the UK.
The package, branded Premium First, sees the introduction of a variety of financing products that can be tailor-made to suit the individual requirements of clients. The service includes a full back-up support team, including a Belfast-based customer service centre operational during retail hours 364 days a year.
Paul Elliot, Managing Director of Open + Direct, commented: “Our success can be attributed largely to our ability to develop and utilise leading-edge technology across all our business areas, to meet the business needs of our clients and to deliver outstanding customer service.
“The development of Premium First is a natural extension to our existing portfolio of personal lending products and our business experience in this sector has enabled us to deliver this product which, we believe, is superior to anything that is currently available in the premium financing market.”
Open + Direct is a subsidiary of the Viridian Group plc, Northern Ireland’s largest company by turnover, and one of the top 250 companies in the UK.
Open + Direct employs around 350 staff and is currently creating further jobs in Northern Ireland through its expansion in the credit and insurance markets. (CL)
The package, branded Premium First, sees the introduction of a variety of financing products that can be tailor-made to suit the individual requirements of clients. The service includes a full back-up support team, including a Belfast-based customer service centre operational during retail hours 364 days a year.
Paul Elliot, Managing Director of Open + Direct, commented: “Our success can be attributed largely to our ability to develop and utilise leading-edge technology across all our business areas, to meet the business needs of our clients and to deliver outstanding customer service.
“The development of Premium First is a natural extension to our existing portfolio of personal lending products and our business experience in this sector has enabled us to deliver this product which, we believe, is superior to anything that is currently available in the premium financing market.”
Open + Direct is a subsidiary of the Viridian Group plc, Northern Ireland’s largest company by turnover, and one of the top 250 companies in the UK.
Open + Direct employs around 350 staff and is currently creating further jobs in Northern Ireland through its expansion in the credit and insurance markets. (CL)
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