Insurance tracker alerts UK homeowners to better deals
Uinsure has launched a home insurance monitoring tool it describes as the first service of its type in the UK. The platform constantly checks a policyholder’s existing coverage against live quotes from seven insurers, not only at renewal. When a better or more affordable option emerges, one that includes the same add-ons and specified items, the customer receives a notification. Users are under no obligation to switch providers, but those who choose to do so can complete the process in roughly 60 seconds.
The tool incorporates Defaqto ratings alongside pricing to ensure alerts reflect genuinely comparable policies, rather than simply cheaper alternatives. By doing so, it steers customers away from generic price comparison sites and toward direct relationships with insurers, according to Martin Schultheiss, the group managing director at Uinsure. “They are not guessing what the customer might be on, they know what the customer is on,” he said.
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NatWest has become the first bank to embed the service, branding it as NatWest Insurance Tracker within its mobile app. Additional financial partners will roll out the tool over the coming year, enabling banks and building societies to engage customers on insurance matters beyond mortgage-related discussions. Each partner will distribute the service under its own branding, reinforcing their position as year-round providers of insurance solutions.
