What do we offer

Assurant Intermediary offer advisers a true end-to-end solution when it comes to offering Home and Landlord Insurance products to customers. 

Whether you choose to quote and write the business or you want to refer your customers to us, you can give insurance recommendations with the confidence to offer the right product with the right service to best suit your customers’ needs.

Whatever option suits you and your business model, we can support you as you look to deliver good outcomes for your customers.

Click here for an introduction to Assurant and find out more…
 

The benefits of choosing Assurant

• Our quick and easy to use quoting platform (Quoforma+) provides indicative premiums in just 30 seconds
• Flexibility to write the business yourself or refer your clients to us to write the business on your behalf - write it or refer it, don’t miss it!
• Access to dashboards with key client and business information which notify you of upcoming renewal premiums
• A customer portal giving your clients access to all the key information about their product including policy documentation

First class support when you need it

• Access our online resource centre and education tools about the products we offer to help you sell more to clients. View some of the support services available to you.
• We also have an online CPD-accredited “Introduction to Home Insurance” course on the Paradigm CPD Academy.
• Training is available online, over the phone or in person
• Dedicated Account Managers and Business Development Managers to answer your queries
• Refer your clients and utilise our “Gold Service” – in busy times all you need to do is complete a short online form, we’ll contact the client on your behalf and take on the regulatory compliance responsibility AND pay you commission for the sale. Find out more here.
• Option to refer non-standard and Commercial cover for your clients 
• Assurant regularly publishes new content and Newsletters to assist you and your business. Some examples are shown below but you can explore the full content available to you here.
   

How offering your customers a B&C service can help align to Consumer Duty 
Why Home Insurance claims are declined 
Get the level right – The importance of insuring your home and contents to the right level of cover 
Claims inflation and pressure to rates on home insurance 

Commission levels

	Initial	Renewal
Sell it yourself	27.5%	27.5%
Sell it for me - Gold service (standard household or landlord policies)	17.5%	17.5%
Sell it for me – Gold Service (Non-standard household or commercial policies)	Up to 50% of the commission received	Up to 50% of the commission received

Check out our commission calculator to see what your potential earnings could be.

Our products & insurers

Household Insurance

We offer a choice of residential buildings and/or contents products from our insurer partners. These products can cater for a broad range of requirements from those needing a standard level of cover to customers who want protection against more non-standard risks. View and compare our household policies.

Landlord Insurance

Our landlord insurance products provide cover for most property and tenant types, properties owned by Limited companies and also portfolios. Products can include optional cover for accidental damage to buildings and contents and malicious damage. We can also provide FULL COVER for unoccupied landlord properties from outset. View and compare our landlord policies.

We also offer additional products to complement the main policy:

Home Emergency Cover and Legal Expenses for household policies; Home Emergency Cover, Legal Expenses and Legal Expenses with Rent Guarantee covering up to £3000 pm for landlord policies.
View and compare our additional products.
 

Non-Standard Insurance

Did you know that Assurant Intermediary doesn’t just help you to cover standard buildings and contents cases?
 

Our non-standard product portfolio can provide solutions in a number of situations which some standard insurers won’t accept, especially in these areas:

• Homes of Multiple Occupancy (HMOs)
• Buy To Let Portfolios - 100+ properties if required
• Unoccupied residential or Landlord properties – FULL COVER available
• Claims involving over £50,000 or multiple claims
• Business/Commercial properties

Property owners we can cover:

• High Net Worth (HNW) customers with high risk cover requirements
• Criminal convictions
• CCJs and bankruptcy
• Poor credit history
• Cancelled policies or no previous insurance
• Customers with large or multiple claims

 
Click here to find out more information on the Assurant non-standard product option.

Start working with us today

You can set up an agency by completing the details on this form. We’ll then contact you to start the application process. Please ensure you quote “Paradigm” to our Sales Support adviser as the club you want to be associated with so we can set up the correct commission details.

 

A bit more information about Assurant

Assurant Intermediary is part of the Assurant Group of companies; a leading global provider of housing and lifestyle solutions that support, protect and connect major consumer purchases. Registered on the NYSE as AIZ and a Fortune 500 company, our balance sheet is solid with $30 billion in assets and $9.8 billion in annualised revenue. Assurant has a presence in 21 countries, while the Assurant Foundation works to support and improve communities. Find out more here.