19.03.02 - Beazley, a leading Lloyd’s syndicate, has redesigned and relaunched its Eazypro.com website following extensive research amongst brokers. As a result the website, which allows London and US brokers to purchase Professional Liability Insurance coverage online, is now more efficient, user friendly and provides dynamic data that brokers can use to analyse and grow their own businesses.

Reflecting Beazley’s confidence in the website together with the success of the site to date, Liz Strange, the manager of Eazypro, is moving to America with effect from 1 st April 2002.

Eazypro is to become the first market website to offer online documentation in the US. The research revealed that US based brokers particularly wanted to be able to print documentation for a bound risk on the ground in the US in order to manage the administration in a timely and cost effective way.

Eazypro.com is specifically designed to offer Lloyd’s insurance coverage to small and medium-sized US businesses. The improved site is expected to build on the success achieved to date of bringing new business into the Lloyd’s market. To date, more than 98 per cent of business bound is new to Lloyd’s and was unlikely to have come to the market through traditional channels.

Liz Strange of Beazley said: “Whilst the UK and American markets are hardening a lot of US brokers are delighted to have the opportunity to access the Lloyd’s market in such an efficient way.”

The new improved website gives brokers direct and constant access to the Lloyd’s market, thereby eliminating the need to contact Underwriters during specified time frames. It significantly reduces time allocated to administrative duties, as most functions are performed online - from instant quotations to binding. The reduction of time-consuming paperwork means brokers can focus on profit generating business.

Eazypro.com is the first online product launched by a Lloyd’s syndicate that is designed for the US professional liability market. The website is aimed specifically at businesses providing professional services, such as management consultants and information technology consultants among others.

The website now offers three dedicated coverages: miscellaneous E&O; IT and Media Professional Indemnity; and IT Professional Indemnity (Skinny Tech) with plans to expand the covers as demand arises.

Andrew Beazley, active underwriter at Beazley, said: “Eazypro.com’s redesign has significantly enhanced the functionality of the website. For London and US brokers, it provides 24/7 access to the London market and also enables them to provide their customers with an enhanced service whilst they are able to benefit from savings in time and resources.”

The website was developed and constructed by Wildnet Group, the market leading ecommerce services provider to the insurance industry.