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Meet the Team – Josie & George!

 

AIB are delighted to announce that experienced broker, George Procter has joined our business and will be based from our Chandlers Ford office.  George comes to us with many years of experience and will go straight to work learning our different products and markets within our busy insurance broker.

 

Despite his young looks, George’s experience will be a great asset to us as he joins us from high street insurance broker A-Plan, where he worked in both the Eastleigh and Fareham offices for many years. Prior to that, he worked at Zurich Insurance as an underwriter, within the Construction and Terrorism team. He has a passion for home insurance and high net worth clients generally, but can turn his hand to almost any personal lines or property insurance product. We look forward to welcoming him into the team with his varied set of skills, resourcefulness and diverse experience.

FAST FACTS: 

George attended school at Swanmore Centre of Excellence, achieving a set of excellent grades. His seriously cool claim to fame is that he scored a belter of a goal at the home of Southampton Football Club, St Mary’s! George enjoys golf, going to the gym and using his beloved steamer to ensure a healthy diet. Perhaps this robust lifestyle is the reason why he excels at everything he applies himself to. With his super fit brain power engaged, there will be no stopping this focused chap making a success of his role. Full Steam Ahead!

GEORGE SAYS:

“I have been warmly welcomed into the team here at AIB. I am excited about how rewarding the work will be, having heard that AIB are very successful in retaining a loyal client base and I am looking forward to working within a fast moving environment”

WE SAY:

Kirby De Gray Birch says: “George is a great addition and will work initially in our renewals department learning our company cultures and ethos’s as well as our product range and our strong insurer relationships. We’ve got very high hopes for George who reports directly to our Managing Director, and we are all excited to watch his career develop and progress”.

 

In addition to George, we also welcome Josie Bones to our team.  Josie joins our Administration Department, handling every aspect of a busy, personal lines broker. She possesses a wealth of customer service experience, having worked for many years at B&Q and within the hospitality sector, as an Events Co-Ordinator in Winchester. 

FAST FACTS: 

Josie lives locally in Chandlers Ford where she loves to walk her new puppy, Peanut, a beautiful brown, lively Cookapoo. Josie is passionate about music, festivals and theatre and has a very healthy addiction to Harry Potter World, having visited more times than she cares to remember! Josie’s vibrant approach to life, her imagination and creativity make her an excellent and joyful asset to our ever strengthening team. We are supremely confident that she will wave her magic wand over everything she applies herself to, here at AIB. 

JOSIE SAYS:

“I feel very welcome here, everyone is kind, encouraging and have proven to be fantastic mentors and teachers. I look forward to a great career ahead of me and will apply my current skillset and knowledge to everything I do, hopefully with a view to enhancing the provision of this excellent company”.

WE SAY:

Administration Manager, Megan Greer says: “Josie has made a brilliant start to her career at AIB and is rapidly learning all aspects of our business, including motor, home and liability. Her strong transferable skills have stood her in excellent stead. She has embraced all of our rigorous training and picked things up super fast.”  

 

If you are interested in a career within the insurance sector and feel you have the skill set or the passion for great customer service please send your CV to info@aib.co.uk with a covering letter.

Chris Moon Joins AIB Insurance

Airsports Insurance Bureau is thrilled to announce strengthening our Eastleigh team further with the appointment of experienced insurance professional, Chris Moon.

Chris joins our busy team as one of our specialist Niche & High Net Worth Insurance Consultants adding his many years’ experience within the insurance broking industry.  His previous position was at Savage and Holdsworth in Romsey where he joined after 3 successful years at Aston Scott in Alton.  Prior to that he worked for over 12 years at Apex Insurance in Eastleigh (which during his tenure was purchased by Swinton Insurance).

He joins the team where he will deal with every aspect of an expanding, predominantly high net worth personal lines insurance broker, including motor, travel, home and commercial insurance.

A delighted Chris said:” This is a perfect opportunity for me to develop my career further in a fast-paced expanding broker.  I’m really looking forward to getting my teeth into and growing the high net worth motor and home book.

At AIB we pride ourselves on the quality of our staff and the professional relationships we are able to build with clients and insurer partners alike. We encourage our team to reach their full potential and give them the tools and resources for a rewarding career in a satisfying but demanding environment. If you are interested in a position with us please send your CV and accompanying letter to info@www.aib-insurance.co.uk

Chris lives locally in Eastleigh with his partner of 19 years and 3 children.  Most of his spare time is taken up with the family and his claim to fame is he got to meet Rodd Hull and Emu as a child!

Payouts For Motor Insurance Claims Rise

ABI The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has produced some interesting statistics in November relating to motor insurance claims. The data reveals that there has been an increase in the amount paid out so far in 2018 when comparing the same period in 2017. In fact, a record amount has been paid out so far this year.

So far this year, motor insurance providers have paid out an average of £23 million every day. This is a sizeable sum of money.

This means that, so far in 2018, £6.4 billion has been paid out to motorists who have submitted motor insurance claims to their insurers. It is interesting to read that this figure is 4% more than the amount paid out to meet motor insurance claims in the same period in 2017.

There have been 41,000 claims settled so far this year by motor insurer providers with this being a rise of 11% when compared with the same period in 2017. Some £3 billion was spent on motor repair bills with this being an extra 5% when comparing the figures for the same period in 2017. The average payout per claim is £2,137. This may seem a high figure but one of the factors impacting on increased payouts is because many cars built now come with things like reversing sensors and the cost of replacing them is quite significant.

It is concerning to read that the amount paid out in claims as a result of vehicle thefts so far this year is £271 million. That figure is high and a staggering 32% more than for the same period in 2017. It is no doubt a traumatic experience to get back to where you last parked your car perhaps to do some shopping only to discover that it has been stolen. Thank goodness for motor insurance.

Let us hope that the above data does not result in a greater number of people seeing their car insurance premiums increase at renewal. If you receive notification that your premium is going to go up then make sure that you are ready to obtain one or more quotes from other providers to compare with the cost of your existing cover. Here at AIB Insurance, we have an extensive panel of insurers who we can obtain one or more competitive motor insurance quotes from for you without any obligation to proceed. So, why not give us a call on 02380 268 351 to discuss your requirements with a member of our team.

Your Employment Status Is Important When Applying For Car Insurance

EmploymentWhen you apply for a quote for car insurance, whether it is direct with the insurance company, through a broker like ourselves or via a price comparison website, you will be asked a number of questions to assess the risk you present to the insurer of making a future claim and to provide you with a quotation for the cover you require. These questions include things like your age, marital status, where you live, make and model of car, where the car will be parked overnight, how many miles a year you drive, what you will use the vehicle for, whether you have any driving convictions or claims and your employment status.

MoneySuperMarket.com has done some research into the impact employment status may have on how much you will be quoted for your motor insurance that makes for interesting reading so we thought we would share with you some of the results that is based upon data in January 2018. It just shows how important it is that you provide accurate information in this respect as far as how much you will be quoted for your cover.

If you are a housewife then the average premium was £563.04 per annum. However, if you mistakenly stated on the quotation request form that you were unemployed then you can expect to pay, on average, an extra £146.39 per annum. That is an increase of 26%.

If you are a student then the average premium was £1,327.87 per annum. However, if you stated by mistake that you were a mature student living at home then you can expect to pay, on average, an extra £92.95 per annum. That is an increase of 7%.

If you are retired then the average premium was £265.66 per annum. However, if you made an error and stated that you were unemployed then you can expect to pay, on average, an extra £98.29 per annum for your cover. That is an increase of 37%.

If you are a student then, as stated above, the average premium was £1,327.87 per annum. However, if you stated incorrectly that you were unemployed then you can expect to pay, on average, an extra £677.21 per annum. That is an extra 51% which we are sure you will agree is a huge difference.

As you can see, as stated earlier, it is vital that accurate information is provided when applying for a quotation for car insurance or indeed any form of insurance as deliberately providing false details has a number of potential implications including the insurance company refusing to pay out in the event of a claim.

If you require a quote, perhaps because your existing policy is shortly coming up for renewal or if you are a young motorist looking for cover to insure your first car, then why not get in touch with us here at AIB Insurance on 02380 268 351 and speak with an experienced member of our team who will discuss your requirements and obtain one or more competitive quotations for your perusal and consideration without any obligation. We look forward to hearing from you.