Brokers push for more from RSA/NIG
Brokers have given a mixed report on communication levels around the RSA and NIG deal but with the process kicking forwards today have expressed the hope the takeover will make more products available.
The £520m purchase of Direct Line’s brokered commercial business, including renewal rights, brands NIG and FarmWeb, 800 employees, and systems was agreed in September.
Between May and July, NIG will transfer people, premises and assets and then start to move customers to RSA in a phased approach.
We had an NIG deal in place. So that kind of understanding of how that would play out would have been good and I’m guessing we will [get] in time, it just hasn’t yet.
As of today there are still two sets
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