DAS UK and Goodlord shortlisted for Claims Partner of the Year

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DAS UK and Goodlord, a leading proptech company and one of the UK’s top 50 start-ups, have been shortlisted in the ‘Claims Partner of the Year’ at this Wednesday’s Insurance Times Awards.

“We’re excited by this exclusive partnership which provides letting agents and landlords with groundbreaking policies, protects their investments, and reduces the hassle that can be associated with claims.”

David Swigciski, DAS

The category recognises claims, loss adjusting, legal and service partners that have delivered outstanding profitable, flexible and efficient support to UKGI brokers and insurers.

Goodlord and DAS UK built a ground-breaking automated claims process through Goodlord’s digital lettings platform to remove the administration and stress for their agents and landlords in the claims process, reducing the time it takes to make a property protection claim, resolve a legal dispute, and ensure the swift payment of rent back to landlords.

David Swigciski, Director, Client Services, DAS UK Group, said: “We’re excited by this exclusive partnership which provides letting agents and landlords with groundbreaking policies, protects their investments, and reduces the hassle that can be associated with claims. The Goodlord platform and the unique capabilities it offers has revolutionised the fulfilment of claims.”

Oli Sherlock, Head of Insurance at Goodlord: "We're incredibly proud to have built such a fantastic partnership with DAS, especially in the current unusual circumstances. We have not only built a market-leading proposition, but they've also worked closely with us to design a claims and fulfilment process that really suits the needs of our end customer.

“DAS has gone above and beyond during the Covid-19 pandemic to make the right changes at the right time to protect the policy so it could protect our customers. We see DAS as a long-term partner and we look forward to building more products together."

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About DAS Group

The DAS UK Group comprises an insurance company (DAS Legal Expenses Insurance Company Ltd), a law firm (DAS Law), and an after the event (ATE) legal expenses division.

DAS UK introduced legal expenses insurance (LEI) in 1975, protecting individuals and businesses against the unforeseen costs involved in a legal dispute. In 2018 it wrote more than seven million policies.

 The company offers a range of insurance and assistance add-on products suitable for landlords, homeowners, motorists, groups and business owners, while it’s after the event legal expenses insurance division offers civil litigation, clinical negligence and personal injury products. In 2013, DAS also acquired its own law firm – DAS Law – enabling it to leverage the firm’s expertise to provide its customers with access to legal advice and representation.

 DAS UK is part of the ERGO Group, one of Europe’s largest insurance groups (the majority shareholder in ERGO is Munich Re, one of the world’s largest reinsurers).