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Press release:

Ref: OGI0305
15th November 2011

RK Henshall Business Gains Since Switching to Open GI

Following a move to Open GI, RK Henshall & Co. Ltd has implemented a number of Open GI’s innovative solutions and seen phenomenal company gains in productivity across their broking business.

RK Henshall recently moved to Open GI from another supplier following a review of Open GI’s productivity solutions and the desire to reduce their cost base. By utilising Open Attach, an integrated file management system, RK Henshall has improved their paperless office environment and provided better audit trails with more risk details to hand in the event of a claim. In addition, Open Word, has allowed access to a flexible document creation facility, saving time and resources with less re-keying. Allowing for Back-Office integration, Open Trader has also been selected by RK Henshall enabling real-time quotes to be delivered to commercial clients via their website with full electronic incorporation to their Open GI Back-Office platform.

RK Henshall began trading in 1976 and has since developed a reputation as one of Cheshire’s leading independent Insurance Brokers for Commercial and Personal Lines. With a client portfolio covering the whole of the UK, they offer access to a wide range of general insurers and to Lloyds of London. RK Henshall’s sister company, Hensure Underwriting, are also experiencing successful growth having recently extended their product range. Now offering policies including liability, contract works, tools, own and hired in plant and professional indemnity, Hensure Underwriting intend to offer competitively placed quotes to the market place.

John Henshall, Director, RK Henshall & Co. Ltd, said: “We are extremely pleased with the move over to Open GI and the helpfulness of staff and management. RK Henshall accounts its success to considerable experience and building long term relationships with clients and we can see this is a view shared with Open GI.

As well as the real boost of implementing a cheaper solution, we are particularly impressed with Open Attach as it has aided us in reducing the amount of paperwork generated, whilst providing us with a more robust audit trail. Since moving to Open GI, we have been hugely impressed with the service, the downtime we encountered with previous suppliers has been totally eradicated, allowing us to work more efficiently."

Simon Hughes, Sales and Marketing Director, Open GI, commented: “It’s great to see how quickly benefits can be achieved for our newer clients. The whole premise of our platform is its user-friendly ability and easy to implement productivity solutions. Open Trader’s effortless electronic nature aids operational efficiencies, offering brokers a fully integrated innovative solution which improves and simplifies how brokers transact commercial business."

For More Information about Open GI:
Adele Clarkson
Marketing and PR Manager
Open GI
Tel: +44 (0)1905 754455
email: adele.clarkson@opengi.co.uk

Notes to Editors:

Open GI supplies market leading IT solutions to insurance brokers across the UK & Ireland. With 20,000 users in around 2,000 firms, the company has a 40% share of the UK broker market and is committed to technological innovation. Open GI technology enables personal and commercial lines brokers trading in standard and niche markets to streamline business activity and become more profitable. With a workforce of 350 people and a 30-year heritage, the company enjoys a strong financial performance. For the year ended 31st May 2010 Open GI reported revenues of £35.0 million and an operating profit of £21.1 million.