Norwich Union - the UK's largest insurer - has joined forces with My Money Adviser, an innovative technology company, to provide financial advisers with e-commerce solutions for transacting business online.
Norwich Union - the UK's largest insurer - has joined forces with My Money Adviser, an innovative technology company, to provide financial advisers with e-commerce solutions for transacting business online.
A joint scheme will be introduced to IFAs during a series of roadshows between 30th October and 29th November 2001. Hosted by Norwich Union and My Money Adviser, the regional roadshows will cover all aspects of setting up a financial adviser web presence.
With more and more people due to be online by next year, many advisers could miss out on potential business opportunities through their lack of website presence.
This Norwich Union / My Money Adviser alliance will provide IFAs with practical support and access to their own branded website, complete with e-commerce functionality. My Money Adviser is offering tailored sites to advisers for just Ł100 per month.
This relationship will provide added benefits and value to the service that Norwich Union already provides to IFAs, helping them to overcome the barriers and make the most of using the internet.
To register for a place on the roadshows, please contact your local Norwich Union consultant or see www.mymoneyadviser.com/roadshows, e-mail roadshow@mymoneyadviser.com
Ann-Marie Martyn, managing director of My Money Adviser said, "In such a fast paced environment, keeping abreast of developments is hard work. Advisers across the country tell us they want to get on the web, but don't know how to or are frightened of the investment required. "Norwich Union is already a big player with plenty of market knowledge and experience. And we understand the practical issues many advisers face, whilst removing much of the effort as we can from running their own sites and e-commerce. A perfect and very practical combination!" she adds.
Nigel Hopwood, head of eIFA development at Norwich Union said, "This is a unique partnership which demonstrates our continuing commitment to IFAs. This alliance offers a practical solution for IFAs who are perhaps aware of the benefits that e-commerce can bring but are unsure about how to proceed. With one in five web users visiting financial websites*, the roadshows have been designed specifically to help advisers create and develop their own online presence."
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| Roadshows | ||
| Edinburgh | Tuesday 30th October | |
| Belfast | Wednesday 31st October | |
| Sheffield | Tuesday13th November | |
| Birmingham | Wednesday 14th November | |
| Manchester | Tuesday 20th November | |
| Cardiff | Wednesday 21st November | |
| London | Tuesday 27th November | |
| Cambridge | Wednesday 28th November | |
| Gatwick | Thursday 29th November |
Notes to Editors:
* Figures taken from Which Online? Annual Internet Survey, June 2001
- CGU plc and Norwich Union plc merged on 30 May 2000 to create CGNU plc, the UK's largest insurance group and one of the top-five insurers in Europe with substantial positions in other markets around the world, making it the world's sixth largest insurer based on gross worldwide premiums.
- CGNU's principal business activities are long-term savings, fund management and general insurance, with worldwide premium income and retail investment sales from ongoing business of over Ł27 billion and assets under management of more than Ł200 billion (as at 30 June 2001).
- From October 2000, the combined life and pensions, general insurance and retail fund management businesses in the UK operate under the Norwich Union brand, while the institutional investment business operates under the Morley Fund Management brand.
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- An ISDN facility is available for studio quality interviews. Call the press office on 08703 666873
- A selection of images are available from the CGNU Newscast site at www.newscast.co.uk.
- My Money Adviser was created in 2000 by Ann-Marie Martyn (ex-CEO of IFA Promotions) and Quay Software Solutions to encourage more advisers to adopt the internet for marketing and sales. Quay Software Solutions was launched in 1995 and offers a full range of IFA oriented software to 2,500 users.
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Press Office contacts:
| Guy Brasher | My Money Adviser | 020 7531 2190 / 07855 343 349 | ||
| Louise Goffee | Norwich Union | 01904 452617 / 07810 05736 |