Leeds Building Society has announced the launch of a new partnership with Uinsure that will allow the society’s customers to arrange home insurance.

Working with Uinsure, Leeds members could now get a quote online in just 20 seconds, significantly less than the time its takes with direct insurers and aggregators, by answering three questions – their name, date of birth and postcode.

The partnership will offer the society’s customers access to seven underwriters who each compete to offer the lowest price on Uinsure’s 5-star Defaqto rated policy, with the cheapest being presented to members.

Head of commercial development at Leeds Building Society, John Scally, said: “Our purpose is to put homeownership in reach of people, and this partnership with Uinsure means we can offer our members peace of mind that their property is protected should they suffer any unexpected loss or damage.

“We have made use of new technology to simplify the application process in order to encourage people to protect their homes, which is usually the most expensive asset people own.

“It’s important to us that our service is accessible for everyone, so customers will be able to apply online, in one of our branches, over the telephone or alongside their mortgage application with Leeds Building Society.”

Uinsure group managing director, Martin Schulthiess, added: “We’re delighted that Leeds Building Society has chosen us at its new insurance provider, meaning its members can use our technology to easily buy insurance and choose a high-quality policy offered by seven top UK insurers.

“Our goal is to remove insurance complexity by using technology and data to make insurance more convenient and accessible for people across the UK and our new partnership supports our strategy of leading innovation in UK Bancassurance.

“The partnership also underlines how smart insurance technology can play a big part in helping people protect their homes and we’re excited to deliver this to Leeds Building Society members.”

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