RSA and John Lewis Announce Partnership Launch

LONDON, July 24 -- RSA Group issued the following news release:

Leading global insurer, RSA, today announced that it has been appointed to provide pet, wedding & event and home insurance for John Lewis Insurance, following a competitive tendering process.

RSA will underwrite wedding & event and pet products from 24 July and home insurance from January 2013.

Mark Christer, Personal Lines Managing Director at RSA, said: "We are delighted to be working with John Lewis Insurance.

"John Lewis Partnership is deservedly one of the most respected and trusted brands in the UK and we look forward to bringing our heritage and expertise to their business and delivering first class service to their customers."

John Brady, Head of Commercial at John Lewis Insurance, said: "We are pleased to be partnering with RSA as one of our key insurance providers.

"Our priority is to work with providers that are able to continue to meet our rigorous customer service and product development requirements, as well as matching the values and high standard of John Lewis Partnership.

"We are confident that our partnership with RSA will enable us to continue ensuring that our customers are receiving the best value, with excellent customer service at the forefront."

The pet product will offer three different levels of cover and includes 24-hour help and advice from vetfone(TM) veterinary nurses and complementary treatments, such as physiotherapy, acupuncture and behavioural treatments. There is also no upper limit for vets' fees, regardless of the age of the pet.

The wedding and event product has six levels of cover, and includes cancellation or rearrangement cover, loss or damage, failure of suppliers and wedding ring cover.

John Lewis Insurance is the latest win for RSA's Affinity team, with existing partnerships including Tesco, Home Retail Group (Argos and Homebase), National Australia Group, Yorkshire Building Society and Marks & Spencer.

For further information on John Lewis Insurance, please visit www.johnlewis.com/insurance

Published by Jon Sellors ([email protected])

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