About Us
Company name: Text2Insure Limited.
Registered Number: 5347290
Place of Registration: England
Registered Office address: Fortis House,Tollgate,Eastleigh,Hampshire SO53 3YA
The Company
Text2Insure was founded in 2004 by two entrepreneurs
– Nicholas Thurlow and Malcolm
McLean.
Our technology and business process provides a simple
but effective way for prospective customers to obtain
a quote and cover for simple insurance products by
using existing mobile phone SMS text capability and
WAP.
We currently have applications for travel, motor and
claims but are constantly looking to extend our product
portfolio and broaden our partnership base.
The Market
The emergence of SMS as a communication and latterly
transactional channel has been exponential.. Industry
estimates project that UK users will soon be sending
over 100 million texts each day. As mobile becomes
an ever increasing part of all our lives we see an
opportunity to provide an ever increasing number of
consumers with a simple and effective way to transact
simple insurance.
“Mobile has a generational advantage
- millions of young people see their mobiles as almost
an extension of themselves”
Peter Erskine CEO O2 - October 2005
Research* by Text2Insure reveals that 8.59
million people with mobile phones would consider buying
insurance via a text messaging service and that 4.99
million expect to have done this over the next three
years.
*795 mobile phone users were interviewed
by market research company TNS between 20th and 22nd
May 2005
Our Vision
For the Text2Insure process to become the preferred way (for mobile phone users) to obtain ‘quote, cover and reassurance ’ for simple insurance products.
We are constantly working to develop and enhance our proposition to ensure that the our service is not just accessible but can be delivered in the way individual mobile users prefer.
Management Team
Nicholas Thurlow – (Co-Founder) Director
- Marketing
• 12 years experience in international advertising
and marketing agencies with a further 10 years expertise
in front line commercial roles working with major
FTSE 100 customers and partners. Founded and developed
a leading edge software business, focussed on the
financial services market. More recently Nicholas
has held executive board responsibility for marketing
and commercial development within software and outsourcing
businesses.
Malcolm Mclean – (Co-Founder) Director
- Operations
• Formerly Managing Director of a successful
Internet affinity marketing business and with 7 years
experience in the design and delivery of interactive
Internet applications.
Malcolm has extensive experience of negotiating and
delivering strategic partnerships with commercial
and affinity partners both in the public and corporate
sectors.