Beazley enters distribution partnership with Paragon

Beazley has announced the launch of a new online portal, created in partnership with Paragon, for its Weather Guard clients.

Andrew Duxbury, head of contingency at Beazley said: “Weather Guard is a market leading weather insurance product, leveraging Beazley’s comprehensive historical weather data and experience going back nearly 40 years and backed with outstanding underwriting expertise; it offers excellent protection against extreme weather events to businesses across the United States.

“The new online portal will ensure that more brokers are able to easily access Weather Guard using high-quality, cutting-edge technology for speedy, frictionless turnaround times. I’m looking forward to working with Paragon as we continue to build Weather Guard together.”

Christian Phillips, president of contingency practices of Paragon, added: "WeatherGuard, a product I've underwritten for 9 years, plays an important role in protecting North American businesses from weather related losses and Paragon is excited to be helping bring it to an ever wider audience, via state-of-the-art digital distribution tools.”

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