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LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ACE Group today announced the launch of its mobile app for iPads for ACE Online, its web-trading platform which allows insurance brokers to quote and bind new business on behalf of their clients.

The product suite will be expanded over time and the first cover made available on the ACE Online mobile app is directors & officers liability. Brokers will benefit from access to ACE’s Elite SME Plus directors & officers policy wording, which is one of the widest in the market and includes:

• Cover to accommodate private limited companies with assets up to £500 million in a wide range of trades
• Automatic inclusion of corporate legal liability and corporate employment practices liability cover with their own separate aggregate limit of liability
• Free reinstatement of the D&O limit
• Access to free legal assistance helpline from Gateley law firm

In addition, when placing business via ACE Online or the ACE Online app, brokers benefit from the support of experienced ACE underwriters and claims team who are on hand to help with quotes and technical questions.

Diane Davidson, ACE Online Manager for the UK & Ireland at ACE, commented: “Since its launch in 2008, ACE Online has enabled brokers to quote and bind a wide range of covers online within minutes. The new sleekly designed, hassle-free ACE Online app allows brokers to do just that on the go from their iPads, wherever they are conducting business from, with the confidence that their clients will enjoy one of the broadest D&O covers on the market. ”

Notes:

The ACE Online app can be downloaded from the iTunes store: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ace-online/id848067652?mt=8

Cover for each client is defined by the terms and conditions of the individual policy.

About ACE:

ACE Group is one of the world’s largest multiline property and casualty insurers. With operations in 54 countries, ACE provides commercial and personal property and casualty insurance, personal accident and supplemental health insurance, reinsurance and life insurance to a diverse group of clients. ACE Limited, the parent company of ACE Group, is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ACE) and is a component of the S&P 500 index.

ACE UK & Ireland’s five regions are:

∙ Ireland (Dublin and Belfast) ∙ Scotland (Glasgow, Aberdeen) ∙ The North (Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle) ∙ Midlands (Birmingham) ∙ London and South East (London, Maidstone, Reading, Watford)

Additional information can be found at: www.acegroup.com/uk

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