Cullum Capital Ventures (CCV) is the one of the UK's top 5 largest independently owned insurance intermediaries with more than 700 staff. CCV focuses on investing in regional brokers providing a wide range of specialist and non-specialist general insurance products in partnership with a core group of capacity providers with whom the underwriting risk is placed.

Since establishment in 2006, one of these companies Oyster Property Insurance Specialists Limited - specialists in Commercial Property Insurance Cover has selected NOVUS Z3 from Morning Data. NOVUS caters for all classes of business, both direct and reinsurance and has a wealth of experience in both the London and general market. The total Insurance Life Cycle product has been developed in collaboration with their clients producing a tailored product that meets the users requirements.

A choice of delivery method enables clients to select what suits their needs. The Z3 choice will provide additional benefits such as flexibility as well as keeping costs down for further hardware costs. Delivered fully hosted through the web affords Oyster client access for account information and enhanced Business Continuity cover.

Oyster, one of the first companies in the CCV group, have signed a deal with Morning Data to provide the hosted NOVUS system as part of their separation from the Towergate Group. Oyster are keen to upgrade their systems to the latest NOVUS release which gives them enhanced functionality and the opportunity to implement NOVUS key new features such as workflow and integration with INVU Series 6 document management.

The majority of staff at Oyster have used Morning Data's systems for 12 years or more at companies that were integrated into the Towergate group. We are very proud and happy that despite a review of IT system and an opportunity to change to another IT system that is being rolled out as a standard in many parts of CCV, Oyster decided to choose NOVUS.

John Palmer, MDL's Senior technical developer, said :

"I am delighted that Oyster are going to be using NOVUS to help achieve maximum efficiency and growth. Both Oyster and MDL understand that the best IT systems result from a true partnership where the developers are not just a supplier but a friendly, approachable team who are truly committed to assisting their business reach it's potential. Morning Data provide a personal service for each of our valued clients and the long standing relationship between us and the Oyster team will go from strength to strength as we add value to their IT functions and get increasingly deep knowledge of their operation."

Gary Chapman Managing Director of Oyster Property Insurance Specialists Limited said

"My colleagues and I have worked with Morning Data for many years we have always found their systems flexible enough to cope with our many changes. We feel that we have a good working relationship with their programmers and look forward to continuing this over the coming years."