Open GI has added managing general agent Commercial Express to its commercial panel. The MGA specialises in property insurance providing cover for unoccupied properties. It also has an appetite for DSS, and professional or retired tenanted properties. Its capacity is provided by Ascot Group Syndicate 1414 at Lloyd’s.

Nick Giddings, director of brokers and MGAs at Open GI, said: “We’re really pleased to welcome Commercial Express to our panel. Connecting brokers and their clients with a broad choice of underwriters and service providers is at the heart of what we do. With Commercial Express, our brokers have an extra competitive advantage.”

Duncan Pritchard, managing director at Commercial Express, added: “Partnering with Open GI broadens our distribution to reach thousands of trusted advisers across the country. Our pledge is to back up our competitive e-trade products with a dedicated service team to win and retain clients for years to come.”