Intermediary Hood Group has signed a deal with Allianz Partners. Under the agreement, Allianz Partners will provide underwriting capacity for a selection of Hood Group’s travel insurance products. Hood was established in 1983 and is based in Southend-on-Sea and specialises in providing partners with white label and affinity insurance solutions.

Bruce Reid, commercial director at Hood Group, said: “This collaboration significantly strengthens our proposition and ensures our customers and affinity partners benefit from high quality products backed by exceptional underwriting capability and claims support. It represents an important step in our growth strategy and our commitment to delivering innovative travel insurance solutions to the market.”

Marcus Latchford, sales director at Allianz Partners, added: “Hood Group has a strong reputation and a proven track record in delivering effective distribution partnerships across the UK.

“We are pleased to be working together to bring customers and affinity partners the combined value of Hood Group’s reach and our expertise in underwriting and in-house global medical and claims assistance.”