AUTOPROTECT Group has appointed a new CEO as well as the addition of automotive fintech firm DealTrak to its existing portfolio of motor assets. 

Owned by Correlation Investments Limited, AutoProtect Group is a leading provider of insurance and warranty products worldwide.

The re-organisation of CIL’s motor assets in December 2018 saw AutoProtect, SMART Insurance and Shine Repairs consolidated within the AutoProtect Group Ltd. The addition of finance and insurance software platform, DealTrak, will see the Group’s services used by over 4,000 UK rooftops. 

With former AutoProtect Group CEO, Wil Beaumont, moving to the role of non-executive director, Matthew Briggs has taken over management of the Group. 

Beaumont – who joined the company in 2017 – has a track record of delivering streamlined and simplified business processes whilst championing customer AP experience. 

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Former MD of Aviva, Briggs has previously held senior roles at Capita and FMG Support Ltd and was part of the executive team responsible for the sale of the RAC to Carlyle in 2011. 

Briggs said: “The restructuring of the Group’s holdings will allow us to unlock an extremely compelling and aligned value proposition across our range of automotive interests. 

“By creating symbiotic relationships across all three businesses, the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In turn, we have a powerhouse of businesses, seamlessly delivering unrivalled products and services, to our existing and future clients and partners.”

Formed in 2004 AutoProtect,is a niche provider of automotive financial service products and has written in excess of 5.1m contracts – equating to £460m of dealer net premium – since its inception. Meanwhile, mobile cosmetic repair solution Shine! repairs over 77,000 vehicles every year. 

Integrated with 200 partners and counting, DealTrak – a technology firm which helps thousands of UK car showrooms to manage the finance and insurance side of the business – passed more than 3.6 million proposals through the platform in 2018, representing potential transactions totalling £9.6bn. 

DealTrak’s former MD, Martin Hill, has also been promoted to the role of AutoProtect Group’s director of strategic partnerships, and will oversee the cohesive and strategic direction of its automotive portfolio. 

In light of the announcement, AutoProtect Group will be recruiting for several new positions early in 2020 – spanning each business – across technology, data science, operations, claims, sales and account management functions.