4. Sentinel UK Ltd
Financial Services Software design | Established in
Making its second successive appearance in the FG50 listing, Sentinel UK Ltd has grown by nearly 1000% since 1998. A financial services software designer, the Cardiff based company serves a range of subscribers across the UK, including independent financial firms, mortgage brokers, general insurance brokers, estate agents, solicitors and accountants. Following on from the success of its insurance quotation system, Sentinel subsequently launched a Mortgage sourcing and illustration system and now also produces bespoke software systems for a variety of financial services firms including some of the larger insurers, such as AXA and Zurich. In 1998, they launched ‘The Source’ - a software package that provides comparative quotations from a panel of the market leaders in a wide range of general insurance categories, along with all related application and payment documentation for the policies. The company is also responsible for the administration of the resultant business, much of which is now conducted via electronic channels using internet-enabled transactional systems that they have written in-house. The service also allow users of ‘The Source’ to submit applications over the internet using a proprietary system which automatically logs the case details into the Sentinel database, thus doing away with the need for signed application forms and direct debit mandates.
384.7% growth between 1999 and 2001