Starling Bank has partnered with Direct Line to offer customers access to insurance within the app.

The tie up, which is the latest in Starling’s growing stable of third party marketplace deals, will use Open Banking Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to enable customers to make a digital application for Churchill Home Insurance.

Customers wishing to apply for home insurance, including building and contents cover, will be able to grant access for Starling to securely connect their account data in order to generate a home insurance quote. If a customer chooses to convert their quote to a policy, details of the start and end date will be stored within the customer’s account with Starling.

Rob Fleet, director of partnerships at Direct Line Group, said: “We recognise that the platform economy provides significant opportunities to streamline the insurance experience.

“Starling Bank are at the forefront of this movement and this partnership enables us to innovate as we continue to make insurance easier and better value for customers by providing seamless access to our insurance services through transactional APIs.”

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