Case study, 2009
Islamic insurance, bought online.
The UK's first Islamic motor and home insurer, sold direct and on MoneySupermarket.com. We built Salaam's whole policy lifecycle online, from quote and buy to renewal, and the live link that priced its cover alongside other insurers on MoneySupermarket.com.

12,000quotes a day: the load we tested it for
At a glance
- Client
- Salaam Insurance (Salaam Halal insurance)
- Sector
- Islamic motor and home insurance
- Where
- United Kingdom
- What we did
- Quote and buy, the full policy lifecycle, price comparison link, payments, documents
- Years
- Live in 2009
The challenge
Good value, true to faith.
Salaam was the UK's first insurer to offer Islamic motor and home cover. Its promise: good value insurance without compromising the principles of your faith.
Keeping that promise took more than a website. Salaam needed every stage of a policy online, and its prices on the comparison sites where people shop for cover.
- Every stage of a policy, online
- Prices on MoneySupermarket.com, in real time
- Fast and reliable under comparison-site volumes
The work
A quote, step by step.
A short, guided form: the postcode finds the address and a vehicle lookup finds the car. Quotes and policy documents wait in My Account.

How the comparison link worked
Priced live on MoneySupermarket.
A shopper fills in one form on MoneySupermarket.com. Salaam's system prices the risk in real time and sends back a premium and a link to buy.
Shop
MoneySupermarket.com
- One form, many insurers
- Salaam's acceptance rules applied first
- Quotes listed side by side
Price
Salaam's quote engine
- Called over a web service
- Prices the risk in real time
- Stores the quote for later
- Returns the premium and a link
Buy
Salaam's website
- Postcode and vehicle lookup
- Lloyds card payments with 3D Secure
- Quotes and documents in My Account
Run
Policy administration
- Total Systems Ultima
- INVU document generation
- Changes, renewals and cancellations
Sources: our published Salaam Insurance case study, and our article on insurance aggregators (2021).
The lifecycle
The whole policy, online.
Not just a quote form. Every stage of a Salaam policy was handled online, in one system.
- 01
Quote and buy
Bought direct or through MoneySupermarket.com, and paid for by card with 3D Secure.
- 02
Change it
Mid-term adjustments to a live policy.
- 03
Renew it
Renewals, with quotes and policy documents kept in My Account.
- 04
Cancel or lapse
Cancellations and lapses, handled in the same system as everything else.
By the numbers
Built for comparison-site traffic.
- 12,000quotations a day: the load it was tested for
- 2ways to buy: direct, or through MoneySupermarket.com
- 1stUK insurer to offer Islamic motor and home cover
Our published Salaam Insurance case study.
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