Zurich UK has signed a five-year deal with Alliance & Leicester to provide its household insurance products, extending a previous deal due to expire in the summer.

Zurich personal insurance managing director Mark Winlow said: “We are absolutely delighted to be extending our already successful partnerships with Alliance & Leicester. We look forward to continuing to work together closely.”

The insurer would not comment on the value of the deal, but confirmed it would see its household products sold through the bank's 300 UK branches.

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