Gamma collaborates with MGAM to support UK Department for Levelling UP, Housing and Communities.
Dublin tech firm Gamma has joined forces with MGAM support the UK government in the delivery of a professional indemnity insurance scheme for external wall system (EWS1) fire review certificate assessors.
Gamma has developed a Technical Assurance Platform (TAP) which enables MGAM and the Department to better manage, access, share and utilise data regarding fire assessments.
“Fire safety is an incredibly important aspect of building assessment and insurance, so having this platform is invaluable”
The platform includes Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and documentation extraction processes to streamline and automate procedures allowing great and faster access to relevant documentation including External Wall System Fire Review certificates (EWS1 certificates).
“Fire safety is an incredibly important aspect of building assessment and insurance, so having this platform is invaluable,” said Richard Garry, chief commercial officer at Gamma.
“Not only was it delivered within a tight timeframe and within budget, but Gamma has created something that went above and beyond of what was expected. They have exceeded both our needs and those of the Department, with the ability to fulfil future requirements enabling us to adapt, scale and thrive.
“We have a long-standing relationship with Gamma, having previously rolled out a customised version of their Perilfinder risk assessment platform to assist with underwriting visualisation, and we knew they’d be able to deliver again on this project.”
Speaking previously about the PI insurance scheme in September 2022 when he held the position of Minster of DLUHC, Paul Scully – the current Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport – said: “For far too long leaseholders in high rise buildings have been stuck in limbo, unable to secure mortgages on their properties, sell up and move on to their next step. It is for these leaseholders that we have launched this new indemnity scheme today and I thank our partners for helping make this a reality. This scheme will give EWS1 assessors the confidence to exercise their professional judgement, speed up the sale of flats and allow lenders to lend with confidence.”
Jason Anthony, CEO of MGAM, said: “Fire safety is an incredibly important aspect of building assessment and insurance, so having this platform is invaluable. Not only was it delivered within a tight timeframe and within budget, but Gamma has created something that went above and beyond of what was expected. They have exceeded both our needs and those of the Department, with the ability to fulfil future requirements enabling us to adapt, scale and thrive.
“We have a long-standing relationship with Gamma, having previously rolled out a customised version of their Perilfinder risk assessment platform to assist with underwriting visualisation, and we knew they’d be able to deliver again on this project.”
